What's the strongest non-toxic glue for styrene?
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What's the strongest non-toxic glue for styrene?
I have chemically sensitive kids. From what I have read, the testors blue glue is non-toxic, but doesn't hold very well.
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Blue tube is crap. There, I said it. Takes a long time to cure and depending on the styrene may have little effect.
Try Micro-Weld by Microscale. Not as fast as Tenax or what but will strongly affix parts together.
Try Micro-Weld by Microscale. Not as fast as Tenax or what but will strongly affix parts together.
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Micro-Weld rocks. I'm attempting to get my model building reasonably non-toxic, and Micro-Weld was a great find.
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The only disadvantages are I find it leaves the plastic at the seam a touch softer than with, say, Testor's Liquid Cement, and it won't work over painted plastics.
Second choice is super-glue.
For filling I've been using super-glue mixed with talcum powder, and Liquitex Modeling Paste.
I've not yet weaned myself completely from toxic paints, but the spray-booth takes care of that.
Smells like oranges.
The only disadvantages are I find it leaves the plastic at the seam a touch softer than with, say, Testor's Liquid Cement, and it won't work over painted plastics.
Second choice is super-glue.
For filling I've been using super-glue mixed with talcum powder, and Liquitex Modeling Paste.
I've not yet weaned myself completely from toxic paints, but the spray-booth takes care of that.
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