How to glue bodyparts to the body

[whahooo]

Hello,

yesterday i drove my Sand Scorcher with an installed lightset trough the gravel and on the pavement.

Sadly one of the rear brakelights and one of the headlights fell off.

Why fell they off? Because they aren`t screwd to the Body. For Installation of the light i had do modify the bodyparts, now the only way to Mount them on the Body is to glue them to the body, wich i did with "UHU superglue".

I think the superglue is to porous and will breake under vibrations...

What is your method? To use more glue? To use better Glue? To not to drive such models with glued bodyparts? To secure the bodyparts with tape while driving the model?

What would be the best mehtod? What would be the best glue?

[Dojo Dave]

Hello,

yesterday i drove my Sand Scorcher with an installed lightset trough the gravel and on the pavement.

Sadly one of the rear brakelights and one of the headlights fell off.

Why fell they off? Because they aren`t screwd to the Body. For Installation of the light i had do modify the bodyparts, now the only way to Mount them on the Body is to glue them to the body, wich i did with "UHU superglue".

I think the superglue is to porous and will breake under vibrations...

What is your method? To use more glue? To use better Glue? To not to drive such models with glued bodyparts? To secure the bodyparts with tape while driving the model?

What would be the best mehtod? What would be the best glue?

An option may be a type of hot glue as it is a little less ridged, it is also less likely to do damage should you have to remove the parts glued on... I'm not sure if this is the right option or how the heat and glue will affect the body so please if you do try this do it where imperfections won't be noticed... good luck.

David

[Tamiyabigstuff]

Try a small amount of silicone sealant - it has adhesive properties and is flexible enough to deal with vibration and is easy to clean off when you need to.

[waterbok]

Du hast dir den falsche kleber ausgesucht, mit den richtige kleber verschweißt du die beide komponenten formlich miteinander.

Da dein Sandscorcher ein 'styrene hardbody <PS>' ist brauchst du ein kleber der das plastik an der oberflache schmilzt.

zB UHU plast spezial oder Tamiya cement und wichtig, weniger ist mehr.

(auch vorher farbe oder chrom entfernen und die klebe stelle aufrauhen)

(You picked the wrong adhesive, with the correct adhesive you weld the two components together.
Since your Sandscorcher is a 'Styrene hardbody <PS>' you need an adhesive that melts the surface of the plastic.
eg UHU plast special or Tamiya Cement and important less is more.)

except for the mirrors and exhaust everything still holds after 4 years and several rolls.

[mr crispy]

For hard plastic styrene body shell like the Scorcher you'd be better using a plastic modelling glue like Liquid Poly. Brush is on both parts and bring them together. The glue melts the top layer of plastic together.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/191721613989

[whahooo]

Thank you for the very helpful comments! I'm glad to have you in the club!

I have to mention that I the Scorcher was my first attempt for a light kit.

I had the lights at home and in the process of painting I thought why not to try to install lights....

So the project did not had the best chances of beeing a strong build as:

1.) The parts were already painted,

2.) I had no idea of cement (thought about revell plastic glue, but don't had this at home),

3.) Only had superglue at home,

4.) It was my first attempt of installing a lightkit.

But I learn a lot from you guys, in a few years maybe I'll be a modelist.

Sadly I have no one in my social network who has interest in RC cars or modeling, also there is no propper hobbyshop in my town anymore.

The "best" hobbyshop in town has very unfriendly personal, they don't want to answer "silly" questions and the last time I was there and asked for help with my king cab differential, they wanted payment for workinghouers....

That was to much for me. Maybe I'm respectless, but I don't understand why to take money for just take a look of a part of a customer....

If they would helped me I would have bring them some bottles of beer or something.

But now I'm a member of TC and I feel very welcomed!

You have to love the TC!

[mr crispy]

Sadly these days you're extremely lucky into find a local hobby shop that is run by people that actually care and participate in the hobby. That's where forums like this and Internet shopping step in 😉