samolot

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I got my Cessna 180 killed so badly i dont know if i can fix it. Would anyone recommend me any particular glues to fix it or should i just get another fuse for 12 $? You know, a good quesiton is, how would i fix this?


Regards,

Samolot

exeter_acres

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a little faom safe CA just might do it

geoffbeneze

Foam safe CA and some accelerator. From the pictures that shouldn't be too hard to fix at all. Get a medium CA (as opposed to thin).

Smooth everything out the best you can. "Open" the breaks and put the CA in, make sure there's a bead of glue on the edges of each break. Fit it back together and hold it solid. Give a squirt of accelerator and keep holding (or use tape or rubber bands) to hold things in place. Accelerator isn't "instant."

BE CAREFUL, because all the jokes you've heard about gluing fingers and stuf with CA (superglue) are true. I've done it.

Rat1

Becarefull with the accelerator as some have been know to attack foam as bad as regular CA.

geoffbeneze

Since they're local to me, I get mine from Allerc.com. Their stuff, both CA and accelerator are (proven) foam safe. Get the wrong stuff and it will eat the foam.

samolot

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You guys. THis is bad though.THe plane isnt holding together in the right place. I mean something inside must have really shifted. Do you think hand helpers will do it?

doggscube

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Pay the premium for foam-safe CA, but don't buy the foam-safe accelerator! Make your own in a spray bottle with a cup of water and a teaspoon of baking soda. That's how I built my E-Flite Ultimate.

-Jeff

Jagzilla

I know you don't think so at the moment, but judging from your pictures, the damage to your plane is quite minor. Personally, I'd use 5 minute expoxy to repair it, but that's just my choice. The CA will work also, and if you are carefull in how you put the glue on, you will hardly see any damage at all when it's done. I find broken foam easy to fix, it's when the foam gets "compressed" in a crash, is when it gets harder to fix. If you want, you can apply lightweight spackle to any cracks/holes etc. after you've done your glueing, and find a bit of foam safe paint that matches the color closely, and touch it up with that. It'll be as good as new. Trust me!
J

psycho_klown66

I've fixed worst.

I personally use 5-minutes epoxy also. Just glue it on, when finished, lightly sand it smooth.

Just make sure the motor mount is straight.

Woody 51

5 minute epoxy. I use it to repair all damage to my foamies. It gives you more time to ensure that everything is lined up right.

doggscube

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After you fix your plane, remember to bring 5-min. epoxy, foam-safe CA, accelerator, and packing tape to your flying field with you.

The 5-min. epoxy in my field box helped another glow-plane pilot get back into the air in the same night.

-Jeff

fredbobjoe

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go epoxy! the foam tail on my firebird scout is held together by that stuff

lwatson

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samolot,

I am really suprised to see you back on this forum particularly talking about the Cessna 180. I thought you flamed out on that, and was shifting to gas.

So how many flights did you get on this bird? By the way, epoxy is the answer because you need to do gap filling. Foam Safe CA will only work for very tight joints.

Larry

mtnmnstr

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I've seen horses hurt worse and lived. This is where your going to get a ton of experience. Do as those have suggested and everything will be just fine.