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Post by peterboat on Aug 20, 2018 15:19:00 GMT
Well four years ago I stuck my flexible solar panels to the roof, the paint was in good condition and I used a scotch pad to give the paint a prepared surface to stick the panels down. So I now need to remove the panels to install the much larger solar panels in preparation to going electric drive, I peeled a corner back and then with some effort two of us managed to get the first panel up, second one bit harder to remove due to the fact it removed all the paint under it from the roof! Anyway 9 panels removed and four large bare patches later clearly PU adhesive works well sometimes.................. Now its a case of a lot of sanding to achieve a smooth paintable surface, the joys of boat ownership or what?
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Post by patty on Aug 20, 2018 17:38:43 GMT
Ive got some awesome glue..Ive stuck so much which one hopes no one needs to remove and for my next 'have a go' is a repair job which i may share if my plan works......
However I would like to take my house name with me if the sale goes through...but it's well stuck...
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Post by phil70 on Aug 20, 2018 17:47:21 GMT
For a serious glue look no further than Gorilla Glue, sticks like wots it to a blanket.
PU great for wood, glued joint is often stronger than the wood.
Phil
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2018 17:49:15 GMT
I usually use PU18 (cheap on eBay) for odd bodges here and there and some high class work as well. I did once attempt to pull apart two piece of wood stuck together and it turned out the bond was stronger than the wood.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2018 17:50:27 GMT
Ive got some awesome glue..Ive stuck so much which one hopes no one needs to remove and for my next 'have a go' is a repair job which i may share if my plan works...... However I would like to take my house name with me if the sale goes through...but it's well stuck... You mean you intend to call your next abode "horror house" as well ? |
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Post by kris on Aug 20, 2018 17:52:35 GMT
I usually use PU18 (cheap on eBay) for odd bodges here and there and some high class work as well. I did once attempt to pull apart two piece of wood stuck together and it turned out the bond was stronger than the wood. I also find pu18 very good. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2018 19:16:17 GMT
For a time when we were nailing marginal cars together for just one more MOT I earned the nickname the Tiger Seal Kid  A mate of mine who couldn't weld nailed together the front end of a rusty Escort van with some self tappers and plenty of Tiger Seal, it was a passable job but would have fell to bits like a clowns car in a good shunt! |
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Post by patty on Aug 20, 2018 19:37:34 GMT
Ive got some awesome glue..Ive stuck so much which one hopes no one needs to remove and for my next 'have a go' is a repair job which i may share if my plan works...... However I would like to take my house name with me if the sale goes through...but it's well stuck... You mean you intend to call your next abode "horror house" as well ? Nope 'official acceptable name' I chose to keep the kids quiet up on wall is 'Hope Cottage'..They said I couldn't put Horror House up,I always planned to get a laminated sign with Horror House on to cover Hope Cottage but never got round to it.... |
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Post by peterboat on Aug 20, 2018 19:52:58 GMT
For the rest of the day every time I got the DA out to sand the roof the heavens opened up!! Clearly I should have left well alone
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Post by patty on Aug 21, 2018 5:07:31 GMT
Well dependent on to-days weather will see wot I tackle...keeping busy with so much to do.
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Post by JohnV on Aug 21, 2018 6:02:58 GMT
".......... I'm busy doin' nothing, nothing the whole day through, trying to find lots of things not to do "  |
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Post by bodger on Aug 21, 2018 6:55:47 GMT
I have been using PU18 for years - as others have said, it is ideal for bonding things quickly and reliably. On wooden boats, I use glass tape with epoxy for hull and important structural joints, and PU18 for everything else.
to avoid any confusion - PU18 is an adhesive-sealant that doesn't expand (or not noticeably, anyway) that is used much like gripfill or silicone, but it better than both, it sticks like sh*t to a blanket, and to your fingers, shirts, tools, etc. (white spirit used promptly saves the day), it is available in white, grey or black. I love it.
Most people are familiar with expanding PU adhesive which is a clear orange coloured resin that runs everywhere, and does not seem to bond particularly well to most materials. I hate it.
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Post by naughtyfox on Aug 21, 2018 7:09:35 GMT
We bought Gorilla Glue for the first time a year ago, from the indoor market in Wigan, and it seems to work reasonably OK but you have to allow for the expansion. And also it failed where I had glued the wooden handle into the tiller arm - this Summer the handle turned round and round again (yes, I know there's a wedge in it but the wedge is always slipping); so I glued it again with Gorilla Glue and we'll wait with baited breath to see how long it lasts.  Why they have a picture of Kris on the label is beyond me, though. |
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Post by kris on Aug 21, 2018 7:37:31 GMT
Why they have a picture of Kris on the label is beyond me, though. That's uncalled for |
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Post by naughtyfox on Aug 21, 2018 7:39:11 GMT
Funny though |
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