How to glue Finnboard

Four bottles of PVA and Hi-Tack glue on a cutting mat

How to glue Finnboard with PVA glue, which is commonly used to stick card.

Four bottles of PVA and Hi-Tack glue on a cutting mat

Choosing your glue

There are different grades of PVA available. Basic PVAs are less sticky and take longer to dry. We recommend Hi-Tack glues: they are thicker, dry faster, and are clear and flexible, which makes them easier to use.

Applying your glue

Pour some glue out onto a piece of scrap Finnboard first. Then apply the glue to the surface using an off-cut of the card or a paint brush. This lets you apply the glue more accurately along the edge.

Applying glue from a bottle onto a scrap of card

Sticking the card

Once the edge is covered in glue, put the card in place and hold the parts together for a few moments until a bond is achieved.

Holding a card upright on its glued edge until it bonds

Getting the right angle

To ensure a right angle between two surfaces, you can glue in a former, such as a triangular piece of card.

Gluing a triangular card former into the corner between two walls

What you need

Which glue for which material

The adhesives guide on model.shop tells you which glue to use when you are sticking different materials together.