Adhesive and crafting
Scrap armor for adhesive
Recover useful crafting components from unwanted armor while clearing inventory.
WHERE & HOW TO FARM
Scrap armor for adhesive
A settlement workshop or armor workbench where eligible gear can be scrapped or processed.
Before you go
- Unwanted armor pieces with a component yield worth recovering.
- Access to the appropriate workshop or crafting interface.
- A check of your inventory to identify unique or legendary pieces to keep.
Farming steps
- Sort collected armor into equipment to keep, gear to sell, and true surplus.
- Inspect the component information for each surplus piece before scrapping it.
- Set aside any item with a useful legendary effect or unique value.
- Move only eligible surplus armor to the settlement workshop if needed.
- Scrap the selected pieces through the available workshop or crafting interaction.
- Check your component inventory to see what was actually recovered.
- Use recovered adhesive on the mod you planned, and store other components for future crafting.
- Scrapping gear returns components according to the item; do not assume every armor piece contains adhesive.
- Check component stock before buying materials, since salvage from several items may already cover the shortfall.
Repeat, collect and use
Repeat when you collect more unwanted armor. This is a limited salvage loop tied to loot gathered, not a renewable output with a fixed yield.
Common mistakes
- Scrapping a legendary or unique piece can destroy equipment you may want later; reserve those before processing.
- Expecting all armor to provide adhesive is unreliable; inspect each item's components first.
- Scrapping gear without checking workshop access or inventory can leave the materials unavailable for the intended job; verify the recovered stock afterward.
When to stop or switch
Stop when the needed component is recovered or when remaining armor is worth more intact or as vendor stock; switch to starch or junk for adhesive.
Sources & fact checks
What you can get here
Open a guide to find other locations and see what the item is used for.