Glue for LGB plastic.

[Anglian]

Morning all.
I'm sure this is discussed somewhere in the threads but can't find it. I need to stick a broken off axle box cover on to an LGB coach. Which would be the recommended tried and trusted adhesive?
Thanks for you time.
Trevor

 

[AustrianNG]

You could try plumber's pipe weld solvent - worked for me in the past.

 

[DougLN]

Some years ago I brought a LGB Railway Signs Kit from GRS, it came with a small tube of UHU greenit glue. How different from standard UHU glue I don't know. But it did work ok.

 

[idlemarvel]

If you search for "glue" in the title of threads in the search window top right of the screen you will find many answers, one of the threads on the first page of results has exactly the same question you ask. It's all there somewhere.

 

[Anglian]

Thanks all. I was probably too elaborate with my search question.
Trevor

 

[Madman]

What about that new glue that uses an ultra-violet light to cure ? It's supposed to be the latest and greatest. I think it's the same or very similar to what dentists use.

 

[ebay mike]

What about that new glue that uses an ultra-violet light to cure ? It's supposed to be the latest and greatest. I think it's the same or very similar to what dentists use.

That's a good adhesive Dan, but for some reason it doesn't work on all LGB things. I've done a few repairs quite successfully except for a broken crank on one of my Mikados. Tried several times to fix it but it wouldn't hold even after clamping it for a couple of days to see if it would improve the 'setting'. Now resorting to using my finest drill bit on the two parts to accept a couple of thin steel strengthening pins forced fitted. I may heat them up first to melt the plastic onto the metal. I bought a tube of the recommended Lederer stuff, but it didn't appear much better than my very old tin of Evostik contact which has been in the garage for the best part of 15 years.

 

[dunnyrail]

The one that I find works well is Hafix.

 

[Hutch]

3m 8061 automotive plastic trim cement. It is clear colored and really sticky.

---Hutch

 

[maxi-model]

Again another of the silicon based clear glues, I use this in a number of application, Evo-stick Serious glue - 1 x Serious Glue 5g Super Strong Adhesive Evo-Stik 663671 new | eBay

If you cannot find a solvent based adhesive that works this will provide a reliable bond. I use it to plant driver/fireman figures in cabs and fixing name plates to cab/coach body sides. Works really well where there is a lot of flexing, oil ingress, heat and vibration. Max

 

[PhilP]

Part of the problem, is that LGB changed the plastic it used several years ago, so iy depends a little on the age of the model..

Technicoll 8008 - I got mine from Bertram Hayn (sp?)

This is very-like a conventional polystyrene cement, in texture, and the way it behaves. - Has a life of it's own as it comes out the tube, strings a little, quite smelly in use.. But I have had some success with it.
The problem is many parts deform as they break, so you do not get a 'tight' join, so super-glues / Powerbond, and the like do not work well. That, and the 'greasy' nature of the plastic, make for poor adhesion.

Many breaks, are parts which are stressed in some way, hence an ordinary glued-joint does not hold.

Others have reported success with 'real' Methyl-Ethyl-Ketone (MEK). - Not the concoctions sold for modellers, the real-stuff. - Smelly, and needs treating with care!

PhilP.

 

[GAP]

I have used "Plastic Magic" to good effect on my LGB locos (old stainz, new diesel) it works well and I use its "wicking" characteristic to get a good bond between close fitting pieces of material..

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[musket the dog]

I have used Bostik's hard plastic glue and the Wilko's own brand equivalent, just labelled as 'Hard Plastic Glue'. I found I got the best results when I could clamp the parts together somehow, usually with a clothes peg. All on Modern(ish) LGB items, from pre Marklin times.

 

[JimmyB]

I have used "Plastic Magic" to good effect on my LGB locos (old stainz, new diesel) it works well and I use its "wicking" characteristic to get a good bond between close fitting pieces of material..

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This is one of the glues in my arsenal.

 

[Anglian]

Thanks for all the responses. They make for some interesting reading. I'll go through them again before I commit. Very varied.
Trevor