bonding

[tinks v8S]

i need to bond a catch to my trailer roof,the trailer and lid are both fibreglass
what is best thing to use to keep it secure
the catch is to help keep closed

[ARTSPRAY]

most stuff will eventualy fail however flexable products like tiger bond or sikaflex are dam good although a little messy to apply

make sure you remove all mold release agents from the surface and a good scratch with sanpaper also helps


Paul

[alsaautomotive]

Windscreen glue.
Pop into your local Autoglass (other brands are available ) I'm sure they'll help you out with a half used tube or such like.
Best wishes, Al.

Edited by alsaautomotive on Wednesday 7th December 07:06

[iwanna]

Fibreglass resisn, or two part expoxy resesin.

Scuff area under catch, apply resisn, stick catch, leave to cure.

[alsaautomotive]

ARTSPRAY said:

most stuff will eventualy fail however flexable products like tiger bond or sikaflex are dam good although a little messy to apply

make sure you remove all mold release agents from the surface and a good scratch with sanpaper also helps


Paul

alsaautomotive said:

Windscreen glue.
Pop into your local Autoglass (other brands are available ) I'm sure they'll help you out with a half used tube or such like.
Best wishes, Al.

Edited by alsaautomotive on Wednesday 7th December 07:06

iwanna said:

Fibreglass resisn, or two part expoxy resesin.

Scuff area under catch, apply resisn, stick catch, leave to cure.

So nice of people to appreciate the free advice given on PistonHeads isn't it guys
Ah well.
Al.

[The Rustman]

Sikaflex 555 or 521 as said before is excellent, you can use an activator primer with sikaflex that will prepare the fibreglass properly, the 555 is a hybrid and will stick to just about anything

[macgtech]

The Sikafix and windscreen glue is very similar - both flexible and very strong.

I would use Sikafix (as its easy to get hold of) and maybe put a couple of rivets through to be sure (and resist 'peel'). Our race cars are held together like this and its a bugger to get apart!