Glueing clear acrylic?

[alisonwheelersst]

does anyone have a work around for gluing to clear adhesive and not having it look like garbage?
I made a miniature desk and the top is frosted and the glue shows through and looks so bad.

[chris1]

A picture of what you’re making might help folks to offer better suggestions. Is it possible to use double-sided tape? If the issue is that the glue is messy, you can trim tape to be neater and just cover the areas you need to stick.

Here’s an article testing a lot of different adhesives, you can see what they look like: A Comprehensive Guide to Gluing Acrylic - Danielle Wethington

[evermorian]

There has been a lot of discussion here about gluing acrylic and, some about getting clear bonds. e.g.:

Best adhesive for clear acrylic bonding

I am in need of finding a glue/adhesive to bond two clear pieces of acrylic together without the glue being evident. I have used super glue but you can still see where t was. I am making awards and need for adhesive to be invisible. Any reccomendations? Thank you

Comparison of adhesive appearances on transparent acrylic

What’s the best way to stick clear acrylic together with a nice, optically clear bond? I tried out the adhesives I had on hand. If you can post any others, please do! My test objects are pairs of 0.5" circles of Medium Clear Acrylic Proofgrade. These extreme closeups probably make everything look worse than it is. Water-Thin Acrylic Cement [waterthin] This looks great, you can’t even see the edges of the adhesive drop. However, it is hard to work with. You need to practice wicking it into t…

You can probably find more using the Discourse search feature.

I also saw a video specifically about this recently:

5 ways to GLUE clear plastic without marks / Model Making Tips

[trually]

If gluing them together doesn’t work out well for you, you could try using wood on the edges (like a frame) - it’s a workaround I have tried before (but it’s been a while so I don’t have any specific examples to show you on hand).