Epoxy & Adhesives for Scale Model Making, Craft & Restoration
We supply a range of adhesives for scale model making, craft tasks and restoration projects, including epoxy and cyanoacrylate superglues. We also offer specific adhesive formulations for bonding certain materials and are suppliers of Hxtal NYL-1, the world’s leading epoxy for glass and ceramic repair.
Epoxy Adhesives
Sylmasta Epoxies provide high strength, durable and temperature resistant bonds to all materials. Unlike superglues which offer instant adhesion, epoxies cure in five minutes to allow more time for detailed glueing in tricky scale model and restoration applications.
Hxtal NYL-1 is a crystal clear epoxy used by professional curators, art museums and glass artists to restore priceless ceramic and glass items. It was famously used by the British Museum to repair the Portland Vase.
Crystal clear adhesive for the bonding and repair of glass and ceramic. It is popular with professional restorers for its exceptional non-yellowing qualities and remaining totally transparent
Multipurpose epoxy with a five minute cure time that bonds to plastics, ceramic, wood, concrete and metal. Available in bulk 500g kit size as well as standard syringes and cartridges
Metal Bond Rapid 5 Minute Epoxy
Epoxy adhesive which sets to a dark grey metallic colour. It has been specially formulated to provide excellent adhesion to metals and other rigid with a five minute cure time
High class manual applicator gun for dispensing 50ml cartridges of Rapid 5 Minute and Metal Bond Epoxy Adhesives in either 1:1 ratio or 2:1 ratio
Cyanoacrylate Superglues
Sylmasta manufacture three grades of cyanoacrylate superglues. They are of different viscosities and offer fast bonds to all materials for arts and craft, scale model making and restoration tasks. All three grades can be purchased together in the Sylmasta Superglue Kit, alongside accessories including Ultra-Fine Nozzles and Activator.
All three grades of Sylmasta Cyanoacrylate Superglue along with Ultra-Fine Nozzles available in one Kit at a cheaper cost compared to buying each grade as individual items
Sylmasta Superglue & Activator Kit
Kit containing three grades of Sylmasta Cyanoacrylate Superglue, Ultra-Fine Nozzles and additional Activator for speeding the curing process and protecting porous surfaces
CAE1500 High Viscosity Superglue
Superglue with a longer cure for careful bonding of plastic, metal and rubber. Its thickness makes it suitable for gap filling and use on absorbent materials like wood, paper, porcelain and fabrics.
Medium viscosity, multipurpose superglue which achieves a strong bond in seconds to all materials including plastic, metal, rubber, ceramic, wood and porcelain
Low viscosity superglue with the consistency of water, allowing it to flow easily into difficult areas. It penetrates porous surfaces and can wick into closely fitted parts
Nozzles fit all three grades of Sylmasta Cyanoacrylate Superglue, enabling total control over the bonding process by dispensing beads of glue as small as 0.5mm
Activator 50ml (Spray & Brush)
Brush applied Activator for speeding bond time of superglue. Also applied to protect porous surfaces by causing glue to cure before it can be absorbed by materials
Activator in an aerosol for spraying over large sections of porous material needing protection against absorbing superglue and for speeding up the curing process
UHU Glue & Adhesives
UHU are one of the world’s biggest manufacturers of glue and adhesives with a range consisting of epoxy and superglues suitable for all scale model making, arts and craft tasks. They bond to wood, plastics, metal, glass, porcelain, ceramic, leather, rubber, felt, cork, fabrics, cardboard, paper and many other materials.
We stock three formulations of UHU Epoxies with different cure times and a specialist Plastic Glue.
Fast working UHU Epoxy Adhesive with a two minute work time. Initial strength is achieved after five minutes with a final strength of 800 N/cm². It is supplied in two 15ml tubes
UHU Epoxy Adhesive with a five minute work time. Initial strength is achieved after 20 minutes with a final strength of 1300 N/cm². It is supplied in two 15ml tubes
Heavy duty, super strength UHU Epoxy Adhesive available in four different pack sizes. Has a work time of 90 minutes with initial strength controlled by temperature
UHU Plus Endfest Dual-Barrel Cartridge
UHU Endfest supplied in a dual-barrel cartridge rather than separate tubes, providing a more user-friendly method of ejecting both parts of the epoxy to the correct ratio
Specialist plastic glue designed for assembling model kits and other building tasks. Has a fine needle-shaped nozzle for precise application and accessing difficult parts
UV Glass Bonding Adhesive
UV Glass Adhesive is specially formulated for bonding and repairing glass. It only cures when exposed to UV light, enabling the user to begin the curing process only when they are ready. It exhibits excellent strength, can withstand the toughest of applications in glass construction, resists ageing and will not yellow when exposed to the elements.
Medium viscosity UV adhesive giving ultimate strength when bonding to glass to glass. It also bonds glass to stainless steel, steel, aluminium and certain plastics
The 11W UV lamp is ideal for curing UV Glass Adhesive. Comes with a sturdy base, a directional arm for full flexibility when manoeuvring into position for curing and a UK plug