Gluing Model Airplane Canopies

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Gluing model airplane canopies. In the 1990s wilhold stopped making this glue. It is really strong and does dry super clear. Today there are at least two sources. That s why you read so many articles and tips about it.
Spots of glue or squiggly framework on clear parts can spoil a model more surely than anything. The glue can be used to glue canopies of aircraft models or windscreens of car model without fear of them getting damaged. This is a clear drying glue used for gluing canopies glass over cockpit to remote control and model aircraft. The canopy is never one of them.
The source used to be wilhold a big glue company and their product was named r c 56 for radio control obviously alluding to model airplanes. Here are three of the most common and reliable ways of. I would not even try using this glue to bond the canopy on a nitro plane with monokote. In this sixth episode we look at.
The glue is waterproof when cured. To combat these disadvantages some modelers prefer to glue the canopy in place on the model fill any gaps then mask it then start to paint. There are parts of an aircraft model where you can get away with mistakes. Also if the airplane wears camouflage paint the color separation lines on the real thing sometimes fall on the canopy which is difficult to get exactly right if the canopy is painted separately.
If you accidentally put the glue where you don t want it just wipe it off with a moistened q tip. But if you ve ever loused one up you are in excellent company. I use it on plastic scale models and it works great as a craft glue.