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Old 05-15-2013, 12:00 PM
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When building Plastic Models/parts I almost ALWAYS reach for Tenax7R or one of the Liquid Plastruct cements. I hate CA for plastics; it does NOT weld them, it bonds them which is far weaker. It's like comparing the strength of a butt-joint to a lap joint----NO comparison.
Testors Liquid plastic cement used to be a 50/50 mix of MIBK (Methyl Iso Butyl Ketone) and MEK and was a pretty decent moderate-dry-time liquid cement. The same Testors cement no longer has the MIBK and is just straight MEK. It now also SUCKS and takes far too long to dry. If one wants a pretty close approximation of the old formula Testors Liquid Cement, just use Sig Butyrate Dope Thinner. That thinner is basically the same stuff with a little Butyl Acetate and Acetone in it.
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