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Old 06-03-2003 | 04:33 PM
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Jim_McIntyre
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Originally posted by FatCat
What are the basic glues needed?.... Also what exactly is used for fuelproofing the firewall?
Yes, CA is the popular glue these days but, I prefer good old wood, especially yellow "carpenter's glue". If it's good enough to hold up your house...

The nice thing is, I'm not poisoning myself (especially my lungs), I don't glue my fingers to anything, if I notice something is misaligned, I have time to adjust it, it sands well and cleans up with a damp cloth. Best of all, it's cheap. A litre costs about $5 and should last a dozen or so 1/4 scale models!

I do use epoxy for high stress areas and 'glassing', for fuel proofing, I prefer butyrate dope to thinned epoxy, it's much lighter.

About the only time I use CA these days is for leading edge sheeting, and even then, not all the time.