Posted by LOREN PERRY on May 28, 1998 at 02:41:51 in nts70.rockisland.com:
In Reply to: Glue For GMM posted by Case 84 on May 23, 1998 at 22:40:36:
As the other gentlemen have said, CA-type glue
(superglue) or white glue both work well. My
favorite CA-brand is Pacer Technologies "ZAP" CA
in the pink label. This is a very thin and watery
glue. It's available at better model shops and
R/C model airplane stores. Buy the smallest
bottle - it goes a long way and the one-year
shelf life is too short for you to fully use up
the bigger bottle unless you're building huge
models. You can buy a couple of extra bottles
for later, but put them in your freezer for
long term storage - this extends their shelf life
enormously.
Pacer's ZAP-A-GAP (Green label) is a bit
thicker and serves to fill small gaps at joints,
pinholes, and so on. I also use ZAP-A-GAP to
place my figures on deck because it holds them
upright immediately, even though it hasn't dried
yet. It takes a little longer to set up than the
regular ZAP in the pink label.
My favorite type of glue nozzle is called a
Microdropper. This is a very small Teflon nozzle
(about .010" diameter) made by Alteco, USA,
23510 Telo Avenue, Unit 8, Torrance, CA 90505 USA.
Their phone number is (310) 539-7680 and their fax
is (310) 530-7679.
These nozzles come in plastic bags, six nozzles
to a pack for less than a dollar. You might
consider buying an entire card (ten bags on a
green-colored card.) or maybe several cards.
The base of the nozzle is a little too
small to fit over the ZAP nozzle. So what I do
is cut down the Zap nozzle a little at a time
until I can push the base of the Alteco nozzle
down inside the ZAP nozzle for a tight fit. If
you cut too much and the fit is so loose it
leaks, you can seal the joint with Walthers
"Goo" or a similar rubber-type cement. Then it's
easy to pull the old nozzle out when you need
to replace it.
The ZAP will pass through the .010" nozzle
very nicely (if the glue isn't too old) and
although it clogs the tip of the nozzle every
now and then, you only need to snip off the
very tip to restore the flow.
These are probably the world's smallest
diameter glue nozzle that will work with a CA-
type glue. They makes it much easier to get
neat glue joints in small areas.
White glue can be applied with a pointed
artist's brush. You can clean the brush in water.
It doesn't have quite the strength of CA glue
but it's easier to clean off.
To make both types of glue joints vanish
(the glue leaves a shiny deposit), simply brush
or spray on a thin coat of Testors Dullcote
(a flat varnish). When dry, all signs of the
glue joint magically disappear and you have a
nice, neat, strong joint between the photoetched
brass parts and the plastic model parts.