Creative clamping is the name of the game if you want to use the contact cements like E6000, which is my favorite.. But CA and Hotglue have their place for sure.. (No clamps required.....). Thanks for watching and commenting.

@@SteffenRC i've always taped the joint together if i couldn't get it tacky enough. your way seems a lot more precise

toothpicks and baboo sticks are in everyone's arsenal for foam repair lol

Yep.. I really enjoy the repair part of this hobby. Great fun... Thanks for watching..

Thanks. I thought about the CF rods in this after the repairs and makes sense. Should’ve. I’ve done that in other repairs. I added CF strips in my Eflite Viper 70mm to prevent issues if I stall and cartwheel. It’s proven very effective. Thanks for the comments. Will

@@SteffenRC just don’t make it too strong with the CF rods. I did that to my 70mm Viper and when it did crash a year later. The nose pushed it way past the air intakes. But my repair held up. LOL.

Thanks.. It was a fun project and I learned a ton... Kinda surprised at the results..

Frankly, Earl's the one that recommended that steamer.. I found it to work really well. It isn't a miracle worker, but it sure helps....

Thanks. Appreciate the comments. I sure learned a lot during the process. Like all of us, we play around with new techniques and share with the community. Thanks Will

Glad it was helpful!

Used planes are awesome. You typically get amazing deals. And can't see all the bumps and bruises on the plane while its flying anyway..

As long as pilots crash planes, we'll continue to hone our rebuilding skills and techniques.. Its actually a fun part of the hobby.. (repairing planes, that is... ) Thanks for the support...

It takes a little work, but it’s worth it. Kinda fun to bring the ugly planes back to life. Thanks for commenting - Will

Thanks a lot. I was pretty surprised at how well it turned out.

Too funny. I told mine this is specially made steamer for foam planes only... I don't think she bought that one.... I'm sure I'm gonna be cleaning the oven or bathroom grout soon enough...😀

I’d like to try dipping it in water. Next project I’ll play with that. Thanks Will

Yes it is... Mike will do a great re-re-maiden.. 3rd times the charm....😎

Thanks Earl. I hope I don't see it in the shop anytime soon.😀

Thanks. Never been called that. Kinda like it. 😀

Thank.. It was a fun and challenging project.

Glad you like this video. I'll absolutely make a video for fixing foam hinges.

@@SteffenRC thanks a lot. Looking forward to seeing it. 👌

Glad you liked it.. Appreciate the support.

Thanks Randy. It's not hard to fix these planes.. It just takes a little time.... Good luck.. Will

I'm gonna try that on the next project. I've heard folks getting great results with that method.. Thanks, Will

Turned out pretty nice.. At least from 10' away... :-)

Me too... Its a real game changer on rebuilds...

Thanks Ross appreciate the support

Ah, shucks fella's.. I'm gonna blush......🥲

Thanks. It’s amazing what a little effort can do..

I really enjoy the process of repairing these foam planes. It’s a wonderful part of the hobby. I recently tested a mess of glues for foam repairs (on my channel). I tried Clear Gorilla glue, but it didn’t test as good as others. I’d like to test the white gorilla glue though. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@@SteffenRC white gorilla is amazing..i fixed a totally horrible zeta blaze front end this past weekend...its a plane i have flown almost 10 years had many crashes..to many reglues to mention..i used wG to attach front fuse to main fuse after i reshaped and glued multiple peices..WG when activated with a little water is perfect..it fills in all the gaps ...after 15 mins or so its pretty much set up...Give it a try...yes on many jobs its over kill...i use CA with activator mostly. I am able to fit parts perfectly in most cases..and CA is sandable ..i also use light weight spackle when needed..i only fix my own foamies,but i do enjoy repairing...🙂

What do you mean by wg?

WG is white gorilla glue

Yes, you do... They are pretty impressive tools

Thanks.. Appreciate it. - Will

Its a great method, but there are a few others out there, like soaking in HOT water and massaging the foam in place.. (Never tried it, but I'm sure it works too...). The Eflite Cirrus is a wonderful plane and something that finds its way to the field an awful lot. Just an easy touch and go plane, or an impressive stunt plane.. Eflite really did a great job on that one.. Thanks, Will

Egbert, Thanks for the comments.. Really appreciate it.. After I steamed as much of the wrinkle/crushed marks out of the foam, I applied a light coat of Lightweight drywall spackle. Sand smooth and apply another coat to make sure it covers the wrinkles and defects. Then a few coats of satin water based poly. Sand smooth and apply the poly again. Now its ready for paint. Good luck my friend.. - Will

May I ask another question? Why do you use Poly Acrylic? As a kind of smooth primer? Thanks to your video I was able to find some materials here in Germany, Miniwax is also available. Thank you very much

Yep. Easy to just swap that out, but I needed something to post on my KZfaq channel. 😀. It’s my friends plane so I asked if I could attempt to fix it.

I used the regular industrial strength. You might want to add some carbon fiber or bamboo skewers to give some additional strength. Go light on the e6000. It’s good stuff, but will melt a little foam when it welds the two pieces together. Also, keep it light so it doesn’t effect your CG too much. Good luck with the repairs

I ended up buying gorilla glue before you responded. it has a photo of an rc plane on the back and says its foam friendly. So I hope it works out, but if it ends up snapping again I will definitely add the carbon rods. Thanks for the kind response! @@SteffenRC

Russ, I haven’t used that, but could try and see if it works. Not sure.

I use a lightweight drywall spackle from Ace hardware. I'm planning on trying some of the flexible spackles too..

@@SteffenRC great to know though! I tend to crash planes more than I fly them sometimes.