Help support TMP


"How to Glue Paper to Plastic?" Topic


14 Posts

All members in good standing are free to post here. Opinions expressed here are solely those of the posters, and have not been cleared with nor are they endorsed by The Miniatures Page.

In order to respect possible copyright issues, when quoting from a book or article, please quote no more than three paragraphs.

For more information, see the TMP FAQ.


Back to the Paper Modeling Message Board


Areas of Interest

General

Featured Hobby News Article


Featured Link


Featured Showcase Article

The QuarterMaster Table Top

Need 16 square feet of gaming space, built to order?


Featured Workbench Article

How to Dip Wargames Factory Plastics & Old Glory Figures

Laconia Hobbies shows us how it is done.


Featured Profile Article

Jot Wood Magnet

Personal logo Editor in Chief Bill The Editor of TMP Fezian finds bases at the dollar store!


10,381 hits since 12 Sep 2010
©1994-2025 Bill Armintrout
Comments or corrections?

Bunkermeister12 Sep 2010 2:30 p.m. PST

I want to glue some paper lace material to sheet styrene. I have tried Tamya liquid glue, Zap a Gap CA glue, and Testors Model Master plastic glues but with no success.

Any suggestions?

Mike "Bunkermeister" Creek
bunkermeister.blogspot.com

DeanMoto12 Sep 2010 2:42 p.m. PST

CA is superglue, correct? If so, that would've been my suggestion. Seems to work for odd pairings. Dean

Coyotepunc and Hatshepsuut12 Sep 2010 3:00 p.m. PST

Use a glue stick, like the kids use in school. Apply it to the plastic and then press your paper into place. Good luck!

Toaster12 Sep 2010 3:00 p.m. PST

I have found good old PVA works fine for me.

Robert

elsyrsyn12 Sep 2010 4:03 p.m. PST

Or spray adhesive – that works well too.

Doug

thosmoss12 Sep 2010 6:40 p.m. PST

Big fan of Tacky Glue. It's like Elmer's Glue, but it actually works. Available in craft stores like Michael's (home of the 40% off coupons), or in the craft section at WalMart.

JRacel12 Sep 2010 7:08 p.m. PST

I like Tacky Glue as well. There is even a fast dry formula now that worked well for me on some plaster parts. I don;t see why it would not work with paper and plastic unless the plastic is very very smooth or has some form or oil or mold release on it.

Jeff

Mapleleaf12 Sep 2010 11:01 p.m. PST

UHU like contact cement
- available as tube glue or glue stick

Space Monkey13 Sep 2010 3:13 a.m. PST

My first thought was spray adhesive too… like for mounting photos to cardstock… but it's not very precise.

tigrifsgt13 Sep 2010 5:24 a.m. PST

I use the Elmers Gel Glue, it has always satisfied my needs when doing that. It dries clear and can be painted over. TIG

sector5113 Sep 2010 7:07 a.m. PST

My first thought was spray adhesive too… like for mounting photos to cardstock… but it's not very precise.

And would probably melt the styrene.

elsyrsyn13 Sep 2010 8:10 a.m. PST

And would probably melt the styrene.

Nope. 3M 77 does not melt styrene. At least, it never has for me. Before I discovered full sheet self-adhesive label paper, that's how I affixed paper models printouts to 040 styrene.

Doug

Bunkermeister14 Sep 2010 6:58 p.m. PST

Thanks for all your suggestions. I will probably try all of them.

Mike "Bunkermeister" Creek
bunkermeister.blogspot.com

laptot07 Oct 2010 11:15 a.m. PST

I use a number of media scratch-building ironclads and often have to glue paper to plastic. What I do is to first use light coat of PVA glue to get the paper to conform to the conture of the pastic part to be joined. Then while the glue is still wet I saturate the paper with very thin CA. Even though some warn against using kicker with super thin CA, I do this being sure there is not too much pooled to create excessive heat. The paper is now like resin and can be cut filed and sanded.

Sorry - only verified members can post on the forums.