Satelitte City Hot Stuff Original Instant Glue

Hot Stuff is very thin super glue that penetrates into tiny cracks and crevices very well. It is excellent for bonding very small parts and tight fitting surfaces together. 

I have been using Satellite City Super Glue since the early 1980s when I first became a professional model maker at Kenner Toys. It is the choice among most professionals. Consistent from batch to batch with great holding power, I highly recommend it and am happy to make it available in our web store. There are other brands out there, but dollar for dollar I believe this stuff to be the best. Dont be fooled by generic super glue with a brand label on it and pay more money than you need to for an inferior product.

ACC, or CA (Cyano-Acrylate) super glues are true glues that make a mechanical bond. This means they actually lock around the surfaces being glued together. ACC has little shear strength. It holds well when you pull on it but any sideways force usually breaks the bond. For this reason always pin heavy components or anything that can be leveraged. The pin absorbs the torque allowing the glue to hold. Solvent cements, like model kit glues, actually melt the two mating services together forming a better bond than a mechanical one. This is why I DONT recommend Super glue for plastic to plastic figure building. Testors Model master cement works much better.

For dissimilar materials or metal to metal joints super glue or epoxy is your best bet.

Hardened or set super glues can be dissolved by exposure to acetone, a common component of nail polish remover.