wood to plastic

[Madd Trucker]

what  glue   is   good  to attach wood  to plastic 

[Mark]

What type of wood, how thick, and for what purpose (decorative, structural, other)?  Is the wood covering the plastic, or vice versa?

[Oldriginal86]

Epoxy is the universal adhesive. Pretty much glues anything to anything.

[Brizio]

Any CA (like SuperGlue) glue. 

[Mark]

If you are using thin wood for decorative purposes, like boat decking or interior paneling in a van, with super glue it can be tough to avoid the glue bleeding through to the outer surface...just something to think about.

[StevenGuthmiller]

2 part epoxy would absolutely be my choice, but hey......

 

 

 

 

 

Steve

[Dave G.]

Gel type super glue for me. And make sure the parts have a decent fit.

[slownlow]

This is probably not something modelers have on hand but as a carpenter I use contact cement. This is the stuff you apply to both surfaces, allow to get tacky, and then put the pieces together. Alignment is critical because there is no positioning after contact. Dry fit first. Align one edge first and then lay the piece down. A handy trick for aligning after the glue is applied place long narrow “dead men” down between the two surfaces and slide them out one at a time.

Edited October 28, 2023 by slownlow

[Ace-Garageguy]

For thin veneers, a "contact" type adhesive (as above) is definitely your best bet, either spray or brush-on.

Epoxy is difficult to spread really smoothly over a largish arera, as is CA...but contact cement is designed for the purpose.

On the other hand, thickened ("gel") CA or epoxy work very well for structural wood applications like a woody body, or truck bed framing, or older car body support members that are exposed.

 

[tbill]

2 hours ago, slownlow said:

This is probably not something modelers have on hand but as a carpenter I use contact cement. This is the stuff you apply to both surfaces, allow to get tacky, and then put the pieces together. Alignment is critical because there is no positioning after contact. Dry fit first. Align one edge first and then lay the piece down. A handy trick for aligning after the glue is applied place long narrow “dead men” down between the two surfaces and slide them out one at a time.

That is gorgeous!

[peteski]

Ordinary (stinky) contact cement has hot solvents which can warp styrene (sometimes it takes months or years for the warp to develop.  But there are also water-based contact cements which should be safe.