Gluing your small Items and Wires

[Midget Whisperer]

Hey guys.

I am in the process of gluing some distributor wires to an engine I am building and am not sure how i go about gluing them in place. I don't feel confident using the normal Testors Red tube glue. Sometimes the Testors Red Tube can be messy. Is their a model glue that is good for this application? Also, what is the technique involved?

Thanks.

[Harry P.]

Don't just glue the ends in place. Drill holes first, then insert the wires into the holes. You probably won't need any glue at all, but if you do, a tiny drop of CA (superglue) will do the trick.

[Stuntman Mike]

Agreed. I cut away the pins and drill holes on my distributors, then the wires are glued with CA to the distributor. The holes in the cylinder heads extend into the hollow engine block. This allows you to forget about the nightmare-part of cutting each wire to a correct lenght. Excess wire just disappears inside the engine and you´ll have an easy job on a pleasing alignment of the wires. There is no more glue needed, the wires will stay in place forever.

You can also cut the ends of the wires at an angle with a skalpell. It´ll make it easier to quickly insert the wires into the distributor holes before the CA starts to set. Just dip the tip of the wire into a small drop of CA. That´s enough glue to keep the wires in place. You don´t want to mess up your work with too much glue.

Edited April 29, 2013 by Stuntman Mike

[southpier]

sometimes (as in the case of the distributor cap) you can put an assembly together dry and then apply adhesive from the underside where any excess might go undetected on the finished part.

another thing that might be helpful to remember: if you put adhesive in the female part of the joint, any excess squeezes into the joint rather than out and around the opening.