how to make ABS cement

[limpport]

All mine has done has slightly softened some of the plastic, and leached some of the red color out of the red pieces (thus dyeing the white pieces delightful shades of candy pink!)

It also smells like paint thinner and nasty pickles. I was going to have a snack, but I don't think so anymore Bleck.

[collinE]

Not after fully dry though, right? It shouldn't still smell. Also, you're doing it wrong.ouTou should have eaten the pickles for snack, not rub them on your plastic.

[limpport]

Ha ha! No, the pickles were all gone. I rinsed out the jar. Just when I open the jar to try and mix things around, it STINKS. My plastic is still only slightly soft. I'm wondering if there is leftover pickle substance that has neutralized something in the paint thinner. Or maybe I found the one kind of paint thinner that does not contain acetone

[Kyo]

the pickle substance is most likely vinegar. Unsure about it's effects.

[OMGpedobear]

cant imagine it would react with anything in paint thinner . I have a sludgy sticky mess that dries in to extremely brittle milky white flakey stuff .

[dragonhead]

the other junk in paint thinner is probably causing undesirable results. use pure acetone.

[themadhacker]

thinner is what I use and it works perfectly fine.

[dragonhead]

thinner is what I use and it works perfectly fine.

not all thinners are created equal

[themadhacker]

yeah, you are right, but I have used a few different kinds.

[limpport]

I guess I don't have the right kind of thinner or something. It is only soft-ish plastic now. I'll have to get some pure acetone at some point.

[themadhacker]

are you using laquer thinner or paint thinner? I use laquer.