flippermaj Posted August 17, 2020 Report Share Posted August 17, 2020 Stupidly I have dropped the beavertail forend of my AYA and knocked a splinter of wood off the end. I am currently trying a glue repair but if this fails what are my options? Can a new one be made? Can one from another gun be fettled to fit? Help needed!!!! Cheers Flipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saddler Posted August 17, 2020 Report Share Posted August 17, 2020 do NOT use superglue Try CASCAMITE If no joy with that, Dale at ASI is a brilliant source of help & spares cannibalised from guns of the same vintage, so always an option to find a close match Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt Christopher Jones Posted August 17, 2020 Report Share Posted August 17, 2020 (edited) Cascamite is the adhesive to use, clean & no glue line DO NOT use gorrilla **** mix cascamite to a smooth double cream consistency, put a small amount of water into a small pot then add the powder gradually, its surprising how the water absorbs the powder, its very to end up with glue to spare. Edited August 17, 2020 by Capt Christopher Jones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClemFandango Posted August 17, 2020 Report Share Posted August 17, 2020 45 minutes ago, saddler said: do NOT use superglue Try CASCAMITE If no joy with that, Dale at ASI is a brilliant source of help & spares cannibalised from guns of the same vintage, so always an option to find a close match I have dealt with Dale twice and he is one of the most helpful people I have ever encountered in the gun trade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted August 17, 2020 Report Share Posted August 17, 2020 And DO NOT use gorilla glue! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flippermaj Posted August 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2020 Toooooo late! Used gorilla glue before everyone said do not. Right balls up. Managed to undo the glue as not fully set so now waiting for cascamite. ☹️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted August 17, 2020 Report Share Posted August 17, 2020 I really don’t know, but it may be too late for cascamite now you’ve put that **** on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClemFandango Posted August 17, 2020 Report Share Posted August 17, 2020 Which Gorilla glue did you use? PVA or PU? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flippermaj Posted August 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2020 Gorilla grip. One part has to be damp is that pu? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClemFandango Posted August 17, 2020 Report Share Posted August 17, 2020 To be honest if it was the PVA you probably would have been fine. Anyway if it was the PVA based stuff now that you have separated it try to scrape, pick or sand as much as you can away and then try using vinegar to soften and wipe it away. If that doesn't do it try methylated spirits. If that doesn't do it try Acetone If it was the PU based stuff go straight to acetone. Once you have removed the old glue you can try to re-glue. Clean and tidy your workpieces and sand with some very fine sandpaper, degrease again with a tiny amount of acetone. PVA or Cascemite will work fine. Make sure you can clamp it together tightly and do a couple of dry-fits to check how it goes together. Once it's gone off you'll have to tidy up any oosing and sand back over the join, re treat the wood to match. 2 minutes ago, flippermaj said: Gorilla grip. One part has to be damp is that pu? That's PU yeah. I think before you go any further give ASI a ring and see if they can recommend anything. You might find they can help you out of a hole before you put too much more effort into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted August 17, 2020 Report Share Posted August 17, 2020 (edited) Oops! Cascamite is good as is, if you can get it one of the quality American woodworking (no not Gorilla) glues. The PW "Gunsmith Collective" might benefit from a photograph? Edges of forends can be a weak point if repaired. It may be an idea (when the repair has set and cured) to use a very small needle drill and drill near but not all way through from the inside of the broken sliver and glue in with Araldite a reinforce made from stiff spring wire. But without a picture it's hard to advise. The nuclear option depending on how well it's been inletted for the barrels is to reshape it to a standard splinter. I personally never liked beavertails on side-by-sides as they don't really protect the hand from either cold or heat coming off the barrels as they do on an O/U. Edited August 17, 2020 by enfieldspares Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwarrior Posted August 18, 2020 Report Share Posted August 18, 2020 You may get lucky and be able to remove the gorilla glue (it’s very good glue just not for guns IMHO). normal PVA wood glue is normally enough though it depends it on the breaks. Photos would help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flippermaj Posted August 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2020 Still waiting for Cascamite to arrive so ended up using PVA. Its a bit of a rough repair but seems to have worked. Managed 13 pigeons today which is good going up here so can't complain. Dale at ASI was very good. If I had wanted to get a brand new foreand then that's £800 plus!!!!! so another gun would have been a cheaper option! Cheers for all the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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