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Schoof
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PE Help !

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Am i supposed to glue the PE over B42 or exchange it ???

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My shield is PE can i still glue the plastic onto it by usesing superglue and there are no guide holes so i guess i have to eyeball the postion ??

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Looks a bit thick to just be PE in the pics so Im guessing the PE is glued on top. :scratch::
Test fit both ways and see how it looks.

And I use plain CA (super glue) to glue PE to plastic.
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ScaleArmorBuilder wrote:Looks a bit thick to just be PE in the pics so Im guessing the PE is glued on top. :scratch::
Test fit both ways and see how it looks.

And I use plain CA (super glue) to glue PE to plastic.

Thanks :th:
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put together plastic and PE element - drill on orginal places in plastic part - not totaly - only to marks glued places (1mm drill) You can cut plastik part and use only that center to market glue places - sorry for english :)
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Now it`s paint time...... normaly i prime with flat black paint ....... now with the PE can i do the same or do i need real primer ??
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As long as the PE is roughed up and clean normal primer should stick just fine.
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