I'm working on a Chevy LRDP truck by Tamiya and have reached the point of filling up the back of the bed with all the goodies of war. Now I have lots of these goodies to use, but my question is this. Is there an easier way of 'gluing' or 'fixing' this stuff inside the bed without having to scrap away paint on certain surfaces of the vehicle and on the goodies themselves and then gluing them together? This scraping of paint is a big hassle to do, esp. in the hard-to-reach places, and surely there has to be a better way of doing this. I've run across this problem before in the past, but since I've received some really great answers from you folks on my other questions on this web site, I thought I would throw this one out there to the four-winds and see if others have faced this problem as well and how you have solved it.

Thanks in advance and take care, sgirty

Epoxy resin??
If you have not tried this, it is worth the effort. Epoxy comes in two tubes, one the resinous material, the other a hardener.
Smells like a bugger but gets the job done.

Hahaha..that's my "best loved" glue, Martin.

Highly suggested to all. :-)

You can use also superglue, the thick one which dries in 20 to 30 secs giving you the time to properly position all the stuff.
Ciao

I built the LRDG a yr ago. I just used mack tack (not sure what it's called stateside, it's a clay people use to stick posters to walls temporarily)to hold down all the stowage, becuase I just know that as soon as the next loaded down sherman comes down the line I'll cannabalize the stowage, and it's easy to take out this way. I bough a pack for 2 bucks at office depot.

Jeff

I recommend White (Elmer's) Glue. In small dots, it won't hurt your finish, it is easily removable, and doesn't require you to scrape paint away from mated surfaces. Just make sure you place the glue in areas that will be hidden from inspection and you won't need to go back and Dull Cote those areas.

Best of all - if you don't like it - you can remove the items without too much coaxing and begin again - without ruining your paintjob underneath.

Gunnie

Thick "gel" superglue does it for me.

Mike

5 minute epoxy would be overkill for stowage in a truck....there's no weight to it......no one's going to be touching it.....use plain super glue or white glue would do the trick....advantage of white glue is...more time to position items....and down the road...easily removed if you want to change items.

I'd use white glue for this type of work. You don't need a lot of strength and as said, if you want to change it later you can pop the stuff out and re-do it.

You have a valid point dioman. White glue is a good idea. Epoxy is permanent********

I've always just syraight glued the stuff on, but I like the white glue concept in case I want to chage things later...great tip thanks