07-24-2010, 05:55 AM
(07-21-2010, 06:57 PM)Wombat Wrote: Ok,just on my gluing again,i hope it holds together over time.Just want to clarify what i did.When joining the panels,i wet both contact areas with the solvent before joining em together.After it was together and being held in place by the glued edges i ran the glue down the back faces of the panels to fill in what i called the back valley between the panels.I think you understand what i'm saying?I didn't just run the glue down the back to join up the panels,they were bonded first on the edges themselves.Anyway,if it does fall apart i'll know why.I do the same thing when joining parts together that are long, and wide. This helps to create a strongly bonded seam. Also, you can cut strips out of styrene, and glue them all along the edges to help reinforce the joints.
~ Cobra Chris