Re: Cyanoacrylate vs. household cement

[E R Swanson <ers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The only time I've found superglue to have a negative effect on optics is
if the lenses are plastic. If the camera or viewer has clear acrylic
plastic lenses, cyanoacrylates will fog them.

BTW that was one of my posts originally, though Mike may have picked it
up.



On Fri, 2 Apr 1999, Stephen Puckett wrote:

> ER Swanson worote
> 
> "A properly done superglue/cyanoacrylate repair is nearly invisible, and
> you can't even find the seam with a fingernail crossing the area."
> 
> If I recall correctly, someone on P3D (Mike Watters?, of twin-XA fame) 
> worried that cyanoacrylate would have a deleterious affect on the opics.  
> The person suggested using household cement (Duco, for instance) instead,
> if possible.
> 
> Is this correct?
>