Atak Zimmerit - best adhesive to use

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Atak Zimmerit - best adhesive to use

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Hi,
I've ordered an Atak resin Zimmerit set for my Tamiya King Tiger. Can anyone recommend the best adhesive to use with these sets? I understood they recommend Microscale Liquidtape, but that in theory enables you to peel it off and is more suited to static models?
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Re: Atak Zimmerit - best adhesive to use

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Hello from germany,

I accidentally discovered Vallejo Texture's terrain paste "White Pumice" some time ago. It's a bit grainy - like the original Zimmerit - and works well with a small spatula. The Zimmerit and the texture adhere well to the model and you can also correct the ATAK Zimmerit - which is no longer possible when using superglue - apart from the "mess" on the hands. The excess texture at the seams is carefully spread and then covers them well.

Good luck and "si vis pacem - para bellum !"

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Atak recommend a two part epoxy like Five Minute Araldite so that what I used.
Slow cure and clean to use, but a bit smelly
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Re: Atak Zimmerit - best adhesive to use

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but does anyone try to produce zimmerit by themselves? necessarily Atak?
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Met5 wrote:but does anyone try to produce zimmerit by themselves? necessarily Atak?
I had intended to build a non-zimm Tiger, but then decided I liked a couple of zimm paint schemes. I opted for Atak because a few people recommended it, and time constraints.
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Hi all,

I use always 2 component glue, the 5 minute type gives you time to adjust the sheets.
Then some putty to smooth the edges and ready you are.

Hope this helps.

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Many thanks to everyone who has replied, greatly appreciated! I had wondered if a decent place would have done the trick, gives you time to adjust etc and easy to remove excess? I've used 2 part Araldite in the past and thought it might be a bit thick for this kind of work?
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Koenigstiger 007 wrote:Hello from germany,

I accidentally discovered Vallejo Texture's terrain paste "White Pumice" some time ago. It's a bit grainy - like the original Zimmerit - and works well with a small spatula. The Zimmerit and the texture adhere well to the model and you can also correct the ATAK Zimmerit - which is no longer possible when using superglue - apart from the "mess" on the hands. The excess texture at the seams is carefully spread and then covers them well.

Good luck and "si vis pacem - para bellum !"

Guenther
Thanks Gunther, never heard of the stuff but will look it up! You actually used this stuff as the adhesive?
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For larger pieces of photoetch I use more of a rubber cement to attach it since flexing CA glue can cause it to let go. I would think a more flexible adhesive would work for the zim also as long as both sides are scuffed a little before gluing.
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Rubber cement sounds reasonable, can you recommend a particular example?
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