Canopy glue?

[Gareth350]

I am currently building 2 new Tamiya bike kits & in the near future i think canopy glue is what i need for the screens.

They will need to be glued to the fairing & the glueing surfaces will be painted in Tamiya acrilic gloss black.

Now my question is, what canopy glue would be suitable for this that also wont allow the paint to 'creep' & leave a nice invisible finish?

Many thanks, guys!

[Eric Mc]

Pacer Formula 560 - which is a strong PVA type adhesive.

[Gareth350]

Many thanks Eric, thought you may know!

[Eric Mc]

I started using it not that long ago. It's the best solution I've come across so far.

[Gareth350]

Just checked it out online & def looks the glue for the job!

This is the first bike i've built where the screen has to be glued on, all the others had little lugs & snapped into place!

Not a bad price too, e-bay here i come!

[Eric Mc]

You can usually get it in Modelzone as well.

[Gareth350]

yep, checked them but currently out of stock, no matter, be a week or so before i'm at that stage!

[dr_gn]

I also use the Pacer stuff for aircraft transparancies, although I'm not convinced it's anything other than very expensive bog standard PVA.

If it's a perfect fit (which it probably will be) you could also use Johnson's Klear to a) dip the windscreen in to give it a brilliant shine and make it seem more transparent and b) stick the windscreen to the fairing.

[Gareth350]

Cool! Thanks for the info! I bow to all your superior knowledge!

[Eric Mc]

I had used the old style green bottle Evo Stik PVA in past years and my canopies often came unglued - especially as they were being sanded and blended into the rest of the model.

I've had no such problems with Pacer glue.

I use cheapo PVA (Wilkinson's best) for glueing items that won't be under any sort of handling stress which helps eke out the use of the expensive stuff.