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Old 10-21-2017, 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Scott_650
Traditional plastic cement is for polystyrene - I think the PSII fins are a some other plastic, polyethylene maybe? Be careful not to let the CA ooze onto the outside of the fins if you want a nice clean look. I ended up with some CA on the outside of the fins on Mammoth no. 2. Haven't built Trajector no.2 yet since I'm trying to decide if I want to use an Accur8 (John Pursley) vinyl wrap on that one.

Actually I believe the fins are made of ABS, and no the standard PS glues will not work on ABS. I believe that polyethlene would flex a bit too much and be highly resistant to paint and glue. I think that At, LOC, PML, etc. use PE in their nose cones. CA is a great bonding agent if the joint are not put into shear.
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