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See title - I'm working with some things that have transparency, and so I can't glue them with superglue due to the whiteish hazing / crazing that sometimes results.

Has anyone worked with a fast-setting glue that doesn't cause this issue? Someone recommended Gorilla brand wood glue to me, but since it doesn't dry clear I'm hesitant to use it.

Thanks for any tips

Testors makes a glue for canopies that doesn't haze/craze. Don't know if it is superglue though.

 Kanluwen wrote:
Testors makes a glue for canopies that doesn't haze/craze. Don't know if it is superglue though.

The Safety Data Sheet should have that information.

I think that might not be strong enough for what I'm after - I'm actually gluing a magnet near a transparent surface.

So, the glue itself doesn't have to be transparent, it just needs to avoid the residual whiteish "hazing" that crazy glue can cause.

The obvious thing would be epoxy, but goodness gracious, I'd do almost anything to avoid having to work with that in a small area... it's so unforgiving!

If you don't want the hassle of epoxy, a hot glue gun might actually do you good - depending on the size of the bits you are gluing?

Other than that, I've heard you can remove the white super glue hazing with a little acetone, but I've not tried it myself.

I use 5 minute two part epoxy on things like aircraft canopies and glass windows. Just do not have excess blead onto your clear section.

This was does with epoxy...and it is quick, by 5 minutes means you have 5 minutes before it is set once you mix the two parts.


Hope that helps,

CB

I've found that continuous airflow can reduce or eliminate hazing. Try gluing a test piece, then setting it up in front of a desk fan as it dries.

There are superglues for clear parts that don't fog.

We have it locally in a big-chain hardware store. Loctite glass. A couple of our local mdf terrain makers (who also do acrylic bits) use it and it doesn't fog.

There's also a variety made by Zap (clear) that's supposed to do the same, but I've never seen it here.

 catbarf wrote:
I've found that continuous airflow can reduce or eliminate hazing. Try gluing a test piece, then setting it up in front of a desk fan as it dries.

That's odd result - typically crazing occurs as a result of excess moisture, and fan would not necessarily be beneficial.


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shmvo wrote:
Other than that, I've heard you can remove the white super glue hazing with a little acetone, but I've not tried it myself.

Acetone also corrodes the plastic.

I have actually found that if the hazing occurs, you can paint over it will a gloss medium, and the haze goes away. Could probably use games workshop 'ardcoat to achieve that effect. Note that I did this when I was gluing infinity models to clear acrylic bases.