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Re: Zap-A-Gap for resin kits

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Originally Posted by TurboGuru View Post
... Should I buy an epoxy glue?
Yes!.

As I wrote earlier...

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Adhesives are like paintbrushes - sure you can paint everything and anything with just the one brush, but in reality there are individual brushes best suited for certain painting jobs so you get the best results if you have a selection of brushes.

Same story with glues. Better to have a selection of types of adhesives at at hand (especially that they are about the cheapest supply material you will buy )
You really need a whole battery of adhesives to build models IMO regardless of whether it's resin, plastic or metal. I mostly use all my types of adhesive on every build.

At the very least it would be best if you had:
Plastic cement eg Tamiya thin and optionally a tube version
2-part epoxy resins (5-minute and 15-minute)
PVA glue ; wood glue or similar for clear parts
CA glue: thick and thin, fogging and non-fogging
CA accelerator
I have even found that liquid mask makes a useful adhesive for test fitting
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