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| Author: | valpas [ Thu May 14, 2015 4:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Gluing plastic on polystyrene |
What is a good methdod for gluing a plastic piece on polystyrene? I'm attaching a plastic statue from the Ruins of Middle Earth set to my Weathertop, which I'm building of the blue/pink styrene. Superglue would melt the blue styrene and I'm not sure how strongly PVA would bond with plastic. -- Pasi |
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| Author: | Adanedhel88 [ Thu May 14, 2015 5:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gluing plastic on polystyrene |
I would use PVA glue..straight from the bottle..( have used it) and let it set for at least 24hrs..it wont come off easily then |
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| Author: | Dead Marsh Spectre [ Thu May 14, 2015 5:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gluing plastic on polystyrene |
Yeh PVA is pretty strong. |
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| Author: | Gandlaf the Grey [ Thu May 14, 2015 5:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gluing plastic on polystyrene |
Sometimes worth pinning the statue first. Use superglue to set the pin in the statue and ova for the other part in the styrene. |
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| Author: | Oldman Willow [ Thu May 14, 2015 7:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gluing plastic on polystyrene |
Liquid nails for small projects. http://www.amazon.com/Liquid-Nails-LN70 ... B000BQYHSY PVA is over rated for foam. It takes a long time to dry and does not stick well to plastic. |
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| Author: | GreatKhanArtist [ Thu May 14, 2015 11:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gluing plastic on polystyrene |
I've used carpenter's glue successfully. Score little hash marks in both surfaces to help the glue adhere better. My favorite brand it Gorilla Glue. |
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| Author: | theavenger001 [ Fri May 15, 2015 2:14 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gluing plastic on polystyrene |
the problem with pva and foam is that pva needs air contact to dry, and the foam does not allow that very well. Thus something like liquid nails that is a chemical reaction that does not require air to dry works better. |
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| Author: | valpas [ Sun May 17, 2015 11:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gluing plastic on polystyrene |
Thanks for the advice, everyone. I ended up pinning the statue with a wooden cocktail stick - superglue between wood and plastic and PVA between wood and foam, plus a bit of PVA on other contact points. I'll have to check the Liquid Nails next time I go to the hardware store or craft store. We don't probably have that brand here, but hopefully something similar. I had heard someone talks about liquid nails before but I had no idea what that was. Looks very useful for hobby projects. -- Pasi |
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| Author: | Dorthonion [ Sun May 17, 2015 11:26 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gluing plastic on polystyrene |
There are a host of advertisements for a variety of Liquid Nails products. Some of them are quite funny: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avCocTC_5uo |
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