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jayjast 02-26-2009 01:59 PM
CA glue question?
 
This maybe a dumb question but, is CA the same as super glue?

Thanks

blvdbuzzard 02-26-2009 02:11 PM
RE: CA glue question?
 
Yes, slightly different formula, but the same stuff.


Dru.

bonebreak 02-26-2009 02:54 PM
RE: CA glue question?
 
They are pretty much the same. I do like that CA comes in different consistencies though, and I think that CA is cheaper per fl.oz. than superglue too.

Ram Jet 02-26-2009 05:01 PM
RE: CA glue question?
 

ORIGINAL: jayjast

This maybe a dumb question but, is CA the same as super glue?

Thanks
Yes, and if you want my opinion Locktite Super Glue with the brush applicator is the best. $2.97 for .18oz - ouch! It's worth it. I build plastic static models and have for years. I have tried every super glue (CA) under the sun. Locktite is my favourite. With the brush applicator you eliminate the problem of the glue tip applicator getting plugged. I used to use a needle or pin heated red hot to open the hole in the applicator. If you need to apply small amounts stick a pin in the eraser end of a lead pencil and dip it in the glue. The Locktite brush dispenser bottle will accept the diameter of the pencil and away you go. Locktite remains fairly flexible unlike other brands. I recommend that you stay away from accelerator if you want the strongest bond. What's a 2 or 3 minute wait anyway.

Bill

LuftwaffeOberst 02-26-2009 05:40 PM
RE: CA glue question?
 

ORIGINAL: Ram Jet


ORIGINAL: jayjast

This maybe a dumb question but, is CA the same as super glue?

Thanks
Yes, and if you want my opinion Locktite Super Glue with the brush applicator is the best. $2.97 for .18oz - ouch! It's worth it. I build plastic static models and have for years. I have tried every super glue (CA) under the sun. Locktite is my favourite. With the brush applicator you eliminate the problem of the glue tip applicator getting plugged. I used to use a needle or pin heated red hot to open the hole in the applicator. If you need to apply small amounts stick a pin in the eraser end of a lead pencil and dip it in the glue. The Locktite brush dispenser bottle will accept the diameter of the pencil and away you go. Locktite remains fairly flexible unlike other brands. I recommend that you stay away from accelerator if you want the strongest bond. What's a 2 or 3 minute wait anyway.

Bill

Yes, I won a few Fine Scale Modeler Shows too back in the 90's. Bet you can't guess what type of planes I built and competed in? :D I used Locktite a few times with a toothpick for my applicator... it works well with plastic models and I used Elmer's white glue as a filler. Then one day I tried ZAP and I was hooked!

Use the good CA glue like ZAP, Great Planes or Mercury Adhesives etc. It has a slightly different formula and it absorbs into the wood better than the off the shelf super glues. Plus you can't get Super Glue in different thickness. It makes it easy to glue in the CA hinges if you use a thin CA with a long thin applicator tip.

I use a Medium CA glue for all the non- high stress area's... like applying detail, adding a antenna to a Warbird etc.

Hope I helped.

ram3500-RCU 02-26-2009 05:50 PM
RE: CA glue question?
 

ORIGINAL: LuftwaffeOberst


ORIGINAL: Ram Jet


ORIGINAL: jayjast

This maybe a dumb question but, is CA the same as super glue?

Thanks
Yes, and if you want my opinion Locktite Super Glue with the brush applicator is the best. $2.97 for .18oz - ouch! It's worth it. I build plastic static models and have for years. I have tried every super glue (CA) under the sun. Locktite is my favourite. With the brush applicator you eliminate the problem of the glue tip applicator getting plugged. I used to use a needle or pin heated red hot to open the hole in the applicator. If you need to apply small amounts stick a pin in the eraser end of a lead pencil and dip it in the glue. The Locktite brush dispenser bottle will accept the diameter of the pencil and away you go. Locktite remains fairly flexible unlike other brands. I recommend that you stay away from accelerator if you want the strongest bond. What's a 2 or 3 minute wait anyway.

Bill

Yes, I won a few Fine Scale Modeler Shows too back in the 90's. Bet you can't guess what type of planes I built and competed in? :D I used Locktite a few times with a toothpick for my applicator... it works well with plastic models and I used Elmer's white glue as a filler. Then one day I tried ZAP and I was hooked!

Use the good CA glue like ZAP, Great Planes or Mercury Adhesives etc. It has a slightly different formula and it absorbs into the wood better than the off the shelf super glues. Plus you can't get Super Glue in different thickness. It makes it easy to glue in the CA hinges if you use a thin CA with a long thin applicator tip.

I use a Medium CA glue for all the non- high stress area's... like applying detail, adding a antenna to a Warbird etc.

Hope I helped.
Humm, let me guess.............P-51, Spitfire, Hawker Hurricane, and maybe the P-47.................right??:D

Ram Jet 02-26-2009 06:54 PM
RE: CA glue question?
 

ORIGINAL: LuftwaffeOberst


ORIGINAL: Ram Jet


ORIGINAL: jayjast

This maybe a dumb question but, is CA the same as super glue?

Thanks
Yes, and if you want my opinion Locktite Super Glue with the brush applicator is the best. $2.97 for .18oz - ouch! It's worth it. I build plastic static models and have for years. I have tried every super glue (CA) under the sun. Locktite is my favourite. With the brush applicator you eliminate the problem of the glue tip applicator getting plugged. I used to use a needle or pin heated red hot to open the hole in the applicator. If you need to apply small amounts stick a pin in the eraser end of a lead pencil and dip it in the glue. The Locktite brush dispenser bottle will accept the diameter of the pencil and away you go. Locktite remains fairly flexible unlike other brands. I recommend that you stay away from accelerator if you want the strongest bond. What's a 2 or 3 minute wait anyway.

Bill

Yes, I won a few Fine Scale Modeler Shows too back in the 90's. Bet you can't guess what type of planes I built and competed in? :D I used Locktite a few times with a toothpick for my applicator... it works well with plastic models and I used Elmer's white glue as a filler. Then one day I tried ZAP and I was hooked!

Use the good CA glue like ZAP, Great Planes or Mercury Adhesives etc. It has a slightly different formula and it absorbs into the wood better than the off the shelf super glues. Plus you can't get Super Glue in different thickness. It makes it easy to glue in the CA hinges if you use a thin CA with a long thin applicator tip.

I use a Medium CA glue for all the non- high stress area's... like applying detail, adding a antenna to a Warbird etc.

Hope I helped.
Zap's cool. Especially if you are glueing clear canopys. You built Kraut bi-planes, right?;)

Bill

Ram Jet 02-26-2009 06:55 PM
RE: CA glue question?
 

ORIGINAL: ram3500-RCU


ORIGINAL: LuftwaffeOberst


ORIGINAL: Ram Jet


ORIGINAL: jayjast

This maybe a dumb question but, is CA the same as super glue?

Thanks
Yes, and if you want my opinion Locktite Super Glue with the brush applicator is the best. $2.97 for .18oz - ouch! It's worth it. I build plastic static models and have for years. I have tried every super glue (CA) under the sun. Locktite is my favourite. With the brush applicator you eliminate the problem of the glue tip applicator getting plugged. I used to use a needle or pin heated red hot to open the hole in the applicator. If you need to apply small amounts stick a pin in the eraser end of a lead pencil and dip it in the glue. The Locktite brush dispenser bottle will accept the diameter of the pencil and away you go. Locktite remains fairly flexible unlike other brands. I recommend that you stay away from accelerator if you want the strongest bond. What's a 2 or 3 minute wait anyway.

Bill

Yes, I won a few Fine Scale Modeler Shows too back in the 90's. Bet you can't guess what type of planes I built and competed in? :D I used Locktite a few times with a toothpick for my applicator... it works well with plastic models and I used Elmer's white glue as a filler. Then one day I tried ZAP and I was hooked!

Use the good CA glue like ZAP, Great Planes or Mercury Adhesives etc. It has a slightly different formula and it absorbs into the wood better than the off the shelf super glues. Plus you can't get Super Glue in different thickness. It makes it easy to glue in the CA hinges if you use a thin CA with a long thin applicator tip.

I use a Medium CA glue for all the non- high stress area's... like applying detail, adding a antenna to a Warbird etc.

Hope I helped.
Humm, let me guess.............P-51, Spitfire, Hawker Hurricane, and maybe the P-47.................right??:D

It's clear that you don't know the Kaiser.

Bill

Alex7403 02-26-2009 08:35 PM
RE: CA glue question?
 
Bill,
the CA tips are open really easily with no effort if you leave them for the night in aceton.

Ram Jet 02-26-2009 09:09 PM
RE: CA glue question?
 

ORIGINAL: alex7403

Bill,
the CA tips are open really easily with no effort if you leave them for the night in aceton.
ACETONE!!! Why the hay ball didn't you tell me this before? Dang.

Thank you,

Bill

MinnFlyer 02-26-2009 10:05 PM
RE: CA glue question?
 
Yes, acetone, but put it in a sealed jar or by morning the acetone will have evaporated and your whole house will smell like nail polish remover

Ram Jet 02-26-2009 10:50 PM
RE: CA glue question?
 

ORIGINAL: MinnFlyer

Yes, acetone, but put it in a sealed jar or by morning the acetone will have evaporated and your whole house will smell like nail polish remover

Thanks.

Bill

ram3500-RCU 02-26-2009 11:17 PM
RE: CA glue question?
 

ORIGINAL: Ram Jet


ORIGINAL: ram3500-RCU


ORIGINAL: LuftwaffeOberst


ORIGINAL: Ram Jet


ORIGINAL: jayjast

This maybe a dumb question but, is CA the same as super glue?

Thanks
Yes, and if you want my opinion Locktite Super Glue with the brush applicator is the best. $2.97 for .18oz - ouch! It's worth it. I build plastic static models and have for years. I have tried every super glue (CA) under the sun. Locktite is my favourite. With the brush applicator you eliminate the problem of the glue tip applicator getting plugged. I used to use a needle or pin heated red hot to open the hole in the applicator. If you need to apply small amounts stick a pin in the eraser end of a lead pencil and dip it in the glue. The Locktite brush dispenser bottle will accept the diameter of the pencil and away you go. Locktite remains fairly flexible unlike other brands. I recommend that you stay away from accelerator if you want the strongest bond. What's a 2 or 3 minute wait anyway.

Bill

Yes, I won a few Fine Scale Modeler Shows too back in the 90's. Bet you can't guess what type of planes I built and competed in? :D I used Locktite a few times with a toothpick for my applicator... it works well with plastic models and I used Elmer's white glue as a filler. Then one day I tried ZAP and I was hooked!

Use the good CA glue like ZAP, Great Planes or Mercury Adhesives etc. It has a slightly different formula and it absorbs into the wood better than the off the shelf super glues. Plus you can't get Super Glue in different thickness. It makes it easy to glue in the CA hinges if you use a thin CA with a long thin applicator tip.

I use a Medium CA glue for all the non- high stress area's... like applying detail, adding a antenna to a Warbird etc.

Hope I helped.
Humm, let me guess.............P-51, Spitfire, Hawker Hurricane, and maybe the P-47.................right??:D

It's clear that you don't know the Kaiser.

Bill
Just pulling the Kaiser's leg.:D

Ram Jet 02-27-2009 12:43 AM
RE: CA glue question?
 

ORIGINAL: ram3500-RCU


ORIGINAL: Ram Jet


ORIGINAL: ram3500-RCU


ORIGINAL: LuftwaffeOberst


ORIGINAL: Ram Jet


ORIGINAL: jayjast

This maybe a dumb question but, is CA the same as super glue?

Thanks
Yes, and if you want my opinion Locktite Super Glue with the brush applicator is the best. $2.97 for .18oz - ouch! It's worth it. I build plastic static models and have for years. I have tried every super glue (CA) under the sun. Locktite is my favourite. With the brush applicator you eliminate the problem of the glue tip applicator getting plugged. I used to use a needle or pin heated red hot to open the hole in the applicator. If you need to apply small amounts stick a pin in the eraser end of a lead pencil and dip it in the glue. The Locktite brush dispenser bottle will accept the diameter of the pencil and away you go. Locktite remains fairly flexible unlike other brands. I recommend that you stay away from accelerator if you want the strongest bond. What's a 2 or 3 minute wait anyway.

Bill

Yes, I won a few Fine Scale Modeler Shows too back in the 90's. Bet you can't guess what type of planes I built and competed in? :D I used Locktite a few times with a toothpick for my applicator... it works well with plastic models and I used Elmer's white glue as a filler. Then one day I tried ZAP and I was hooked!

Use the good CA glue like ZAP, Great Planes or Mercury Adhesives etc. It has a slightly different formula and it absorbs into the wood better than the off the shelf super glues. Plus you can't get Super Glue in different thickness. It makes it easy to glue in the CA hinges if you use a thin CA with a long thin applicator tip.

I use a Medium CA glue for all the non- high stress area's... like applying detail, adding a antenna to a Warbird etc.

Hope I helped.
Humm, let me guess.............P-51, Spitfire, Hawker Hurricane, and maybe the P-47.................right??:D

It's clear that you don't know the Kaiser.

Bill
Just pulling the Kaiser's leg.:D

Ya vol! My girlfriend is 1/2 Goiman. Achtung! (know what I mean?)

[sm=punching.gif]

Bill


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