Best glue for broken resin part?

TFrosst

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Hey guys. I have a couple of fingers that broke off a little bust of mine and was just wondering what the best glue option is for me? The bust is resin

-Tom
 
Hi Tom,

My best suggestions are either superglue or epoxy and a good set of pointy tweezers. If the parts are tiny then superglue/CA glue is probably the better option. I like the gel superglue as it's easier to place with precision and won't run. 5-Minute epoxy will give you a stronger bond but if the parts are tiny you won't be able to use a lot of it and it can be very difficult to hold the part in place while the glue sets up. Hope this helps.

Good luck!

Dave
 
I've tried the CA route and the pieces just won't stick. I'm really not sure what the reason is either as nothing has gotten on the sides of the broken pieces and the material is clearly resin
 
You can sand both areas with something like a 120-150 grit sandpaper where the parts meet to be glued together, it will give the superglue something to grip onto. Hope this helps.
 
Ok there are many types of glue, but there are also loads of different resins, what type is it? Polyester? Polyurea? Polyurethane? For urethanes superglue, is crap tbf, for polyester it's great, CA glue is chemically pretty much identical to superglue, if it's a urethane you're trying to glue, epoxy is a good bet, and you can get some pretty amazing two part urethane based glues which would work really well.

Also the size of the fingers matter, if they're huge and hollow, it might be wise to actually fill them with body filler, and attach them with a squish, but if they're tiny you might find a tiny spot of wacker silicone glue might be wise...

in short, we need more information to give usable advice
 
Not all super glues are created equal.
If you are using a cheap one then find yourself a higher end industrial version.

I would say drill and pin the parts if you have the space but you did mention the parts being clear so that really isn't an option,
If nothing else clean then lightly sand the surfaces so the glue has something to grip.

Post a pix so we know what you are dealing with.
 
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