How do you glue painted parts?

Marcel · Post by **Marcel** » Sun Feb 02, 2020 2:33 pm

Hello,
when I build my models i mask every area which have to be glued either with masking tape or with liquid mask before painting. It works perfect but it is more than a lot of Work. The reason is because Plastic glue is not working well on painted areas.
So I want to know how you do it. Do you use ca or white glue or something else? Special glues? Special techniques? how does it hold over the years?...

I'm looking forward to you answers,
Marcel

JamesB · Post by **JamesB** » Sun Feb 02, 2020 3:18 pm

What you report to do is the proper way.
I am lazier and just scrap paint from areas to be glued. It works fine for me

AJP01 · Post by **AJP01** » Sun Feb 02, 2020 4:27 pm

I also mask with tape or liquid because this is the best way to assure a strong bond. James is right, you can do it also by scraping away paint in small areas but the longer, harder way that you're doing it is best in my opinion. I mostly use gap-filling CA to bond everything because it's just stronger, but that's just my preference. I do think that my bonded parts are pretty strong as a result though.

Best,
AJ

Corpsegrinder · Post by **Corpsegrinder** » Mon Feb 03, 2020 4:35 am

JamesB wrote:What you report to do is the proper way.
I am lazier and just scrap paint from areas to be glued. It works fine for me

I do exactly the same. Too lazy to mask those areas to be glued.

Post by **stubeck** » Mon Feb 03, 2020 8:26 am

I've started masking, as some of the kits (I'm looking at you Tamiya TS050) are getting so precise that paint causes parts to not fit properly (and yes, I'm applying too much paint...). For older kits I'll scrap or sand away paint to get a better fit.

I typically only use CA glue. Liquid glue tends to go places I don't want it to no matter how precise I try to be. I might start using two part epoxy for some of the multimedia kits I am building to get a better bond between parts. I'm not looking forward to building the rear wing for my Stewart for example.

jaydar · Post by **jaydar** » Mon Feb 03, 2020 10:53 am

Unless strength is required i always use acrylic glue. Any mistakes are easily removed with a wet Q-tip (Cotton bud or paint brush wet with water) It makes me look like a pro!!

Joe.

Marcel · Post by **Marcel** » Mon Feb 03, 2020 3:03 pm

nice insights and good to hear that others also go the hard way. so i will go on. And I use different glues, too, depending on what to glue. Acrylic glue is best to glue photoetched parts on painted areas. never lost the small pieces and no damages in the paint by the glue.

Joaquin · Post by **Joaquin** » Mon Feb 03, 2020 5:37 pm

jaydar wrote:Unless strength is required i always use acrylic glue. Any mistakes are easily removed with a wet Q-tip (Cotton bud or paint brush wet with water) It makes me look like a pro!!

Joe.

Which one acrylic glue do you like?

jaydar · Post by **jaydar** » Tue Feb 04, 2020 2:50 pm

https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=ht ... egUIARDOAw

I use the glue in the green bottle. I cannot remember where i bought it but it seems to be available.

Joe.

Marcel · Post by **Marcel** » Tue Feb 04, 2020 5:54 pm

that's the one I use too
Marcel

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