oyoy5 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 With HobbyLobby 40% coupon going off, what is the best liquid cement that you use. I use testers still a lot. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusM Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Tamiya Extra Thin, use both the standard and rapid depending on the requirement. Buster99, Daywalker, LSP_K2 and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaning_Dog Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Second vote for Tamiya Extra Thin. Cheers! John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oyoy5 Posted February 19, 2021 Author Share Posted February 19, 2021 Tamiya it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 What Gus and Leaning dog said Tamiya is the Right stuff...although I do use MEK sometimes, stol....borro.....liberated from a 20 litre (used for cleaning) can from work D Bellis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmthamade Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 MEK. 946ml can from the big box hardware store, enough for a lifetime. Don D Bellis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Bellis Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 MEK it is. MEK is a common "active ingredient" in name-brand liquid cements, but better if if used straight. It is also FAR cheaper than name brand liquid cements, and is not diluted with garbage perfumes and fillers that do nothing productive. Want to pay extra for an inferior product? Tamiya Extra Thin is the way to go. Want a liquid cement that is just that and nothing else for pennies on the dollar? Get MEK. HTH, D dmthamade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaldEagle Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Is this the same MEK that I used to use in the printing trade? It was used a an extreme ink solvent and rubber reviver. Highly inflammable and very dangerous. We used to have to keep it locked up in a metal locker outside the building! Is it the same in the USA? Tel Smokeyforgothispassword and GusM 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee White Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 (edited) Ambroid pro weld was my go-to for years, now OOP. Micro Mark makes a glue that they literally tout as the "Same Stuff", hopefully it is. Edited February 19, 2021 by Lee White Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Methyl ethyl ketone. This is indeed a strong solvent and it is very flammable but this is a classical feature of all solvents and glues. D Bellis, chrish and dmthamade 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 My preference is for the Mr. Hobby Mr Cement S and SP products although I also use the Tamiya Extra thin types as well. Both the Tamiya ( Extra Thin ) and Mr Cement ( S and SP ) types contain up to about 50% methyl acetate. The remainder in the Tamiya Extra Thin is acetone or mix of acetone and butanone ( also known as methyl ethyl ketone or MEK ) in the Tamiya Extra Thin Quick dry The remainder in the Mr Cement S is butanon ( aka MEK ). I also keep a bottle of the Mr. Cement or Tamiya Cement ( white top ) on hand. These dry slower and contain dissolved styrene making them thicker and more suitable for some of the tougher gluing jobs. Incdentally, if you like the Tamiya Extra Thin cement, the Tamiya Airbrush Cleaner is exactly the same thing available in a 250ml bottle - about 5x as much for 2x price of the 40ml bottle. cheers, Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 1 minute ago, GrahamC said: The remainder in the Tamiya Extra Thin is acetone or mix of acetone and butanone ( also known as methyl ethyl ketone or MEK ) in the Tamiya Extra Thin Quick dry it is the addition of the butanon ( aka MEK ) which gives the Extra Thin cement it's "quick dry" properties. cheers, Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Bellis Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 7 hours ago, BaldEagle said: Is this the same MEK...? As Thierry stated, MEK is Methyl Ethyl Ketone no matter where you are. It is perfectly safe for modeling purposes as long as one doesn't snort it, light it on fire or bathe in it. I probably should have mentioned that I buy it by the gallon (around $20 and lasts me for nearly a decade). I bought a bottle of Testors liquid cement, dumped that in the trash, and then refilled the bottle with MEK so I could have a conveniently-sized MEK container for the workbench that has an application brush in the cap. MEK is all I use for plastic/plastic joints. Elmer's Clear Glue for attaching clear parts and CA for PE and resin. Only very rarely do I have to resort to anything else. D dmthamade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Well do not take that for granted. This is not so obvious in other languages as the name can be slightly different. For instance, in French, this is Methyl Ethyl Cetone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 39 minutes ago, thierry laurent said: Well do not take that for granted. This is not so obvious in other languages as the name can be slightly different. For instance, in French, this is Methyl Ethyl Cetone. Indeed. Variations in different languages can be confusing. I suspect Thierry's comment is more about it's French spelling being méthyl éthyl cétone I did a quick search for different names for MEK: MEK, 2-Butanone, Butan-2-one, Butanone, Methyl acetone, are all used ethyl methyl ketone cheers, Graham thierry laurent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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