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Tools & Supplies: Glue and Adhesives
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Are all Superglues created equally?
propboy44256
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Posted: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 - 03:52 AM UTC
Is the good stuff (like zap-a-gap) they same as the cheap stuff you find at dollar stores?
greatbrit
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Posted: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 - 04:01 AM UTC
most definately not!

i dont use cheap ones at all, they take longer to dry, and if you use to much the vapours leave a nasty white haze on your model.

i use loctite superglues, gel type for normal building, regular for running along join lines etc

never used zap-a-gap, as im happy with loctite

cheers

joe
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Posted: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 - 04:56 AM UTC
I tried some cheapo stuff, very soon went back to Loctite. The cheap stuff didn't even set!
MrRoo
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Posted: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 - 08:48 AM UTC
NO!

if you want quality you must pay extra for it but I too would not use a cheap CA now either.
Plasticbattle
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Posted: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 - 11:33 AM UTC
I also use loctite. In my local hardware they have a neat little package where you get a small bottle of loctite attak thin glue and a free small tube of gel loctite attak. Both are great and are very different. When you need to play around a little .. the gel is perfect, but when you want speed .. the thin stuff does the buisness.
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