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Loctite PL 300 Foamboard Adhesive in limited supply? Got a response from Loctite. Benchwork and roadbed
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Prolific poster 1,515 posts dkaustin Prolific poster 1,515 posts
dkaustin

For the new model railroaders to the site, LOCTITE PL 300 is a great adhesive for joining foam board together.  I use it for building up layers of blue foam to create mountains.  It will adhere the blue foam to wood too.  It is also great for gluing down track to the Woodland Scenics foam roadbed.  It dries the same color as the blue foam.

Today I had made a trip over to Lowes to buy a couple tubes of Loctite PL 300.  I found one tube.  I asked an associate to check the stock.  She scanned the tube and it came up that Lowes will no longer stock PL 300.  That the one tube was all that was left.  She check the other Lowes in our area.  Nada, zip, out of stock.  She managed to locate a few tubes still in stock in some store in Texas.

I did a little search online tonight.  Thebigpaintstore.com is reporting that PL 300 is in limited supply and that they will only accept returns on PL 300 if the product is deemed defective.

I did an online check of the local Home Depot stores in my area.  Several only have less that 30 tubes in stock.  One has a little more than 30 tubes in stock.  I do wonder if PL 300 is in limited supply.  You would think a big box store would have near 100 in stock.

I went onto the Loctite website and left an inquiry as to the future of the product.  I will let you know if I get a response.

Den

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     Dennis Austin located in NW Louisiana


 
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dkaustin Prolific poster 1,515 posts
dkaustin

I got the following response from Loctite.

Thank you for e-mailing Henkel Corporation. We appreciate your interest in our products.

PL 300 is not being discontinued. However, there is a new item number and UPC code associated with the product, and if they are searching with the old code, it would show up as discontinued. Here is the new information for PL 300:

IDH #1421930 (28 oz), #1421941 (10 oz)
UPC 0-79340-68652-6 (28oz), 0-79340-68650-2 (10 oz)

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please feel free to call us at (800) 624-7767, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time; or visit us on the Web at http://www.loctiteproducts.com, http://www.osipro.com or http://www.lepageproducts.com.

Thank you for your inquiry. I hope you find this information helpful.

Sincerely,

Consumer Relations Representative
Henkel Corporation
 

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     Dennis Austin located in NW Louisiana


 
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eagle scout gary New member 12 posts
eagle scout gary

Our Lowes in Texas was out

Our Lowes in Texas was out also.  I found mine at Home Depot who had a whole box of it.
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jarhead Prolific poster 1,734 posts
jarhead

Liquid Nails

I use regular Liquid Nails as a foamboard adhesive. Cheap and does the job.

 

 

Nick Biangel 

USMC
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MikeM Frequent poster 672 posts
MikeM

I'm not too surprised at the tube counts you found.

I'm seeing similar counts online for Home Depot stores within 100 miles of either Seattle WA or Portland OR.  I can't imagine that they sell huge amounts of this stuff and I'd guess there is somewhat of a seasonal call for it, more being purchased at a time of year when folks are preparing for the onset of cold weather, not so much when we're in the middle of it.

MikeM
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duckdogger Super User 808 posts
duckdogger

PL300

I have used this product and did not like it as I thought the viscosity made it a bear to squeeze from the tube. And then there was the price point. I use DAP Alex Plus in white or clear at $2.24 per tube at HD. Flows easily and as it siliconized, it does not shrink, crack, yet is paintable and has excellent holding power.
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doc-in-ct Regular poster 268 posts
doc-in-ct

Linear feet per tube?

For bonding foam board or for laying track, what would you estimate is the amount per tube in linear feet of bead?

Also notice they have slate grey, brown and black available as colors.

Alan T.
Co-Owner of the CT River Valley RR - a contemporary HO scale layout of Western & Northern CT, and Western Mass.  In the design stage; Waterbury CT.
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duckdogger Super User 808 posts
duckdogger

Depends on your bead size, of course.

For my foam to plywood substrate, I use a .250 wide bead around the perimeter and squiggly lines in the center. I spread them butter thin (like on toast) with a putty knife and weight it for an hour or 2 while it sets up. I use a smaller bead on each strip of cork, again smoothed out with a putty knife to butter thin. For track. I use a small dab about every 6 inches, spread thin enough that it capture 2 or 3 ties, and that nothing squishes up on the ties. The holding power of the Dap is very good so I have learned not to be phobic about securing every tie. Besides the ballast provide a lot do hold, too.
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