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Best sealing epoxy is:
Totalboat 2 part PENETRATING EPOXY at Jamestown Distributors.
Totalboat 2 part PENETRATING EPOXY at Jamestown Distributors.
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Instead of Zap, you should try Star Bond CA glues. Zap will get brittle, Star Bond is a little more flexible and won’t come apart because of the vibrations from an engine running. I don’t use much CA anymore but Star Bond is some awesome stuff!!!
https://www.google.com/aclk?sa=L&ai...=2ahUKEwjS6Ka4tPiJAxVUhIkEHdhPHikQ0Qx6BAgfEAE
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Chris,
Stuff looks good.. I have and do use Tech-Bond https://tbbonding.com/ NOTE: you can glue Silicone using Tech-Bond... and by gully.. it really does it. LOL
But might give that a try too..
Grim
Stuff looks good.. I have and do use Tech-Bond https://tbbonding.com/ NOTE: you can glue Silicone using Tech-Bond... and by gully.. it really does it. LOL
But might give that a try too..
Grim
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I guess I should have said CA and not zap specifically…
I use it for building airplanes and when I do frame up boats, everything gets coated with epoxy, and high stress areas get a little thin piece of glass cloth..
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Grim, wasn’t there a guy at the Toledo show years ago that sold Tech-Bond?
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Likely.. I have bought it at IRCHA as well as the Rapid Prototyping show in Detroit. They do get around.
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Don,
One can use Devcon 14251 instead of G-Flex? That 10 minute cure would have saved hours in build time for my first boat. Nice to know.
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The Devcon is awesome but you need to have everything ready to go because it sets fast. I typically pre-fit and stage everything, put on a new mixing tip and roll. When you're done leave the mixing tip on it and retract the gun plunger, keeps it sealed until next use then just put a new tip on. It has gotten a tad pricey at $25-$30 a cartridge (it was $11 a cartridge back when I first found it) plus the initial purchase of the cartridge gun and the mixing tips (I buy them in bulk) but to me it's worth it. With a shear strength of 2400 psi it's wicked strong.Don,
One can use Devcon 14251 instead of G-Flex? That 10 minute cure would have saved hours in build time for my first boat. Nice to know.
https://www.mcmaster.com/products/~/manufacturer~devcon/container-type~cartridge/?s=devcon
https://www.mcmaster.com/74695A71/
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System Three's T-88 Structural Epoxy is very tough to beat, albeit pricey....think we paid $35/pint....45 min cure time, waterproof and vibration resistant, structurally bonds all materials, oil, water, gasoline, and many other chemicals don't bother it once cured.
System Three's fumed silica will raise the viscosity if needed.
https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/wppages/t88gluegun.php
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System Three's fumed silica will raise the viscosity if needed.
https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/wppages/t88gluegun.php
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Thank you. Been looking for a suitable quick cure solution.
