jcalkins1326 Posted January 3, 2016 Share #1 Posted January 3, 2016 What is the best glue to use on wood ships Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted January 3, 2016 Share #2 Posted January 3, 2016 For the wooden bits... PVA or carpenter's glue. You can debond it with isopropyl alcohol. For wood and metal or wood and metal joints.. either epoxy or CA. Epoxy doesn't debond but CA can be debonded with acetone. Hope this helps. Canute and markjay 2 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcalkins1326 Posted January 3, 2016 Author Share #3 Posted January 3, 2016 Thanks been using something called extreme power thin and medium instant adhesive . or seeps through wood and I don't have much control over the bead so it runs mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pirozzi Posted January 3, 2016 Share #4 Posted January 3, 2016 Like Mark says, PVA is great for wood to wood bonding. Something like Elmers or Titebond. For metal to wood, CA is good and comes in 3 different thicknesses, thin, medium, and gap filling. Depending on what you are working on, choose the best thickness. Be careful with CA as it sticks to everything quickly, including skin. I have been glued to my model more than once and required debonder to get free. Also they make a spray liquid that bonds and dries the glue instantly. This is great for joints under stress that you want to hold quickly and where you can't really clamp it to hold it for you. Also, Epoxy is good for repairing metal parts and making metal to metal joints. Vince P. Canute and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcalkins1326 Posted January 3, 2016 Author Share #5 Posted January 3, 2016 Awesome thanks for the help mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betamale Posted January 4, 2016 Share #6 Posted January 4, 2016 Hi, Welcome to MSW. Don't glue directly to the ship, not with any glue. Put a wee bit on a plate or something and transfer it. Gluing directly will end in tears every time.it did for me anyway! mtaylor, Nirvana and Canute 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nirvana Posted January 4, 2016 Share #7 Posted January 4, 2016 Hi, Welcome to MSW. Don't glue directly to the ship, not with any glue. Put a wee bit on a plate or something and transfer it. Gluing directly will end in tears every time.it did for me anyway! Awesome thanks for the help From me, I would say...... to both of you. And the secret is, use a small plastic cup of some kind to transfer the glue. Canute and mtaylor 2 Quote Please, visit our Facebook page! Respectfully Per aka Dr. Per@Therapy for Shipaholics Finished: T37, BB Marie Jeanne - located on a shelf in Sweden, 18th Century Longboat, Winchelsea Capstan Current: America by Constructo, Solö Ruff, USS Syren by MS, Bluenose by MS Viking funeral: Harley almost a Harvey Nautical Research Guild Member - 'Taint a hobby if you gotta hurry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDW Posted January 4, 2016 Share #8 Posted January 4, 2016 I use carpenter's glue (Titebond), almost exclusively when building my wood models. I use a flux bottle as an applicator for the glue, like this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Needle-Dispenser-Bottle-for-Rosin-Solder-Soldering-Liquid-Flux-11-Needles-30ml-/311045287303?hash=item486bbe6d87:g:BA4AAOSwGvhT5sz~ As an alternative, you could place a small amount of glue in the little disposable plastic cups, then apply with a small paint brush. I try to avoid using cyanoacrylate (super glue) as it can spoil the finish of your wooden model. RichardG, Canute and mtaylor 3 Quote Completed Projects: USS Fletcher 1:144 Scharnhorst 1:350 USS Independence LCS-2 1:350 1:32 J7W1 Shinden Interceptor/Fighter Fairey Swordfish Mk. II 1:48 Harbor Tug Box Scale Albatros D.V 1:32 Ala-Kart 1:25 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder 1:24 S-100 Schnellboot 1:72 Mercury Capsule and Atlas Booster BR-52 Steam Locomotive 1:35 Triumph 3 HW Motorcycle 1:9 Scale F-16XL-2 Experimental Fighter Bomber 1:48 Rafale 1:48 F-15E Strike Eagle 1:48 Petlyakov PE-2 Soviet Dive Bomber 1:48 TBM3 Avenger 1:32 1931 Cadillac 1:25 Scammell Pioneer SV2S Heavy Breakdown Tractor 1:35 M-50 Israeli Sherman 1:35 Military Wrecker 1:32 Delahaye 135 1:24 Toyota Sard Supra GT 1:24 Enzo Ferrari 1:24 1970 Baldwin Motion Camaro 1:25 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 Stock Car 1:25 American LaFrance Eagle Fire Pumper 1:25 1940 Ford Standard Coupe 1:25 VolksWagen Dragster/Dune Buggy/Street Rod 1:25 Kawasaki Ninja H2 Carbon 1:12 Porsche GT-1 Evo 1:24 Scharnhorst 1940 1:700 IJN Akitsushima Seaplane Tender 1:700 HMS Hood 1941 1:700 Prinz Eugen 1942 1:700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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