call me stupid but

[bubbaman]

saw you`ll talking about  liquid glue  what are  the possitives on using  liquid glue ???

[Harry P.]

You clamp the parts together (say, engine block, for example)... and you run the liquid glue along the seam. No glue "squeeze out," no glue "strings,"... liquid glue doesn't just glue the parts together, it fuses the parts together by literally melting the styrene. Best, strongest, cleanest bond.

[Lunajammer]

I find liquid glue from the bottle much too thin for my liking and it seems to evaporate before any quality bonding takes place. However, I thicken it a bit with tube glue for the consistency I like best and now I use it pretty much all the time.

[Ace-Garageguy]

You clamp the parts together (say, engine block, for example)... and you run the liquid glue along the seam. No glue "squeeze out," no glue "strings,"... liquid glue doesn't just glue the parts together, it fuses the parts together by literally melting the styrene. Best, strongest, cleanest bond.

Exactly. It's also the hardest to take apart if you need to, BECAUSE it fuses the parts so well.

[62rebel]

"glue" is a thick, sticky substance used to ADHERE two or more parts together in a MECHANICAL bond. White glue, epoxy, anything that doesn't fuse the materials together. 

"cement" is a somewhat thick solution of solvent and plastic binders, that bonds in two ways, one by adhering (poorly) and the other by FUSING the parts together (if used in correct quantities and on the right materials).

"liquid cement" is a blend of solvents (usually MEK, acetone, etc) that FUSES styrene and ABS plastics by dissolving the edges in contact along the seams. As stated above, it creates the strongest bonds, sets fairly quickly, and is less work to clean up joins with. 

"Super Glue", or cyanoacrylates, are commonly used fast-setting glues and will join dissimilar materials (sometimes) and fog up chrome plated or clear parts left unprotected.

I personally stick to liquid cement and good old Testor's red tube cement. "Super glue" has ruined SO MANY parts in my builds I refuse to use it anymore.

[Snake45]

saw you`ll talking about  liquid glue  what are  the possitives on using  liquid glue ???

You should be especially careful not to breathe the fumes. It kills brain cells.

[Tom Geiger]

You should be especially careful not to breathe the fumes. It kills brain cells.

A while back I cut the bottom of a nostril when shaving. It just kept bleeding and wouldn't stop. So I grabbed my super glue and dabbed a bit on the cut... well I accidently breathed it in and man, I thought I was gonna die!

The glue did stop the bleeding though!

[Deathgoblin]

I've been using the Testors liquid glue in the black squeeze bottle and have been having good luck.  It's thick enough that it'll stay put, but does actually fuse things together.  I typically use it for something I want structurally stronger.

[Mr. Metallic]

A while back I cut the bottom of a nostril when shaving. It just kept bleeding and wouldn't stop. So I grabbed my super glue and dabbed a bit on the cut... well I accidently breathed it in and man, I thought I was gonna die!

The glue did stop the bleeding though!

I seem to remember hearing that superglue(cyanoacrylate) was invented as to stop bleeding of small wounds on the battlefield by the armed forces.

But man, those fumes are something. Even using a dremel on fully cured superglue releases those fumes. Strong stuff

[unclescott58]

Oh boy! I rarely get permission to call anybody "stupid". Okay, your STUPID! I don't know why? Because your question wasn't stupid at all. So why do you want to be called stupid? 

[bubbaman]

i`m alway`s puting my self down [ no big deal ] this way  when  i put my foot in my mouth i`m ready for it 

[Jon Cole]

I like Testors Liquid Cement. But when I need to replace it, I plan on trying Tamiya or Ambroid.
Meantime, whenever I cut off those little round ejection pin bits off clear parts, I drop them in my clear cement. once it dissolves, it has a little more body to it.

[slusher]

I still use good old Testors tube glue. Works fine and if used right you can take stuff apart...

[martinfan5]

I am pretty sure calling you stupid is against the forum rules.

If it makes you feel any better, I am known to ask a lot of dumb questions too, but if you dont ask, you cant learn,

Edited March 22, 2016 by martinfan5

[ChrisBcritter]

In some applications I'll use just enough tube cement to hold two parts together, then hit the seam with the liquid to fuse it (currently using Tamiya thin stuff).