Glue-What do we use?

[Art Deco]

Originally Posted by adamaia

[...] the stringiness could be avoided with practice

How do you avoid strings????

"Stringy" glue makes me crazy!

[Raja Ahsani]

Originally Posted by herky

i think the uhu i use when i can get it here is now imported from indonesia.are you hogging all my supllies

Sounds like a plan ha ha ha
But i just take a quick look at my UHU, it still states 'made in germany', distributor maybe?

One more thing about UHU though, it reminds me with one of my childhood toy, that one in small tubes that you can blow into balloon, maybe someone here recognize it?

[Kevin WS]

I remember the toy you are talking about.

Little tubes like the ones in bicycle repair kits. The stuff also had a funny smell!

[Kevin WS]

Here.....

These?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XAoLg_rI0w

[herky]

Originally Posted by Raja Ahsani

Sounds like a plan ha ha ha
But i just take a quick look at my UHU, it still states 'made in germany', distributor maybe?

One more thing about UHU though, it reminds me with one of my childhood toy, that one in small tubes that you can blow into balloon, maybe someone here recognize it?

i was buying both here in nz.german manafacture and asian manafacture.
OK for our american readers i found a new glue in our local diy stores today .mayby someone knows it and can advise whether its any good or not before i try;
Its called V-TECH all purpose adhesive.comes in small yellow and black tube not unlike the uhu one.its made in malaysia for Vital Technical of Pasadena,California

[Mark Petersen]

Alene's Tacky
Alene's clear gel
Tombo Mono Aqua
Beacon's 3 in 1
Generic spray adhesive

Plus I've tried the UHU available in the US. The Twist n Glue but was not happy with it.

In my mind a lot depends on the apllication method as well as the adhesive its self

[JMac]

Does anyone have any suggestions on what kind of glue to use for high gloss card stock? I'm building a bare aluminum P-38 and I'm having issues with both PVA and CA glue.

[dje]

Originally Posted by JMac

Does anyone have any suggestions on what kind of glue to use for high gloss card stock? I'm building a bare aluminum P-38 and I'm having issues with both PVA and CA glue.

polyurethane (same you can get at gpm or wak) won't work neither, it dissolve the silver layer.

[SCEtoAUX]

Originally Posted by JMac

Does anyone have any suggestions on what kind of glue to use for high gloss card stock? I'm building a bare aluminum P-38 and I'm having issues with both PVA and CA glue.

You can try roughing up the glue areas to give them a tooth so the glue has something to grab onto.

Crafter's Pick The Ultimate glue does a real good job joining many different materials. It works like a non toxic contact cement.

[adamaia]

The best in my opinion is UHU all purpose...I have a lifetime supply...cannot live without it...all others pale in comparison