ship69 Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 (edited) Hello I need to buy some more solvent/cement for bonding stryrene-to-styrene. What to do you recommend and why? Background It would be good to get something that isn't too toxic when you accidentally inhale some. Also I want something that has a reasonable 'bite', but without evapourating too quickly as I am working on a fairly large model (36cm wide) that uses 3mm thick HIPS styrene and need to be able to paint the stuff on over a large area without it disappearing too fast actually still be there when the two pieces are firmly pressed together . In the end I need something that has enough 'bite' to form a really strong bond (or 'weld') between 2 pieces of styrene. Also I want something reasonably cheap so that I can buy a large volume of the stuff and paint it on so as to smooth the sanded surfaces. Also I don't really like using a brush as you keep having to refil it. So I was thinking about using a squeezy bottle or refill-able syrin Any thoughts? Cheers J PS There seem to be a HUGE number of plastic solvent type "cements" all of which sound rather similar: e.g. - "Ambroid ProWeld" [does it still exist?] - "Black Swan PVC1 PVC Cement" - "Bondloc 500ml Pipe Bonding Cement/A" - "Deluxe Plastic Magic Liquid Glue AD-77 (with brush and applicator)" by DELUXE MATERIALS - "EMA Plastic Weld Cement" - "Everbuild P16PIPE P16 Plumbers PVC Pipe Cement" - "Faller Expert Plastic Glue" - "Flex-i-File Plas-i-Weld Professional Plastic Welder" - "FloPlast SC250 250 ml Solvent Cement - Clear" - "GLUE PLASTIC MODEL MR. CEMENT DELUXE" - "Humbrol Precision Poly Cement 3" - "JUNESUN ABS Plastic Model Cement Special Glue Acrylic Plexiglass Fast Adhesive" - "lacquer thinner" ?? - "Liquid Solvent Cement" - "MEX" - "MEK-PAC"? - "Mr. Cement S" (from Mr Hobby) - "Plastic Cement Weld Glue Perspex Acrylic Hobby Crafts DIY 250 ml Styrene ABS" - "PLASTRUCT Bond-2 Bondene" - "TENSOL 12 Acrylic Adhesive, 50ml Bottle/Perspex Bonding Glue Cement" - "Tamiya 87012 Plastic Cement" - "Tamiya extra thin cement" - "Tenax 7R" ... All very confusing! Also which of these products have been banned in the UK? And which are said to cause cancer?! Edited February 8, 2019 by ship69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmwh548 Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 There is no such thing as a non-toxic glue. Well, there is, but it doesn't melt styrene to give you the weld action bonding. All glues should be used with ventilation and in small amounts. I use Mr. Cement S for smaller joints the need to cure fast and Revell Contacta for large joints as it's thicker and it evaporates slowly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeet yeet i dont like beet Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Just use tamiya extra thin, you wont be harmed in any way from minor exposure. As for cancer you are far more likely to get it from air pollution. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stalker6Recon Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 On 2/8/2019 at 8:24 AM, ship69 said: Also which of these products have been banned in the UK? And which are said to cause cancer?! According to the mindless idiots that run the state of calipornya, reading the word "cancer" actually causes cancer, so they have banned it. On a side note, anyone born in late June or July, have been banned, since their astrological sign is cancer. Ignore me, it's four am, still can't sleep but my meds are kicking in, so I am doing craxy talk! Sincerely, Anthony stalker6recon D'Agostino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootneck Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 I do a lot of scratchbuild modelling, most of it involves large sections of styrene that need to be bonded. The problem with solvent glues is that they do tend to evaporate before the whole piece has been covered; applying more distorts the sheets, especially if they are thin sections. The glue I use for joining large styrene sheets is Revell' "Contacta" however, any contact glue should suffice for this sort of requirement. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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