I've been annoyed at my bottle for weeks now and as soon as you showed the closeup, I immediately saw what you were going to say. Brilliant. Hope the comments helps the algorithm get this video in front of more people.
here is my recipe for thin cement, which works exactly like Tamiya.... 50% lacquer thinner + 50% Acetone this will have much less odor than cellulose thinner/ lacquer thinner on its own, and less odor than Tamiya thin cement... the acetone facilitates fast clean evaporation, with some solvent power, the lacquer thinner is the stronger solvent that melts the plastic. enjoy ;O)
I do this all the time just be carful with the rib not locking in to its resess it will fall in to your glue or it'll slide down leaning off the bottom off the bottom and your left with captian hook's brush so if you are doing this something like a tad of white tac inside the tube works of a bit of double sided tape a tiny strip round the end and slide it back in just make sure that tips not going know whare! Just my experience through the year's doing this some of the issues that will happen unexpectedly! Luckily I've about 20 empty bottles! Another tip if you are keeping empty bottles keep a small layer of glue in it for the brush tip or the brush will dry out and frey without it being in glue constantly!
My god I never knew the brush could be extended after how many years in the hobby. Feel this should be advertised on the bottle or something!? Also can you get replacement brushes? I've somehow mashed the end of mine so it's not very accurate at applying stuff now.
Glad you learnt something! When a brush becomes damaged, it is best to replace with a new bottle and use the fresh cement as bulk stock to top up your working bottle.
So, I'm working on a model and part of it required super glue instead of Tamiya cement. I stupidly wiped the Tamiya cement brush in wet super glue which stuck all of the bristles together... I soaked it in nail polish remover and also hot soapy water, agitating the bristles to break up the bond, and that seems to have gotten all of the super glue out, but the brush did not go back to normal. It's curly at the end and doesn't have that nice sharp point, making it a pain to accurately apply in tight areas. Are there any tips to restoring a mangled brush, or do I just need to buy a new bottle for a new brush? And maybe I'm missing it, but Tamiya doesn't seem to sell replacement brushes.. I want to buy a dozen of them because I suspect that won't be my first time doing this D:
The brushes in Tamiya cement bottles easily outlast the quantity of cement when used correctly. If you need to replace the brush, buy another bottle and use the new brush. The extra cement can be used to refill your existing bottle.
@@HearnsHobbiesMelbourne you can actually make your own special sauce if you experiment with it. I like the liquid weld although I feel there’s definitely more of a bond adding at least a quarter of a tube cement to a jug of plastic weld. In all honesty I think the 50/50 ratio needs to be tweaked some as it is a lot thicker than needed. Liquid weld alone doesn’t really cut it.
It depends what consistency you want for the job. The thicker the glue, the more filler it has. Liquid cements work best when the there is good surface area and the fit is good. The looser the fit the thicker you need to bridge the parts to make a bond.
