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Photo etch and canopies

Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2014 5:40 pm
by Filo387
Hi all
Quick question. What glue would be. The best to stick photo etch to a canopy? A bit worried about clouding.

Regards
Martin

Re: Photo etch and canopies

Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2014 5:47 pm
by MarkVerploeg
i think most guys use kristal clear by micro scale for.the transparant drying
buy if there is a better way i would like to know this aswell
i have a flanker with pe parts for the canopy

Re: Photo etch and canopies

Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2014 5:52 pm
by Matthew
the uv glue is good for pe parts imo

Re: Photo etch and canopies

Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2014 8:25 pm
by Filo387
I have the crustal clear. Where do you get the uv one from

Re: Photo etch and canopies

Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 6:25 pm
by MakingModelsAgain
Thanks to another modeller, I now use Klear - the Johnson's variety, the stuff you use to dip the canopies in - to attach my canopies. Position your canopy and then touch a loaded brush to a join and capillary action will take the Klear along the join - you'll actually see it spread out between them. It's still very watery at this stage, so you can reposition your canopy if needed, but once set, it is rock solid and of course... clear!

Re: Photo etch and canopies

Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 7:50 pm
by tachikoma
Filo387 wrote:I have the crustal clear. Where do you get the uv one from
See this thread for one brand of UV glue. You can buy it from HobbyLinkJapan.

Re: Photo etch and canopies

Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 9:53 pm
by Filo387
It is attaching the photo etch to the canopy that I need to glue. Metal to plastic. I normally use super glue but thus will cloud the clear canopy

Re: Photo etch and canopies

Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 9:54 pm
by Filo387
tachikoma wrote:
Filo387 wrote:I have the crustal clear. Where do you get the uv one from
See this thread for one brand of UV glue. You can buy it from HobbyLinkJapan.
Out of stock at the moment