tail light lens modification, what glue to use ???

Trying/wanting to join 2 different ford tail lights for my 57 ford. have cut out the center of a stock 57 lens and then coming in from behind with a later falcon tail light. Super glue did nothing but frost the lens. Should I try model glue or is there something else that has a greater chance of working?

Mocked up it looks great, and a bit different from the often used Galaxie lenses.

 

Try ultraviolet glass glue.

 

Loctite makes this. Dishwasher safe.

http://www.loctiteproducts.com/p/sg_glass/overview/Loctite-Glass-Glue.htm

 

Acetone melts the plastic and glue it together

 

methyl methacrylate glue. Stores that sell acrylic plastic sheet will have it.

 

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Clear silycone, (silicone)

 

I use IPS Weld On 3 which has a watery constancy or Weld On 16 which is thicker and doesn't run like the watery stuff does. Both work really well, and I usually get it from Amazon.

 

Take an old plastic lens or a broken lens and put the pieces in a jar with some acetone. It will melt the plastic and you will have red colored glue. The more plastic you melt in the acetone the thicker the glue will be. If you use clear turn or parking lite lens you will have clear glue.

 

Do an internet search for a product called Weld On 16. It is an acrylic plastic cement. I used it 4 years ago when I made Lucite fins for my 56 Packard tailights. It works great, the pieces of plastic are fused together, I haven't had a single issue with breakage or separation.

Edit: just saw echoofgecko's post..I echo his sentiment

 

Seems like a job for good'ol model glue .... gotta be 18 to buy it .... and no huffing!

 

try this stuff, this is excellent

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=plastic%20weld&source=web&cd=7&ved=0CIwBEBYwBg&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modelhobbies.co.uk%2Fshop%2F57ml-plastic-weld-cement-p-26493.html&ei=dp6IT97fGeGX1AXNn8W_CQ&usg=AFQjCNHXdW2GddWaHczF50BTaffR2le9vw

you could also try "Tensol"

 

x 3. Then used modellers red translucent paint to cover any clue joins.

 

silicone wont hold up to uv turns yellow

 

Now THAT illustrates the value of the HAMB! I had no idea acetone would do that. great info to have man, thanks.

 

I should qualify the above by saying that one of my Senior students a couple of years ago designed and constructed a bespoke wall unit with an inbuilt acrylic fish tank using the EMA cement ( it is also good for emergency spectacle frame repairs and various other plastic repairs)

The only downside is that the component parts need to be an excellent fit, as the "glue" is a solvent and not a gap filler.

 

Silly me. I thought the lenses were glass.

Carry on.