Testor's liquid cement

willycoppens · 5 February 2003, 07:12 AM

Howdy,
Can't seem to find old-fashioned Testor's liquid cement anymore. Did they stop making it? Is Tenax 7-R any good for bonding polystyrene plastic? TIA, willy

drIace · 5 February 2003, 09:33 AM

Have not used Tenax, but the Tamiya Liquid Cement (you know it is actually a solvent welding agent) is excellent, very thin. More than adequate as a replacement for the Testor's.

5 February 2003, 12:34 PM

Tenax works fine. It has far less of a smell (unless you get really close.) Best of all, it's made in Tennessee.

Rob_Owens · 5 February 2003, 02:52 PM

Willy, Have both on my workbench (my local Hobby Lobby is still selling Testor's) Tentax (or Ambroid Pro-Weld) for flowing down the seams of those perfectly moulded "Tamigawa" kits, and Testor's for parts that need moving into alignment after gluing. I even have the "thicker Testors" ( NOT tube, the one in that funny-shaped black plastic bottle with the red label) for tacking pieces into place, followed by "welding" w/ Tentax, or thin superglue. 73's, Rob

stringbags4ever2 · 6 February 2003, 12:16 AM

Willy:
I've had excellent results with Ambroid Pro-Weld. It bonds in less than a minute and covers up well under a coat of primer. Should be readily available in better hobby shops.

6 February 2003, 06:39 AM

You may be right about Testor's liquid cement no longuer being available. I haven't seen it in my local Hobby Shop for quite a while. I have used another brand of liquid cement, but i am not satisfied with the result, as i dont find it as good as Testor.

Tenax 7r is an excellent product- just use it sparingly, otherwise it will melt the plastic!