Kol Saresk Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Does plastic glue"expire?" I ask because I have a bottle, but when I first got it, it did little harm to the plastic and stuck together pretty well. I've accidentally dropped my first model on a number of occasions and he never fell apart. But recently, like a week ago, I used it and it was melting plastic and it took forever for the pieces to stay together and it took very little effort to take the pieces apart. I tapped it and the arm fell off for example. So should new glue solve it or should I try super glue? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/267182-might-be-a-dumb-question/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhg033 Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 could be the joints are greasy (from fingers/mold release solvent/other sources) and thats stopping a good bond forming. wash the sprues before use to help with this. as for expires - it can dry up/solidify in the bottle so clearly can expire. not sure on the stages between new glue and this though as i tend to go nuts with it when i first get it then get distracted for too long to find its useless, no in between Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/267182-might-be-a-dumb-question/#findComment-3254043 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azekai Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Can't say anything definitive on plastic glue, but I have noticed a similar effect when I run low on superglue and have to call upon old 'reserves.' Oftentimes the several month old glue seems to have lost its potency. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/267182-might-be-a-dumb-question/#findComment-3254056 Share on other sites More sharing options...
latch66 Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 I've never heard of plastic glue expiring. I'm not saying it can't expire though. I'm currently using a bottle of Tamiya's Thin Liquid Glue (my preferred plastic glue of choice now) that's a couple of years old and it's working fine on GW and other plastics (Monogram/Revell, Tamiya, Trumpeter, etc.). I've also used the standard Testor's Liquid, Micro-Weld, Tenax and the old Weld-On #3 and #4. I never had any problems with age on any of those either. I'd try washing the parts as suggested earlier. CA glues on the other hand definitely have a limited shelf life. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/267182-might-be-a-dumb-question/#findComment-3254162 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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