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Epoxy- foam safe? - 6/30/2008 8:41:53 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hi, I'm just rebuilding a foam wing and don't have any "foam safe" glue could I use epoxy without damaging the foam too much?
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RE: Epoxy- foam safe? - 6/30/2008 9:30:38 PM   
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Status: offline 		Epoxy is foam safe, but it will add quite a bit of weight if you are not careful

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RE: Epoxy- foam safe? - 6/30/2008 9:38:07 PM   
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Status: offline 		Ok, thanks, shall plow on.

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RE: Epoxy- foam safe? - 6/30/2008 11:36:20 PM   
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Status: offline 		One of the best glues for foam is Polyurethane or better known as Ultimate, Nano, Gorilla. The foaming action really penetrates and grabs well.

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RE: Epoxy- foam safe? - 7/4/2008 5:18:23 AM   
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Status: offline 		I have allways used 5 or 10 minute epoxy on foam with excellent results.

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RE: Epoxy- foam safe? - 7/4/2008 2:09:43 PM   
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RE: Epoxy- foam safe? - 7/7/2008 6:42:25 AM   
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Status: offline 		I'll add in an endorsement for gorilla glue if you are looking for something between epoxy and CA. It is really tenacious, expands in gaps, and personally, after having a motor mount fly off after extensive CA-ing, I've switched over to gorilla glue for those very high stress areas and haven't had a problem since.

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