glue Composite Craft chassis??

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glue Composite Craft chassis??

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i heard of people running glue (like crazy glue/zapagap glue) along the edge of graphite chassis and shock towers..im getting a new Composite Craft chassis and i wanted to know what people thought of this idea ..

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Re: glue Composite Craft chassis??

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It helps preventing the graphite parts to delaminate after a severe shock, I would only do it if you plan to run the car. Make sure your chassis is always perpendicular to the ground when doing it, otherwise the glue will leak on the chassis plate itself.
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Re: glue Composite Craft chassis??

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Ok, so how do you get the CA glue off of the edges of a graphite chassis?
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Re: glue Composite Craft chassis??

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Ok, so how do you get the CA glue off of the edges of a graphite chassis?

I would say by sanding with 220 to 400 depending on the amount of glue and how well it was/wasn’t done

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Acetone, but be careful with the type of graphite. I have seen both good and bad results.
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Re: glue Composite Craft chassis??

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this article has been around forever, i never tryed it to be honest, but results look good. i know if i did it, i would probably ruin it lol

http://www.teamcrc.com/crc/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=16&mode=&order=0&thold=0

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Re: glue Composite Craft chassis??

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I have and do use Lacquer Thinner on carbon fiber and fiberglass chassis and have never had a problem it removes old double stick/foam tape like a champ, as far as using Acetone to remove CA if its still wet it seems to help but once dried I have not had good results with anything other then sandpaper. If anyone has used Acetone with good results on hardened CA please let me know what works best for you and I will certainly give it a shot as little looks worse then a big nasty glue mark where it doesn’t belong.

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Re: glue Composite Craft chassis??

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Works the same as Acetone or far better? It was my understanding that De-bonder is Acetone and with 3 daughters there is always nail polish remover to be had.

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