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Old 01-02-2005 | 03:42 PM
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Default Gluing foam

Trying to find the best glue for working with foam parts.
Old 01-02-2005 | 04:11 PM
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Default RE: Gluing foam

Old timer at the field gave me some foam floats
to put on my trainer.I have to balsa the floats and
he gave me a can of Duro all-Purpose spray Adhesive,also.
He said works great and is inexpensive at Wal-Mart.
I havn't tried it yet,but he uses it.
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Old 01-02-2005 | 05:18 PM
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Default RE: Gluing foam

3m spray adhesive works....

or Foam Safe CA is great......

I occasionally use epoxy too.....

depends on what you are doing.
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Default RE: Gluing foam

Hi!
Polyurethane is good..think it is called "Gorilla glue ". But to cover foam floats with balsa then this metod is best .
Pour out some white glue or aliphatic resin on the balsa sheet that you are going to cover the float with...spread it thin ..let it dry. Do the same on the float. Then when everything has dried...just use your iron to secure the balsa onto the foam float.

But a much better way of having a nice surface is to using Epoxy finnishing resin and 25g-50g glass cloth. Much faster and much more easy to do!

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Old 01-27-2005 | 12:09 AM
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balsa can be atached to foam with double sided tape. its sticker than fly paper& low weight. good for foam wing sheeting .it shoiuld work for the floats ok. once set it will nor come apart.

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