Gluing cork to foam and track to cork

Scott wrote: I've been testing out various ways of attaching cork roadbed to my foam, and then attaching track to the cork. I've tried liquid nails for projects, and am just finding it a bit of a pain to work with (hard to lay evenly, hard to unplug after it sits and dries, etc.) Does just using plain elmers white glue work out ok (for both applications - cork to foam and track to cork)?

-------------------------------------------------- I have used Elmer's white glue successfully. I apply the glue and weights to hold things in place while it dries. I used cans of soft drinks for weights. An occassional track nail helps keep the alignment.

Bill Bill's Railroad Empire N Scale Model Railroad:

Scott) I've been testing out various ways of attaching cork roadbed to my foam, and then attaching track to the cork. I've tried liquid nails for projects, and am just finding it a bit of a pain to work with (hard to lay evenly, hard to unplug after it sits and dries, etc.) Does just using plain elmers white glue work out ok (for both applications - cork to foam and track to cork)?

-------------------------------------------------- An advatage that Elmer's white glue has is that it is easy to remove the track or roadbed if you ever want to change things. A bit of warm water releases the glue.

Bill Bill's Railroad Empire N Scale Model Railroad:

I'm using water-based contact cement, brand available here is Lepages. Works very well. Comes in small tubes. Lay down a wiggly line of glue on one of the surfaces to be glued, wipe the other part across it so both surfaces are coated, then wait about 5 minutes for an instant bond (it will work for up to a couple of hours, actually.) If you want to be able to move the parts into position, waits just 2 minutes or so, and use pins to hold the cork/track in place until the glue sets (overnight is best.)

Liquid Nails isn't as good for this purpose because a) you get a very thick bead; and b) it's harder to control that applicator gun. It's good for gluing foam to a substrate such a 1/4" plywood, though.

HTH&HF.

Scott wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:

I haven't tried laying roadbed with the liquid nails, but as for the unplugging....just don't let it get plugged in the first place. I stick a large nail in the plastic spout when I am not using it. At the size I cut the applicator tip, it just fits. You may need a pair of pliers to grab the head of the nail to pull it out the next time, but it will come out and leave a clear path down the middle of the applicator for the adhesive to flow.