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I see CA referred to in a number of posts where something is being glued. I can't find a decent glue anymore (seems all the solvents have changed to something non volatile) that actually bonds plastic or metal. All the glues I can find form a layer over the plastic but do not slightly melt it to form a weld-like bond. So what you end up with is a blob of glue to hold something together instead of a relatively unnotiable glue job. They are even more worthless on metal. So what is CA? Sounds like a good old fashioned solvent based glue.
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Posted - February 21 2013 : 1:39:35 PM
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Posted - February 21 2013 : 5:11:18 PM
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My super glue of choice is "Loc-tite Professional Strength". It is about $5 at Lowe's.
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Posted - February 22 2013 : 4:56:39 PM
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The glue I've refered to a lot is ZAP CA. I use it on everything, it holds wheels to axles, puts kits together, heck it will even glue your fingers together!!  It only costs like $7 and it's entirely worth it! It sets up rather fast so be sure to know before hand what you want to stick together and with ZAP applied it won't ever come off easy..It glues metal to metal, plastic to plastic, wood to metal, wood to plastic and vice versa. Point is, this stuff can do it all!
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Posted - February 22 2013 : 6:36:50 PM
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I agree SCVR66.. A hobby shop sold this item to me a few years back. Nothing holds plastic together like the Zap!
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Posted - February 22 2013 : 7:47:36 PM
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CA
Clear Adhesive
there's actually another real name, got more letters, about seven syllables.
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Posted - February 22 2013 : 10:22:17 PM
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So true Walt! 
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Posted - February 22 2013 : 10:48:53 PM
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Cyanoacrylate.
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Posted - February 23 2013 : 01:05:32 AM
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quote:Cyanoacrylate.
Originally posted by gmoney - February 22 2013 : 10:48:53 PM
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Cy-an-o-a-cr-y-late... I believe. 
Adhesive.
CA 
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Posted - February 27 2013 : 10:10:38 AM
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quote:I see CA referred to in a number of posts where something is being glued. I can't find a decent glue anymore (seems all the solvents have changed to something non volatile) that actually bonds plastic or metal. All the glues I can find form a layer over the plastic but do not slightly melt it to form a weld-like bond. So what you end up with is a blob of glue to hold something together instead of a relatively unnotiable glue job. They are even more worthless on metal. So what is CA? Sounds like a good old fashioned solvent based glue.
Originally posted by davefromMDÂ -Â February 21 2013Â :Â 1:32:22 PM
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CA or Cyanoacrylate (sp?) or commonly known as Zap (or other brand names) is the go to glues for bonding just about any thing you can think of....most compounds will set really quickly so you kinda need to know a head of time what your going to glue to where...
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Posted - December 02 2013 : 08:01:55 AM
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quote:I agree SCVR66.. A hobby shop sold this item to me a few years back. Nothing holds plastic together like the Zap!
Originally posted by walt - February 22 2013 : 6:36:50 PM
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I've been using Gorilla brand of CA glue. The best part of it is that it will not clog up if stored upright with the lid in place.
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 Posted - December 03 2013 : 11:22:54 AM
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Looks like I'm gonna need some
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Posted - December 03 2013 : 11:34:17 PM
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Zap is the best. I store the bottles upright in a plastic quart soup container with a paper towel keeping them from tipping. I use the optional narrow nozzle with a push pin in the tip, and make sure it's clear of all glue before storage. An open bottle lasts about a year this way before it starts thickening a little, which hardly matters because thin Zap will become the consistency of normal Loctite.
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