(Slot Car) Metal to styrene plastic model bonding question

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Hi all,

I am building my first electric slot drag racing car. I am using a Polar Lights white styrene 1/25 funny car body which will be mounted to a tube chassis which I have constructed. The front of the chassis is mounted to the body with pins so I will be able to remove the body from the chassis. The back of the chassis is slotted to mount to a cross tube across the back of the body to facilitate removal of the body from the chassis. I mounted the cross bar to the inside of the body and it is also pinned from the outside. I countersank the pin heads slightly below the surface of the body, filled it in with melted styrene and sanded smooth. I would like to bond the ends of the cross bar to the inside of the body for extra reenforcement. What can I use that will bond to the crossbar as well as bond to the styrene? Would a dab of JB weld work on both materials? Or is there something better to use?

Thanks,

Charles

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I’d use CA or epoxy.

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Hawkeye,

Thanks for the reply. I will use the epoxy as I have that. I am new to this stuff however. For my information, what is CA?

Thanks,

Charles

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CA is commonly called Crazy Glue. It’s sold in all hobby stores, hardware stores, Giant Foods, Acme, etc.

My choice would be the Epoxy.

Jim[cptn]

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Thanks for the reply. New to this kind of stuff and trying to learn the abbreviations.