I have just bought some wagon kits, these are American which may explain the terminology but presumably the same is true of UK kits, and I need to know what glue to use. The instructions say use "watery cement" for plastic parts and ACC type glue for grabirons. My only experience of plastic kits is with the Airfix kits of many years ago using. The name of the type of glue escapes me but it was the colourless glue that was used on those sort of kits. Is that what is meant by watery cement. But what is ACC glue.
You are thinking of "polystyrene cement" or "Airfix glue". This usually comes in a small tube and is used to cement large structural components together. It is quite viscous and tends to extrude from joints as it cures. There is another form of cement known as "liquid cement". I assume this is what is meant by the "watery cement" in your instructions. Liquid cement is basically a solvent which has a low viscosity and is therefore brushed onto a joint. It fills the joint by capillary action. If the joint is well fitting, a strong joint results. If the joint does not fit well, polystyrene cement is a better option.
Liquid cement is available from most model shops. Humbrol Liquid Poly and Slaters MekPak are two popular brands. It should be noted that liquid cement is a solvent and is highly flammable, not to mention carcinogenic if inhaled in large quantities. It should only be used in a well ventilated area.
I assume it is a cyanoacrylate type adhesive, or "superglue". That is what I would use in that situation.
If you can find Humbrol 'precision glue' its handy, it has a long thin tube that allows you to deposit a tiny spot of gluein an awkward place, the revel stuff is very runny and tends to spluge out but that seems to be all that is available at the moment.
I would recommend MekPak, applied with a small paintbrush, works well and fast.
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Hang on, nobody should be selling carcinogenic solvents. Sure, a high concentration of any solvent will kill you - but by suffocation, not poison. But if any of you have benzene or carbon tetrachloride (carcinogens) or ether (just too flammable), you should arrange for their disposal.
Use the minimum amount of solvent to make the joint (which will actually make a stronger joint), keep the lid on the bottle, keep the room ventilated and don't smoke whilst modelling.
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