Loctite superglue "Control Gel"...good stuff!

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Just to share a positive result with you guys:
Last month I picked up couple Loctite "Control Gel" superglue from Lowes. After 2 builds I can see myself stick to this product for a while. It comes out in a gel form rather than liquid, easy to spread & drys quick. I see no more superglue splash/spill on model. Risk of "glue finger prints" is also greatly reduced. Best of all, since the glue is contained in gel form, it does not vaporize as quick, which means less glue vapor around working area. I hardly notice any glue smell during my build.

couple minor negatives:
1. initial bond is very strong & set time is very short, repositioning has to be done fairly quick
2. each bottle will do only 3-4 cars, ($2 & some change per bottle)

I don't work for Locktite, just to report some positive result from my experience.

Happy modeling!


Kason

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I'll have to try that (again...used to use gel but got lazy & kept buying gap-filling glue). Most often my glue dries out in the container before it gets used up.

Another good superglue you can get at Lowe's / Home Depot would be the Gorilla Glue brand. It dries a bit more flexible than other superglues, which in some instances would be a good improvement.

[BobC]

I'll have to try that (again...used to use gel but got lazy & kept buying gap-filling glue). Most often my glue dries out in the container before it gets used up.

Another good superglue you can get at Lowe's / Home Depot would be the Gorilla Glue brand. It dries a bit more flexible than other superglues, which in some instances would be a good improvement.

Is the Gorilla Glue sandable when used as a joint filler? Every superglue I've tried cures rock hard. This makes it difficult to sand evenly with the adjacent styrene.

I've had to leave the superglue joint lower and then fill the recess with Evercoat - an extra step that I'd like eliminate.

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Is the Gorilla Glue sandable when used as a joint filler? Every superglue I've tried cures rock hard. This makes it difficult to sand evenly with the adjacent styrene.

I've had to leave the superglue joint lower and then fill the recess with Evercoat - an extra step that I'd like eliminate.

I don't know about the Gorilla glue as a filler.

The trick to using superglue as a filler is to kick it immediately w/accelerator, and sand it immediately afterward (totally opposite to the old putty mindset of apply tonight, sand tomorrow night). You have roughly an hour where the kicked superglue is about the same softness as styrene, after that it hardens up more. I use it for small fill jobs that aren't terribly difficult, i.e. no concave surfaces. Filling a small hole or sink mark is what it excels at, no need to mix up putty for small fills.

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I don't know about the Gorilla glue as a filler.

The trick to using superglue as a filler is to kick it immediately w/accelerator, and sand it immediately afterward (totally opposite to the old putty mindset of apply tonight, sand tomorrow night). You have roughly an hour where the kicked superglue is about the same softness as styrene, after that it hardens up more. I use it for small fill jobs that aren't terribly difficult, i.e. no concave surfaces. Filling a small hole or sink mark is what it excels at, no need to mix up putty for small fills.

I guess that I use it differently than you. As you know, I do a lot of scratch building and use it for filling less-than-perfect butt joints, backing it up with tape. That was what I was referring to.