Model Making Quick Tip: All About Glue

Everything you've ever wanted to know about modeling glues but were afraid to ask! Well, maybe not everything, but here's a good look at my favorite glues to use in model making and the proper applications and materials that they are best for. In this video I cover PVA glues like Elmers, Aleene's, and good old carpenter's glue, plus info on binding styrene and abs plastics, tips for fast, quick bonds with cyanoacrylate (super glue), and why I don't like tape!
Thanks for watching amigos!
Dave
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[@martytaylor2004]

Thank you for this. Every once in awhile, it’s nice to have a refresher. Boy, things have definitely changed since the “60’s”.

[@danmcmartin]

Old video but I can't tell you how often I come here looking for advice on tools, materials, etc. You never fail to disappoint.

[@N-Scale]

Great Job Dave !!!

[@politicsandtrains]

Great video!!

[@midnightrambler3583]

Very informative video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@loispadgett6306]

Thank you for teaching us but the different glues and how they work. GOD BLESS 🚂❤🚂❤🚂❤

[@saharabergstrom125]

Didn't know you had a KZbin channel! Awesome! Subscribed!

[@bigwoz78]

Terrific video, thank you

[@billpalmer2711]

Thx for this video answered some questions thx

[@brucecampuzano5601]

Great video. Especially loved the Tron tshirt.

[@dougkinney3207]

Very nice video. I learned a lot. Much thanks

[@brandonseyfried1251]

Hey Dave...I remembered one you skipped: paint. Track laying with paint was definitely a thing in the pages of MR in the late 80s/early 90s. And using it over large areas of scenery with dirt or ground foam is very cost-effective.

[@SolarWyndows]

This one was so good it kept me glued to the end. LOL

[@timothyboles6457]

I guess you were in Tron mode the day you did this video. Btw. Good information there

[@tomeasley5979]

Dave, I just wanted you to know that I tried your idea of using a paint brush to apply the glue. It worked great and I really appreciate the tip! Thanks again.

[@ThunderMesaStudio]

Awesome. So glad it worked for you.

[@tomeasley5979]

Dave, Thanks so much for the informative session on glue. You have a great approach to modeling and I enjoy your videos. Please keep them coming.

[@stevemellin5806]

Great information . thank you

[@lynnmccurdythehdmmrc2561]

May I add one more? Rubber Cement. If you want to secure something, like a cargo load on a flat car. But you also don't want to make it pertinent. Rubber Cement is perfect. Also, a while back, I was building a structure and wasn't sure about the angle of the roof. I used the Rubber Cement to hold the roof parts in place, and still could remove the roof without damaging anything.

[@royreynolds108]

Walther's GOO is a form of rubber cement. I installed a brass number plate on a "GENERAL" about 60 years ago and it is still on with the GOO.

[@davevan8864]

Pretty much agree across the board.......but my plastic model car background requires me to keep Testors orange tube glue!!!

[@pbyfr]

Great video. Unfortunately, we less choice for glue here in France. PVA is PVA or PVA, no real difference between the brands. Super 77 or similar isn't available (only removable spray glue here). But we have many choice for styrene (my preferred is Mr Cement S), and some for cyano. I prefers Colle21 for cyano, as it don't react a lot with air, but mainly with lack of air (so the bottle don't degrade in a few months like the others). Using black cyano with a debonder is very useful to clean the mess after gluing small details.

[@NYCJDClark]

Thank you for the glue information. Very informative.

[@Grainexpress]

Great video Dave! Very informative! Smelled a lot of that old Testors glue back in the day! Maybe I’m crazy but another smell that harkens back to childhood is smelling the top of a DQ ice cream cake cone where the ice cream meets the cone. 😂

[@paleopotato736]

I was wondering if you could do a video on how to paint models and mostly what you use to mask certain areas you don't want painted?

[@johnkennedy1242]

what would you use to bond sea shells to sea shells ? Thanks

[@arnokalayc2054]

How can I glue plexiglass to wood? Thanks

[@johnbusby215]

I don't know about the masking tape other than the blue painters tape is useless for sticking anything on a permanent basis. But I have used the ordinary white stuff for "N" scale roofing felt ( tar paper) and it worked 40 something years later its still stuck down with it's own stick. So the friend that was given the scrap yard tells me. The roof was card and the building definitely nothing special pretty crude in fact I am surprised to say the least that it has survived 40 years in one piece

[@Scrimjer]

Titebond is no joke

[@colinjohnpack3105]

It's not stirring it is called plastic sow y do Americans change the names of things