Club500 rc boat build - Round 5 - Quatermass and the glue experiments

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From last time,
the instructions recommend
the use of 2 part epoxy
or Evo-Stick “Nail & Seal”.
I couldn’t find, Evo-Stick “Nail & Seal”
Anywhere … except on ebay and
goodness know how long that been
sitting in around in
‘Arthur Daley’s Lockup’!
Turns out, it’s been renamed twice by Evo-Stik ….
STICKS LIKE SH*T …. or
THE DOG'S B*LL*CKS …. or
Strong Stuff Super …. or
Seriously Strong Stuff Fast-Setting …. or
Strong Stuff Waterproof …. or
Strong Stuff Sealant & Adhesive ….
The list goes on and on …. !
Club500 also suggested,
Soudal FixAll Crystal clear.
Lets see how testing has gone this week ….
Shiny side to Shiny
Test 1. Failed! Easily peeled apart.
This is a Solvented adhesive and really smells like it too!
( NB: It has the consistency of thick toothpaste )
This is a Solvented adhesive and really smells like it too,
but it doesn't chemically bond to this plastic and easily peels away
Next up, as recommended by the Club500,
Soudal Fix ALL Crystal Hybrid Sealant & Adhesive
After 24 hours ... peel test of Wickes Instant Grab Adhesive
Best so far but not really good enough
Peel test of the Soudal Fix ALL Crystal Hybrid Sealant & Adhesive
Not quite as good as the Wickes stuff and in a knock about boat like this, I wouldn’t trust it ….
Hot Glue only takes seconds to set. Basically, as soon as it stopped burning your fingers
where you was being careless …. It’s set!
Best grip so far.... by a Long Way!
( Shiny to shiny & Matt to Matt )
OK
so it seems I'm slightly obsessed with glue issue now ….
So lets test even more glues!