Aluminum foil and glue?

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Jon Kunatz
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Aluminum foil and glue?

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Ok..I know Microscale makes a special glue for attaching aluminum to models, but what if you dont have the glue...is there an alternative?

Any help appreciated. :)
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Elmer's carpenters glue.
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At a Tamiya Con one year I saw a demonstration. The guy used rubber cement thinned with Bestine. Seemed to work OK.
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Look at an arts store. There is a cement for applying gold and silver leaf. Can't think of the name offhand, but it can be brushed on and dries nice and fast.

Works fine for regular foil.

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Post by kenlilly106 »

There was an article in FSM in the late 80's about making your own glue, I used the technique to finish a 1/48 B-58 in aluminum foil.

You take spray adhesive and cut it with paint thinner to the consistency of warm honey, and carefully apply a thin layer to the back of the foil using something soft ( scrap balsa sheet or a business card work nicely), then let the adhesive tack up a bit. Cut and apply as normal, wooden sticks work to get it in corners.

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flyfort17 wrote:At a Tamiya Con one year I saw a demonstration. The guy used rubber cement thinned with Bestine. Seemed to work OK.
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Kekker wrote:There is a cement for applying gold and silver leaf. Can't think of the name offhand, but it can be brushed on and dries nice and fast.
could it be "gilding size"
http://www.gildedplanet.com/oilsizing_home.asp

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That's the stuff - I meant I couldn't recall the brand, but sizing is the catch-all term.

"It works a treat" as they say in SAMI...

Not too expensive, either

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