Originally Posted by
InspGadgt
You must be using a slow CA to do that. I've tried it a few times and never had any luck with it. Either the CA would dry too much in the q-tip, or it would leave bits of cotton on the chassis, or there would be some sort of chemical reaction in the q-tip.
I sand my chassis too but don't round off the edges of the chassis. At worse I knock off the sharp edge a hair but no more then that.
No slow CA...use the thin stuff in pink bottle. I always use the "Zap" brand. It's important to shake the excess CA off the Q-tip. (believe me there is usually alot)
If cotton was left on the chassis it usually means a spot was missed during the sanding process (Kind of like running a Q-tip accross your finger to locate a splinter) I go all the way to 600 grit so its allways smooth. Also, if you stop the motion of the application for a split second you run the risk of bonding the Q-Tip to the chassis...
I've found there to be a chemical reaction when using some of the knock off brands of Q-Tip. Not sure why? I stick with the J&J brand...best ones I've found have been the wooden stick base...they stopped selling them in my area so now I'm stuck with the card board base
I tried the direct application of small CA bottle directly to the chassis and allowing the drop to run the length of the outer edge. May hands are not steady enough...just never worked for me.