Anyone used a brush in superglue?

[Dindrenzi]

Hey folks,

 

Wondering if anyone has used a brush in superglue? 

 

Looking for precision application for magnetising so I don't stick the magnets together, so only need a tiny amount of glue

[Firedrake Cordova]

Never seen a brush-on one.  I've seen scale modellers when gluing small components (e.g. undercarriage on a jet) decanting a small dot onto something (top of a tin can, etc), and then using the tip of a toothpick to take a small dot and apply it to the item..? (they're probably using one of the thinner CA glues, too)

[infyrana]

Recently tried the gorilla glue with a brush. Personally I found it smells worse and I spent longer with the lid off trying to wipe excess glue from the brush before I could apply it (the brush isn't tiny either). It's actually gone thick quite quickly like it's drying up, so I'm preferring the normal pots of loctite superglue and use paper towel and toothpicks to manage it.

 

I just drop a bit in the magnet hole, soak up excess with a corner tip of paper towel, pop in the magnet and wipe the spill with the paper again.

[Dindrenzi]

Cheers guys. I used the loctite with a brush and had similar terrible results, the brush was far too big to be of any use. I may try a small, synthetic brush in my glue bottle and failing that I'll try the toothpick approach

[Khornate individual]

lol, yeah you'd be better off using toothpicks.  You would be going through paint brushes like crazy unless one dries to the shape you need and be used over and over.  If the point of the tooth pick is too small, clip it off and or cut it so it slants giving an area to kind of scoop up a little glue on

[jokaero weaponsmith]

I find for applying super glue I use a needle.

If you cut the needle using pliers so that the eye of the needle is open like a u shape you can dip it in the super glue and then apply it.

If the needle eye blocks up hold it over a flame and the glue burns off, just keep the glue itself away from the open flame.

The bigger the eye of the needle the more glue you can apply.

I used this technique for applying rivets and other small details on my models.

[infyrana]

Careful though - if you cut a hardened needle - cover it and shield your face etc or you will lose an eye to flying metal debris!

 

Still, the toothpick is easiest, easily replaced and you can shave it into smaller sizes, or it will naturally get fatter with more added glue layers.  Doing so with a brush that's stored outside of the glue pot will just make for a hardened brush (ie might as well use the toothpick).

[Bung]

Careful though - if you cut a hardened needle - cover it and shield your face etc or you will lose an eye to flying metal debris!

 

Still, the toothpick is easiest, easily replaced and you can shave it into smaller sizes, or it will naturally get fatter with more added glue layers. Doing so with a brush that's stored outside of the glue pot will just make for a hardened brush (ie might as well use the toothpick).

AK Interaktive sells Brass toothpicks which can be cleaned easily. There are superglue applicators sold as scale modelling tools.

[MaliGn]

I use the gorilla glue bottle as while it is good it is easily the best glue I've ever used, it does have a nozzle option as well as the brush so it's theoretically best of both worlds... As mentioned above it can get quite gloopy as it gets used.

[Xenith]

Hey folks,

 

Wondering if anyone has used a brush in superglue? 

 

Looking for precision application for magnetising so I don't stick the magnets together, so only need a tiny amount of glue

 

All GW glues used to be brush on, and it was far superior. No splodging. I couldnt name you a quality brush on brand now, though, but keen to test out if you find one. 

[Fajita Fan]

I use a Loctite precision pen for gluing magnets down to 3mm wide. https://www.amazon.com/Loctite-Super-Precision-4-Gram-2112877/dp/B072Q49T91/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=loctite+precision+pen&qid=1585921080&sprefix=loctite+pre&sr=8-4

 

It’s gel, not thin, so I can put down a tiny bead then I apply the magnet with a toothpick and a tiny dot of blue tack on there. I’ve been able to glue the tiny arms of AT scale knights and little turrets this way. After it’s dry I can go back and drip thin superglue around the magnet to really seal it in there if I’m nervous about the bond.

 

A couple of tips here. I always blot the tip of my superglue applicator on a piece of wax paper or shiny retail packaging cardboard - this helps prevent crust forming - and I cap my glue between joins. Also with respect to magnetizing you rarely need super strong N52 grade magnets for swapping weapons or magnetizing bases to sheet metal. You just need enough for them stick, more powerful magnets means more grabbing your models to pull them apart and a risk to your paint job (had to repaint some guys and I actually broke a waist with magnetized bases).

[Disruptor_fe404]

I use the Selleys QuickFix stuff that the hardware store sells for household repairs. It's still cyanoacrylate, and comes with a brush that lives in the bottle.