09-02-2010, 10:22 PM
It's my understanding that Barge cement is a contact-type cement, the same as Pliobond. For contact cement, I prefer LePages' Gelled Contact Cement, although I was unsuccessful recently when looking for this brand. I did, however, find DAP Weldwood Gelled Contact Cement, and it seems to perform as well as the LePages. The advantage of the gelled formula is that it's much less stringy during application, but the disadvantage is that it's available only in quart or gallon cans - probably too much for a few hobby projects, although it is useful around the home, too.
If you use it to bond something (just about anything) to styrene, it helps to "prep" the styrene with a coat of lacquer thinner first - this prevents the solvent being drawn out of the contact cement by the plastic and yields a stronger bond. For non-mechanical joints between dissimilar materials, it's my cement of choice.
Wayne
If you use it to bond something (just about anything) to styrene, it helps to "prep" the styrene with a coat of lacquer thinner first - this prevents the solvent being drawn out of the contact cement by the plastic and yields a stronger bond. For non-mechanical joints between dissimilar materials, it's my cement of choice.
Wayne