Adhesive for Saran Wrap orEquiv.??

JFL34

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Oct 28, 2009, 8:30:00 PM10/28/09

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Googled this question with no good reults.
Application is attaching covering on balsa stick models.
Can someone help? Thanks, Jim.

daytripper

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Oct 28, 2009, 8:41:18 PM10/28/09

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How about 3M's super 77 spray adhesive? I've used it to stick just about
anything to anything, and if you're judicious when using it, it's pretty light
weight stuff...

Cheers

MJKolodziej

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Oct 29, 2009, 12:14:00 AM10/29/09

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"JFL34" <jimbe...@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Googled this question with no good reults.
> Application is attaching covering on balsa stick models.
> Can someone help? Thanks, Jim.
>

I'm building a stick "Bostonain pup" right now and am building it on Saran
wrap(pink color) and CA sticks it very well to the balsa, Ambriod does not.
For your application CA might not work so well.
mk

Tim Wescott

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Oct 29, 2009, 1:18:22 AM10/29/09

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On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:30:00 -0400, JFL34 wrote:

> Googled this question with no good reults. Application is attaching
> covering on balsa stick models. Can someone help? Thanks, Jim.

Elmer's glue is supposed to be heat sensitive after it's dried. _If_ it
is, and if it doesn't take too high a temperature to activate it may work
well.

Or look up the goo you're supposed to use with PolySpan -- I think it's
"Balsa-Loc". It's a goo that looks & smells like Elmer's, and is
_definitely_ heat activated. (works pretty good, too.)

--
www.wescottdesign.com

rszanti

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Oct 29, 2009, 10:04:05 AM10/29/09

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On my really light stuff (indoor rubber powered gliders), I use the 3M
77. Spray it in the air and wave the frame through the mist to get a
light coat. Then lay the model frame on the film that is draped over a
temporary support frame. On my not-so-light planes (like small Comet
models) I use glue stick. Both glue stick and 3M work very well. I've
also used CA - lay the model on the Saran wrap (or Reynolds wrap or
even PPP) and wick in the CA around the edges of the frame. The CA
method can be a little messy depending upon your skill but it does a
nice job of holding.

Richard

daytripper

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Oct 29, 2009, 10:49:54 AM10/29/09

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On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:04:05 -0700 (PDT), rszanti <rsz...@compuserve.com>
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CA should hold fine, but it tends to out-gas like crazy over time, which will
make clear film fog. If aesthetics are important, that could be an issue...

Cheers

MJKolodziej

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Oct 29, 2009, 4:31:53 PM10/29/09

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> Googled this question with no good reults.
> Application is attaching covering on balsa stick models.
> Can someone help? Thanks, Jim.
>

http://www.freeflightsupplies.co.uk/COVERINGWITHOSFILM.pdf

Geezer51

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Oct 29, 2009, 6:41:37 PM10/29/09

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> Googled this question with no good reults.
> Application is attaching covering on balsa stick models.
> Can someone help? Thanks, Jim.
>

Have you tried BalsaRite?

Geezer

JFL34

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Oct 29, 2009, 8:25:43 PM10/29/09

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No, I have not tried Balsa Rite. Thanks, Jim

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rszanti

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Oct 30, 2009, 9:20:39 AM10/30/09

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>
> CA should hold fine, but it tends to out-gas like crazy over time, which will
> make clear film fog. If aesthetics are important, that could be an issue...
>
> Cheers

Daytripper -

Glad you brought that up ! I just finished a Big Pussycat and used CA
on clear Reynolds Wrap. It looked great when I finished it but now a
week later the film is looking bad. I didn't realize what was going on
but I sure do now. Hopefully it will still fly as good as it
originally looked, I find out next wed at our indoor get together.

daytripper

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Oct 30, 2009, 1:22:45 PM10/30/09

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On Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:20:39 -0700 (PDT), rszanti <rsz...@compuserve.com>
wrote:
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Yeah, it's a bit of a bummer because the damned stuff works so well otherwise.
I doubt it will actually change any flight or longevity characteristics, but
it won't make winning any beauty contests easier ;-)

But don't feel too chagrinned - at least it was just plastic wrap. I learned
that Big Lesson a few days after using CA to attach a crystal clear glider
canopy :-(

Cheers

iceri...@gmail.com

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Nov 2, 2009, 8:45:57 PM11/2/09

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On indoor models we have used a glue stick like the kids use for
school crafts. It seems to hold well enough.