{"id":103,"date":"2021-07-19T21:32:45","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T21:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justanotherpirateblog.com\/index.php\/2021\/07\/19\/building-a-caribbean-fort-what-glue-to-use\/"},"modified":"2023-12-23T00:29:29","modified_gmt":"2023-12-23T00:29:29","slug":"building-a-caribbean-fort-what-glue-to-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justanotherpirateblog.com\/index.php\/2021\/07\/19\/building-a-caribbean-fort-what-glue-to-use\/","title":{"rendered":"Building a Caribbean Fort: What glue to use?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When gluing together dissimilar materials, what glue works best?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I must have cut and fitted 30 pieces of plastic the other day on the main gate and the bastion at the other end of the fortress. Crenellations each require 4 fitted pieces. Ugh. I\u2019m making really efficient use of the plastic sheets but I wonder whether I\u2019ll have enough Omni-Stick to finish the project. It’s not made any more; I\u2019ll have to find a replacement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fort is made of blue foam, 3\/16″ foamcore and hard plastic random stone pattern sheets. What kinds of glue will bind those materials?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weld Bond white glue works well on foamcore, as does plain Elmer’s. If you use a low temp hot glue gun, that can work as well. Some online crafters use the hot glue gun on blue or pink foam too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But how about plastic pieces to foamcore or blue foam?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I did some online research and 3M Brand \u201c77\u201d spray adhesive is recommended. I have some and it worked well for laminating the \u201cpaper model\u201d printed outsides to foamcore. However, it did have overspray issues. I haven\u2019t tried it with blue or pink foam. It’s not going to be the thing to glue a 1\/2″ square piece of plastic to anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So I did a little testing with three tubed products: Omni-Stick, E6000, and Goop. (E6000 is the recommended glue for all the materials I\u2019m using.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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First, on foamcore:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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They all stuck well after just a few seconds of drying. Omni-Stick is best, of course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next, on blue foam:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Omni-stick and E6000 worked well. Omni maybe a little faster drying. E6000 is still as \u201csticky\u201d after a bit. None of these develop their hardest bond until 24 hours–which was what it says on the tubes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Goop doesn\u2019t stick. An hour or so later I can still lift it off. The next day I could still lift it off. Fail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CONCLUSION<\/strong>: I will pick up another tube of E6000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Omni-stick is still the best. Right viscosity, bonds well, spreads well on large pieces. E6000, with it\u2019s narrow nozzle works easier on small pieces. I wouldn\u2019t want to have to spread it on a large wall section–but I probably will. For large pieces I might try the 77 spray although I\u2019ll use Omni-stick while I still have it. Or, if it\u2019s foamcore, Goop would work well and spread easier.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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