I’m building a depot and I need to laminate two pieces of styrene together. At the same time I also need to butt joint a HO scale 1 x 4 to the top of the laminate to represent trim. What glue should I use? I have been using M.E.K. for the constructi
I would have cut the botom piece wider, to include the width of the 1x4. Then turn the wall sections face down, and butt them together and run some Tenax along the seam. Once that’s dry, turn the wall back over face up, position the 1x4 athe edge of the seam and use the Tenax again (sparingly - use a small paintbrush) to glue it down.
Or Testors Model Master cement which is easier to find.
I agree with Modelmaker 51. The Testors liquid glue should do the job too. Since you have Tenax glue if it is teh liquid type and the same as the Testors formula go ahead and use it.
So many different glues out there[sigh]. I have been using Plastruct Weld with decent results where I can. Its quick setting and really needs the parts to already be tightly assembled. Its very thin and uses a capillary action to wick into the joint. I’ve been using it on building corners and roofs. I assemble the building with painters tape and when I’m satisfied with the fit of everything I use the brush on the inside of the corners. After 5 or 10 min I remove the tape.
I use MEK exclusively for styrene. Use a needle applicator and use it sparingly on the smaler parts so that you won’t melt the 1 x 4. When I glue small parts with MEK, I usually position the part in place and then add the glue and let the capillary flow action of the glue find it’s way between the parts…chuck