Bought my first photo etched set from Edward. What is the best glue to use to fix the parts to plastic kits.


Cookie

probably the extra thin cyanoacrylate glue (super glue)

Most brands of super glue will do. I use Zap-a-gap.

Erik

I use Gap Filling, as the part will stay where i put it even if the glue isnt dry. Just my two cents.

Not tried it myself - yet, but I've heard good things about Gator Glue.

The issues with CA glue (Zap-A-Gap, Crazy Glue) are as follows:

1.) Speed of setting: You don't want the glue to set too fast in case you need to position the part. Since a majority of my CA applications is PE to plastic, the parts tend to want to float off, flip over or otherwise misbehave.

2. Viscosity: Zap-A-Gap makes three viscosities and a gel (good for gluing the pins in Friulmodel tracks). The least-viscous tends to set too quickly for my tastes (as in "instantly"). The middle or "yellow" bottle is about right.

There is also a CA glue dissolver with a name like "Go Back" or something that will soften the bond enough to change boo-boos. But beware: when it dries, the glue rebonds unless you clean up the sticky residue. It's also good for cleaning up CA glue spills and overflows.

I'm looking at liquid solder and other ways of afixing PE metal to metal.

It's a good product, I've started using it myself lately and found it to be very reliable.

For the curious: http://www.gatorsmask.com/gatorglueorder.html