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Today I ran out of super glue.

I started out some months ago with a couple bottles of Galeforce 9 stuff. Then I was using some Citadel stuff.... so today I ran out.

I went to Office Max today and looked for some glue. I went for some Loctite Super Glue Professional Liquid. I've had good experiences with their control/squeeze bottles and thought I'd give this one a try. I checked the back of the package... usable for the same type of items as the other Loctite stuff I used. In fact this stuff takes 15 - 30 seconds to work before bonding. Another bonus was that this was a 20g bottle vs. the 4g bottle that the control/squeeze bottles come in and it only cost a couple bucks more.

So I buy the glue and bring it home. I open the package, get the current model I'm working on (a Cygnar Long Gunner Standard Bearer), twist the cap off, and apply what should be enough for the bond. I hold the pieces together for maybe a minute.

The pieces aren't bonding... I held the pieces together again for another 30 seconds... still not bonding.

I thought maybe the surfaces were dirty and the glue had bonded to the particles and were made unusable for the bond or something. I kind of wipe off both pieces and try again... still the same thing: No bond.

I double check the package to verify that it should work with metal and it does.

I'm not sure what the issue can be.

TL;DR

My Loctite super glue professional liquid is not working with the metal model I'm working on.

What do you think the problem is?

Could be residue on model.

Also, try to get some ca glue at a hobby store, they are usually better. I prefer the thick or gel type with metal models (sometimes sold as gap filling).

Also get some ca accelerator.

best of luck sir!

davethepak wrote:
Could be residue on model.

Also, try to get some ca glue at a hobby store, they are usually better. I prefer the thick or gel type with metal models (sometimes sold as gap filling).

Also get some ca accelerator.

best of luck sir!

Thank you for the suggestions.

I think you're right about the residue. I 'polished' the two points I needed bonding and the glue worked fine. I'll keep the thick/gel type of glue in mind for the future.