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Title: What type of glue for playfield inserts ?
Post by: GAP on October 11, 2010, 07:16:25 PM
G`day all,

For those that have replaced playfield inserts, what type of glue is best to use & why ?

Cheers
Graeme
Title: Re: What type of glue for playfield inserts ?
Post by: MartyJ on October 11, 2010, 07:40:14 PM
Quote from: GAP on October 11, 2010, 07:16:25 PM
G`day all,

For those that have replaced playfield inserts, what type of glue is best to use & why ?

Cheers
Graeme

I have previously used the Loctite brand.  It dries relatively clear and has never given me any issues.  Works very well with bonding plastic to wood - but I've always spent a long time cleaning the old glue out first as well as wet sanding inserts.

Title: Re: What type of glue for playfield inserts ?
Post by: pinnies4me on October 11, 2010, 08:28:10 PM
By Loctite do you mean it's version of "super glue"? Or something else? I've used super glue for some things, but always worry about removing the inserts if I ever needed to in future.
Title: Re: What type of glue for playfield inserts ?
Post by: MartyJ on October 11, 2010, 08:34:42 PM
Quote from: pinnies4me on October 11, 2010, 08:28:10 PM
By Loctite do you mean it's version of "super glue"? Or something else? I've used super glue for some things, but always worry about removing the inserts if I ever needed to in future.

Yup, Loctite have their own superglue.  It is a very strong superglue and I've used it on probably 4 playfields now without any issues.
Title: Re: What type of glue for playfield inserts ?
Post by: Retropin on October 11, 2010, 08:55:55 PM
Clear Araldite - 5 min stuff
Title: Re: What type of glue for playfield inserts ?
Post by: shansta on October 11, 2010, 10:43:19 PM
Quote from: MartyJ on October 11, 2010, 08:34:42 PM
Quote from: pinnies4me on October 11, 2010, 08:28:10 PM
By Loctite do you mean it's version of "super glue"? Or something else? I've used super glue for some things, but always worry about removing the inserts if I ever needed to in future.

Yup, Loctite have their own superglue.  It is a very strong superglue and I've used it on probably 4 playfields now without any issues.

This is what Marty is talking about - the 424 shown here is for gluing ABS and hard to stick plastics.


 (http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc376/shansta99/loctite.jpg)


There are quite a few (Loctite) grades of this stuff depending on what exactly you are gluing. (I think 425 is general purpose from memory)

Edit: 435 is GP.

What are the inserts molded from? I assume Acrylic?



Title: Re: What type of glue for playfield inserts ?
Post by: GAP on October 12, 2010, 07:49:07 PM

"Edit: 435 is GP."

I drive a concrete mixer for work, truck number - 435
GP - my initals
 :wtf:
Title: Re: What type of glue for playfield inserts ?
Post by: shansta on October 12, 2010, 09:16:32 PM
Quote from: GAP on October 12, 2010, 07:49:07 PM

"Edit: 435 is GP."

I drive a concrete mixer for work, truck number - 435
GP - my initals
 :wtf:

Cue "Twilight Zone" music...  $.$

Actually - I got grades of this stuff at work that isn't listed on the website? Might not be available to the general public?
Title: Re: What type of glue for playfield inserts ?
Post by: Pinprick on October 12, 2010, 10:34:12 PM
Quote from: Retropin on October 11, 2010, 08:55:55 PM
Clear Araldite - 5 min stuff

Me too Gappy . . .