White Glue

[Super28]

Heard that you can use white glue, (Elmers), as a temporary holder.

Anybody try this? Work good? leave any residue?

Thoughts?

[thatz4u]

good for test fits, comes apart with warm water..

[Super28]

50 minutes ago, thatz4u said:

good for test fits, comes apart with warm water..

That's what I would want it for. Make sure everything is right before final assembly/paint. Thanks!

[Ace-Garageguy]

Takes a long time to set-up, so if you're in a hurry, it's not the hot setup.

I often use it to jig things up where other things have to be made to fit assemblies very precisely. It works great for that, and because it contains no solvents, any residue will usually come off with a fingernail.

It's also my preferred final assembly adhesive for things like "glass" headlight lenses, flush-fitting windows, and anything where using a solvent-type glue is too risky, and it's not wise to use epoxy.

As a "glass" adhesive, it's fantastic. Easily re-positionable when wet, dries with plenty of holding power for lightly stressed parts, and the best part...it dries crystal clear with no fogging of parts.

[Snake45]

I use it all the time, for both temporary and semi-permanent joins. My favorite brand at the moment is Tacky Glue, but Elmer's works fine, too. 

[StevenGuthmiller]

I have found that nothing works better for a temporary "mock up" than one of the UV light setting glues like Laser Bond!

Put a dab or 2 on the parts that you want held together & zap it with the light for an instant bond.

No waiting for glue to set.

You can mock up an entire engine or chassis in a few minutes.

This, of course, only works well for unpainted parts.

When you break the parts back down, you can just chip off the glue with a finger nail & it can chip off the paint with it.

This glue also works well as a "tack" to position parts before gluing permanently with a CA or epoxy glue.

I use it for casting very small parts as well, like window cranks, head light lenses, etc.

This stuff is a must for any modeler in my opinion.

It has a million & one uses!

 

Steve

Edited November 20, 2018 by StevenGuthmiller