Using CA accelerator

[BattleshipBob]

Evening

Just bought CA accelerator, i understand you put CA on one side and Accel or other and hypresto! But can you apply it with a cocktail stick etc and I assume equal amount to CA??

Sorry to wake some chaps up

Bob

 

[boatman]

Evening

Just bought CA accelerator, i understand you put CA on one side and Accel or other and hypresto! But can you apply it with a cocktail stick etc and I assume equal amount to CA??

Sorry to wake some chaps up

Bob

Bob have a mask on when usein the acelrator as its not very nice stuff

 

[PaulTRose]

i use a little brush to swab some acell on one part.......toothpick for ca on the other

 

[yak face]

Dont do what i did bob and use a cotton bud soaked in the accelorator - it did the trick but i ended up with a load of cotton fluff stuck to the part too!!

 

[BattleshipBob]

Bob have a mask on when usein the acelrator as its not very nice stuff

Thanks Chris, not opened it yet!

i use a little brush to swab some acell on one part.......toothpick for ca on the other

Excellent, will try!

Dont do what i did bob and use a cotton bud soaked in the accelorator - it did the trick but i ended up with a load of cotton fluff stuck to the part too!!

Lovely a fluffy StuG, lol!!

 

[JR]

Bob I put the CA on the model or part to be stuck, line it up , and then a quick gentle burst of the spray. I've tried it in a lid and used an old paint brush as well , didn't think much to that. Might have been better using a needle or piece of wire just to take a drop.

 

[BattleshipBob]

Bob I put the CA on the model or part to be stuck, line it up , and then a quick gentle burst of the spray. I've tried it in a lid and used an old paint brush as well , didn't think much to that. Might have been better using a needle or piece of wire just to take a drop.

Thanks John, does the accelerator leave residue, if so hows it removed?

Bob

 

[JR]

Only Bob if you use too much, then I've noticed a white bloom on the CA, normally happens when you get a bit excited and get to much CA on the model.

Never bothered about removing it, the paint covers it ok. Its never that much anyway.

 

[BattleshipBob]

Only Bob if you use too much, then I've noticed a white bloom on the CA, normally happens when you get a bit excited and get to much CA on the model.

Never bothered about removing it, the paint covers it ok. Its never that much anyway.

Thanks John, bank of dunlop chq in the post

 

[adt70hk]

Bob. You can get accelerator in pen form.... Just apply the CA to the kit and wipe the piece across the pen tip.

Much more efficient, cheaper and no spray to worry about.

ATB.

Andrew

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[JR]

Damn for got all about that stick Andrew.

 

[adt70hk]

Damn for got all about that stick Andrew.

You have one then?

 

[JR]

You have one then?

No forgot about that one when you post it some time ago Andrew, went and got a spray from Tool Station .

 

[boatman]

Bob. You can get accelerator in pen form.... Just apply the CA to the kit and wipe the piece across the pen tip.

Much more efficient, cheaper and no spray to worry about.

ATB.

Andrew

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ANDREW do they do one with a pointed tip ?
chris

 

[JR]

Seem to remember someone saying you can get the accelerator in a bottle and not have bother with the spray.
Any idea where to buy it ?

 

[adt70hk]

ANDREW do they do one with a pointed tip ?
chris

Hi Chris

The short answer is I don't know, sorry.

This particular set is aimed at the the DIY and came with three bottles of their standard super glue, eg....
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00PKGYQMW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_RJVS1Q1Q1JY1XGS7T7D1

I'm on my second set of the super glue but the pen from the first set still works. I apply the super glue to the kit and then wipe the piece across the pen tip, applying the accelerator that way.

Sorry I can't of more help but you might find one online somewhere with a quick search.

ATB.

Andrew

 

[boatman]

Hi Chris

The short answer is I don't know, sorry.

This particular set is aimed at the the DIY and came with three bottles of their standard super glue, eg....
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00PKGYQMW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_RJVS1Q1Q1JY1XGS7T7D1

I'm on my second set of the super glue but the pen from the first set still works. I apply the super glue to the kit and then wipe the piece across the pen tip, applying the accelerator that way.

Sorry I can't of more help but you might find one online somewhere with a quick search.

ATB.

Andrew

CHEERS Andrew for your reply an yes i'll have a look around
chris

 

[Tim Marlow]

Never used this myself, but would it be possible to decant some into a jar from the spraycan and dispense it from there?

 

[PaulTRose]

Never used this myself, but would it be possible to decant some into a jar from the spraycan and dispense it from there?

thats what i do........cos it evaporates so quickly, i just squirt a little in the cans lid, use a small brush to apply it the stick the bit with ca on to it

 

[Tim Marlow]

Thanks Paul. I have had a bit of a read around about CA accelerators and am going to try Tamiya X-20A thinners. Accelerator seems to be mostly water with acetone as a fast dryer and deacidifier. X-20A is Isopropyl alcohol in water so may well do the same job.....albeit slightly slower.