On Sat, 28 Aug 2004 10:08:30 -0700, Lloyd Sumpter wrote:

On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 00:02:58 -0400, Matt Colie wrote:

Lloyd,

Didn't you every see sticky squares and wire ties?


First, thanks everyone for all the ideas!

I've seen and used these pads, and must say I AM impressed at how well
they stick. BUT, this is a 25-yr-old aluminum hull, painted, wet, dirty, I
just don't think they'd hold. And yes, I HAVE seen them fall off, esp. in
a boat.

OTOH, I'm not keen on an ugly glob of 5200 holding it either. But the
pad-with-epoxy might work...

Lloyd

Just make sure you clean the surface where the epoxy goes. Use
acetone or alcohol or something, then maybe sand it a bit. Dirt or a thin
film of grease can defeat any adhesive. ;-)

--Mac

Mac wrote:

On Sat, 28 Aug 2004 10:08:30 -0700, Lloyd Sumpter wrote:


On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 00:02:58 -0400, Matt Colie wrote:


Lloyd,

Didn't you every see sticky squares and wire ties?


First, thanks everyone for all the ideas!

I've seen and used these pads, and must say I AM impressed at how well
they stick. BUT, this is a 25-yr-old aluminum hull, painted, wet, dirty, I
just don't think they'd hold. And yes, I HAVE seen them fall off, esp. in
a boat.

OTOH, I'm not keen on an ugly glob of 5200 holding it either. But the
pad-with-epoxy might work...

Lloyd


Just make sure you clean the surface where the epoxy goes. Use
acetone or alcohol or something, then maybe sand it a bit. Dirt or a thin
film of grease can defeat any adhesive. ;-)

--Mac


My Dad used to hold fittings in place in model airplanes using micro
balloons and crazy glue. One drop on a pea sized wad would almost
immediately solidify the lump. He would sculpt the shape before
gluing, using a breath of humid exhalations to hold the shape
temporarily until he dabbed the mass with a large economy size
applicator.

Perhaps you could hold the dust with a form made from masking tape?

Clean, de-wax, (acetone) and rough sand the surface to be bonded. A
little aluminum weld style epoxy might also do.