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Re: "Fixing" movable dividers in Plano boxes
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Fri, 23 Jun 2000 07:44:05 GMT
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Is that Goop anything like that Walther's Goo the Americal Model Railroad
hobbyists use to stick practically anything to anything else with the
exception of styrene foam, because that gets melted by Goo?
I've got some magazines and they seem to recommend the stuff for just about
anything. Sorry if this is OT or anything, but I just had to know. <g>
Cheers ...
Geoffrey Hyde
Kevin Maynes <ERASETHISBITkmaynes@powersurfr.com> wrote in message
news:FMwKzE.757@lugnet.com...
> I've completed my experiments with Goop. It's an adhesive that comes in • many
> different iterations (I've used the "shoe" and "automotive" varieties and • they
> both seemed like the same... er... goop) and claims itself to be "stronger • than
> glue!" if you can believe that. AAAAnyway, this stuff is made by Eclectic
> Products Inc., and I got mine at WalMart (easy enough, eh?) It sticks • really
> quite well to the Plano plastic, but the big bonus is that when you want • to
> take it off all you have to do is get a grip (fingernails help) and pull -
> it'll just pop off. Once it's dry (overnight, so it finishes offgassing) • it
> seems nicely inert as well.
> I did try a bit directly on a black tile (so any damage would show up • easily),
> and it seemed to stick even better to the ABS. When I did get it off it • seemed
> to leave an odd residue behind, which was easy enough to buff off. I'm • curious
> to see what it'll do if used to hold pieces together - i.e. will it dry
> properly sealed between stud and brick, and so on. I'll keep you apprised. • In
> the meantime it works great for holding those pesky Plano dividers in • place!
>
> Of course, don't take any of this as precise scientific information.. • heh.. I
> won't take any responsibility if you melt your Lego, furniture, pets or
> what-have-you with whatever adhesives you choose to mess with. :)
> Have fun!
>
> K.M.
>
> In lugnet.storage, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > Hot glue is brill... NICE idea Ralph! It would be more of a mechanical
> > connection, though,as the glue does not bond to plastic (unless you get
> > a special kind, I don't think).
> >
> > My suggestion, along the same "mechanical" lines, would be Elmers(tm)
> > carpenters. Not permanent. A good soak will remove it.
> >
> > --
> > Larry Pieniazek larryp@novera.com http://my.voyager.net/lar
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> >
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