CA Glue Accelerator

[rollinoldskoo]

anyone know how to make homemade?

[Bill Coulter]

anyone know how to make homemade?

I don't know about making home-made but I did learn a valuable lesson about the OTC brand. It will take automotive lacquer off. I was repairing a hood hinge this last week on a finished model. Somehow, somewhere along the way, a tiny drop of "bug juice" got onto the hood finish. I didn't notice it until a bit later. I thought it was just a water mark etc. Wrong. When I used a damp tissue to wipe it away, suddenly I could see the light gray primer. Just a perfect little circle where the automotive paint was gone. They say there isn't a day when we don't learn something. Sometimes I'd just a well stay ignorant.

BC

[Olle F]

I don't know about making home-made but I did learn a valuable lesson about the OTC brand. It will take automotive lacquer off. I was repairing a hood hinge this last week on a finished model. Somehow, somewhere along the way, a tiny drop of "bug juice" got onto the hood finish. I didn't notice it until a bit later. I thought it was just a water mark etc. Wrong. When I used a damp tissue to wipe it away, suddenly I could see the light gray primer. Just a perfect little circle where the automotive paint was gone. They say there isn't a day when we don't learn something. Sometimes I'd just a well stay ignorant.

BC

I use APS from Hobby Lobby, and I have sprayed in on enamels several times without problems. It can leave some "water marks" sometimes, but it can usually be wiped off easily. BUT: I had a serious incident when I CA-glued a windshield and used this accelerator. I used a few, tiny drops of Loctite "gel" glue which has never really caused any problems before, but when I hit it with the accelerator, the whole #&%&#/¤ windshield fogged up in a fraction of a second. It was so much fun to polish a windshield that was securely glued in place on an almost finished model. Well, live and learn, I guess I should have known better.

[rollinoldskoo]

i use a brand called "Handibond" ususally.... i've never had any problems with fogging when using accelerator.... but i've run out and i don't have the money for a $12 bottle right now... just was wondering if i could make it with household things until i can get another bottle....

[Olle F]

i use a brand called "Handibond" ususally.... i've never had any problems with fogging when using accelerator.... but i've run out and i don't have the money for a $12 bottle right now... just was wondering if i could make it with household things until i can get another bottle....

After a quick search on Google, I found that toluidine is one chemical that is used as an accelerator, but I sure don't know where to find that. However, I believe that the "natural" drying process is a reaction with the moisture in the air so you can make it dry a bit quicker by simply breathing on it (like if you were trying to fog up a mirror or something). This doesn't work as well as accelerator, but hey: It's free! Just dipping in water or spraying water on it might work too, but I haven't tried it.

[VW Dave]

If the area being glued is purely structural, I've found that sprinkling baking soda on wet CA makes for quite a strong bond; it crystalizes almost immediately, and sets up in an instant.

You can sand or grind the material after drying, but I cannot stress enough the importance of eye protection and some sort of mask or respirator - those CA fumes and debris can be nasty!!