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41: Thewrongway to apply glue. Disaster ismoments
away in this scenario. Don’t apply glue to themodel
from the container.
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Styrene glue techniques
Mostexperiencedmodelers learnabout thedosanddon’tsofhan-
dlingglueonstyrenemodelsearlyon.Mostofushaveexperienced the
childhood thrilloffinishingamodel andsteppingback toproudlyview
ourhandiwork,only toseeamodel covered ingluespotsand“glue
fingerprints.” It’sahard lesson.When itcomes toglue technique, any-
thing less thatnear-perfectwill showon thefinishedmodel.
Theguiding factor is this: Anytimegluehits the surfaceof the
model, itwill leaveamark that you can’t easilyfix.
Thus gluemust be treated likeKryptonite–used very carefullyand
sparingly. Don’t get it onyour hands,workarea, or tools, as itwill
mar yourmodels. The followingarea fewquicktips for handling
styreneadhesives:
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