Stupid question here.... what is ca glue? I have always used testors plastic cement. Is there another glue that works better in your opinions? What are some of the pros and cons?
Thanks for your patience with us FNG's

CA is also known as Superglue..........

Cyanocrylate,or something like that is where CA comes from,its basicly what ZAP is.

It is just your basic all out superglue. I use it exclusivly. I don't use Testors cement anymore. Its also faster. While waiting with plastic cement can be very hard, with superglue wham, bam, your done!

~Chip :-)

One of the good things about super glue is that you cn gt it in different consistencies. This is really handy when you don't want it running everywhere or seeping out of the joins etc. It's also 100 times better for smaller parts as it will stick them in place, and fast.

Cheers,

Cokes.

Alpha Cyanoacrylate glue.
Will bond any nonporus material to any ohther.Some slippery engineering plastics like Delrin may be an exception.
This will bond YOU to what ever you are working on.
It has exellent tensile strength.But not so good shear strength.If you pull straight up,you can lift a big object by a small part which is CA'd to it.But,if you push at an angle to the joint,you can break the bond.
It is the best glue for attaching resin parts to a plastic part.And for adding photoetch to a plastic or resin kit.




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But try not to use it with parts that there is a possibility to move em again or anything cause usually you will break em.use it with antennas and generally small stuff that u wanna let them once and theyre glued down no move no nothing , needs just5-10 seconds pressure and then is ok

A glue? Uh oo! h... I've been mixing it in Vodka as a substitute for vermouth in my martinis! This explains why my wife complains "you never talk to me anymore"!

I use M.E.K. it is great on all plastics and is very cheap. I buy it at Home Depot fo under $5 per quart. It is just like liquid cement from Testors in its use and application.

Good luck,

john
www.johnneill.com

Careful about the M.E.K. (methyl ethyl ketone). Read the MSDS (material safety data sheet). Dealing with M.E.K. and other chemicals is my business and the risk is not worth the savings.

Sealhead