Adhesives ~ tricks of the trade.
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That's odd about spray adhesives, I used spray contact cement on my Bentley just above the front wind screen and it's been over 20 years and it's fine.
I used just the standard liquid out of the can on the wood substrate but, sprayed the broad cloth to prevent bleed through.
I gave a light coat to seal it, let it dry overnight, then a somewhat heavier coat to finish up.
I used just the standard liquid out of the can on the wood substrate but, sprayed the broad cloth to prevent bleed through.
I gave a light coat to seal it, let it dry overnight, then a somewhat heavier coat to finish up.
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Doug ~ I'm certainly not arguing. I'm just reporting our findings for better or worse in SA. We could well both be right for our own ambient conditions. I think the problem arose when the term aerosol was used as in aerosol cans. That's what Jon Skinner was warning against.
Yamabond is not intended as an adhesive. It is intended as a sealant of precision motorcycle engine casings with no gaskets where slight movement is possible. e.g. a racing two stroke engine.
Regarding spraying on contact adhesive I could not agree more. That's what we did. No rattle cans. A proper spray gun for the purpose & it went well. Better than original that my Dad owned.
Some brands earn a good reputation in some conditions & countries & fail to in others.
I'm going to use Loctite 480 for my door rubbers from experience (I'm sorry now that I only came across it at the time of inserting screens when all else was basically done. I'm not turning my car into a test bed. 480 works brilliantly in our ambient conditions. I did not expect to have trouble with contact adhesives with door rubbers. Like Jagboi I've learned my lesson. Loctite 480 it will be.
My trim man insisted on fitting both screens himself. He said he was not allowing anybody else to bugger up all his hard work. He just left the chrome to us.
Yamabond is not intended as an adhesive. It is intended as a sealant of precision motorcycle engine casings with no gaskets where slight movement is possible. e.g. a racing two stroke engine.
Regarding spraying on contact adhesive I could not agree more. That's what we did. No rattle cans. A proper spray gun for the purpose & it went well. Better than original that my Dad owned.
Some brands earn a good reputation in some conditions & countries & fail to in others.
I'm going to use Loctite 480 for my door rubbers from experience (I'm sorry now that I only came across it at the time of inserting screens when all else was basically done. I'm not turning my car into a test bed. 480 works brilliantly in our ambient conditions. I did not expect to have trouble with contact adhesives with door rubbers. Like Jagboi I've learned my lesson. Loctite 480 it will be.
My trim man insisted on fitting both screens himself. He said he was not allowing anybody else to bugger up all his hard work. He just left the chrome to us.
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