how do attach styrene to resin ?

[diymirage]

hey guys ,

it looks like i will be getting a resin hood here pretty soon

when i do i want to ad a hoodscoop to it that will be scrathcbuild out of styrene

how do i attach the styrene to the resin ?

and what are the pitfalls i need to look for when working with resin ?

thanks guys

[Harry P.]

CA or epoxy.

Pitfalls? Resin is fairly brittle, more so than styrene... so be careful when sanding or filing. Don't get too forceful.

[Porky]

Super glue would be the quickest way to join the plastic and resin, 5 min epoxy would be the strongest. Either will work.

[diymirage]

  Porky said:

Super glue would be the quickest way to join the plastic and resin, 5 min epoxy would be the strongest. Either will work.

superglue i have

epoxy i dont and i wouldnt know which one to get (assuming there are as many different epoxies as superglues)

also, what is CA ?

[Harry P.]

  diymirage said:

superglue i have

epoxy i dont and i wouldnt know which one to get (assuming there are as many different epoxies as superglues)

also, what is CA ?

Cyanoacrylate. Super Glue.

[Craig Irwin]

CA is superglue.

[bobss396]

I like the thicker CA gels for attaching resin pieces. Sometimes the epoxy doesn't set up as hard and as fast as I like.

Bob

[Modelmartin]

The best epoxy out here is JB Weld. It is way stronger than Devcon 5-Minute.

[Ddms]

  Modelmartin said:

The best epoxy out here is JB Weld. It is way stronger than Devcon 5-Minute.

How does JB Weld compare to Devcon 2-Ton Epoxy?

[MikeMc]

  Ddms said:

How does JB Weld compare to Devcon 2-Ton Epoxy?

Much tougher, easier to machine , much longer to dry.