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I just obtained a 6-82702 PS-4 Flatcar with tarped load. It comes with the stakes in a separate bag, to be inserted in slots (holes) on each side of the car. I cannot get most of the stakes inserted securely--they tend to fall out.  I'm considering gluing them into the slots. The glues I'm familiar with  (super glue and epoxy) will fasten the stakes permanently. Is there a type of glue that will hold securely but allow the stakes to be removed if necessary?

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hearncl posted:

 The glues I'm familiar with  (super glue and epoxy) will fasten the stakes permanently. 

RE: "Super Glue".

Information:
There are many (many) different manufactures selling "Super Glue" in "Liquid" or "Gel".
- Elmers Super Glue
- Gorilla Super Glue
- Krazy Super Glue
- Lepage Super Glue
- Loctite Super Glue
- Scotch Super Glue
- Etc.
All of these many (many) different manufactures selling "Super Glue" state,
will bond, metal, wood, leather, rubber, paper, ceramic and "Plastic".

Actual Experience:
I used "Regular" liquid "Super Glue", so I could assemble my plastic structures much faster,
without waiting for gluing time.
But after a few years, most of the small plastic parts started falling off,
because the glue totally crystallized and no longer bonded the plastic parts together.

Caution:
Do "Not" use a "Regular" type of "Super Glue", when bonding plastic parts together.

Question: (#1)
Why are these (x2) manufactures selling "Super Glue" with an "Activator"
when gluing "Plastic Parts" together ?

Lepage - All Plastic Super Glue (x2 Part Procedure).
Especially for "All Plastics".

Loctite - All Plastic Super Glue (x2 Part Procedure).
Especially for "All Plastics".

Answer: (#1)
An "Activator" primes hard-to-bond "Plastic Surfaces" such as polypropylene and polyethylene.
The (x2) part "Cyanoacrylate Adhesive" that sets in seconds and develops tremendous strength with just one drop.
"Cyanoacrylate Adhesive" is also known as "super glues" or “instant adhesives”,
due to their extraordinary adhesion profile.

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Salty Rails posted:

Walthers is a BRAND.  Wm. Walthers  was  the founder.  "GOO" is the name of the product.  Supposedly used to join unlike materials, say wood to metal. Seems to have rubbery qualities and I think acetone based.  It has been around at LEAST 50 years that I know of.

Goo, originally Hobsco's Goo, is a rubber contact cement that is acetone based - not sure that it always used acetone; that might be somewhat recent.  Excellent for mixed materials and with the addition of a little medium viscosity CA, the bond is near immediate and very strong.

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