plastic cement

Styrene welding compound

Plastic cement is an adhesive specifically formulated to bond plastic materials by slightly dissolving their surfaces, creating a weld-like fusion when dry.

Model builders use it extensively for assembling styrene kits: Apply the plastic cement sparingly to avoid melting the detail.

Unlike general-purpose glues, it works by chemical bonding rather than adhesion, making joints nearly as strong as the original material.

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  • glueBonding substance
  • adhesiveMaterial that bonds objects
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material compatibility

plastic cementwood glue

Adhesive for lumber

fabric glue · rubber cement

bonding mechanism

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Adhesive strip on roll

hot glue · screws · screw · nails · nail

permanence and reversibility

plastic cementremovable adhesive

Bonding agent that unsticks

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G