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which glue?
nathanharris1987 - 5/10/08 at 04:36 PM

which glue should i go for with glueing a sheet of aluminium to the rough side of fibreglass? preferably one thats cheap in bulk as i suspect i'll need a fair bit of it.

ta

Nath


BenB - 5/10/08 at 04:51 PM

Aliminium to GRP?
Make sure you rough up the aliminium surface first (makes a huge difference).
You could use epoxy (it'll stick to dry polyester GRP and ali nicely). I'd shy away from polyester as you'll likely just get a thin film that will delaminate.
That would be my choice (unless you're gluing shed loads on in which case it'll get a bit expensive). You could mix in some micro balloons- otherwise if the back surface is bumpy you'll end up with quite a thick overly-strong layer of epoxy.


jamiepearson69 - 5/10/08 at 04:54 PM

'Gripfill' Bonds just about anything to anything, you will probably not get it off again!


nathanharris1987 - 5/10/08 at 05:13 PM

ta lads, will look into it, its just to reinforce my dash before i fix it down as its wobbling all over the shot,

thanks again

nath


jacko - 5/10/08 at 05:46 PM

Tiger sealer / Sikaflex / or any pu sealers
sand the ally first
Jacko


RickRick - 5/10/08 at 08:47 PM

if it needs to be stuck good and proper, drill loads of small holes into the alli