Anyone know of a transparent glue?

[Alan The Braw]

Im working with clear perspex and need a glue that will dry perfectly clear and strong anyone got an idea what and where to buy in uk? Thanks for any help.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Make some by dissolving some of the same perspex filings in chloroform.

[Tony Williams]

The modellers at a place I used to work at used (I think) acetone as solvent for perspex. Clamp the edges together, then brush the solvent into the crack. Both faces melted and welded themselves together.

[Cicero]

=============== 'Clear Bostik' dries clear but its strength depends on what you want to do with the perspex.

Cic.

[Kaiser]

Tensol 12 Cement available from RS Components.

[Alan The Braw]

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[Mike Barnard]

My Hot Glue Gun dries transparent. Depends on the final strength you need and the conditions I suppose, but worth an experiment?

[Mike]

Your perspex supplier should be able to supply the proper glue which forms a transparent bond by dissolving the surface layers of the perspex.

[andrewpreece]

Try glass glue, by Loctite I think. It needs sunlight to cure.

Andy.

[Jeff]

Araldite

Regards Jeff

[Rob Morley]

Chloroform (trichloromethane) - You used to be able to get it from pharmacists, but I doubt you can these days. I'd have suggested acetone (which was available from the local Chemists last time I tried) but apparently the best stuff is ethylene dichloride.

[The Natural Philosopher]

Go to a GOOD model shop and buy 'canopy glue'

Used to hold clear acrylic canopies in place. Its ALMOST clear when dry.

[Mike Harrison]

Low-bloom cyanoacrylate (superglue) works pretty well on perspex.