FAQ
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1. General
1.2 Is Mr. Sticky's Underwater Glue UL licensed?
1.3 Get Stuck Repair Kits Instructions (Opens in New Window)
1.3.1 Poly Tank Repair Kit
1.3.2 Poly/Plastic Kayak Repair Kit
1.3.3 Above Ground Vinyl Pool Repair Kit
1.3.4 Fish Pond Liner Underwater Repair Kit
1.3.5 Hyplaon Inflatable Boat Repair Kit
1.3.6 In-Ground Pool Repair Kit
1.3.7 PVC Inflatable Boat Repair Kit
1.3.8 Spa Repair Kit
1.3.9 Umbrella Repair Kit
1.3.10 Appliance Repair Kit
1.3.11 Boat Lift Pontoon Repair Kit
1.4 Dispensing from the Manual-Mix Syringe
1.5 Mr. Sticky's not tested for drinking water
1.6 Warning! Pool Step Anti-Slip Tape Bonding Failures
1.7 Will A Heat Gun Work With Poly-Bonder?
1.8 How Do I load the Dispensing Gun?
1.9 Will temperature affect curing times?
2. Product Information
2.1 Properties
2.1.1 Cold-Bond Properties
2.1.2 Poly-Bonder Properties
2.1.3 Tentacle Glue Properties
2.1.4 Vibra-Bond Properties
2.1.5 Underwater Glue Properties
2.2 Uses
2.2.1 Cold-Bond Uses
2.2.2 Poly-Bonder Uses
2.2.3 Tentacle Glue Uses
2.2.4 Vibra-Bond Uses
2.2.5 Underwater Glue Uses
2.3 Shipping
2.3.1 Are Mr. Sticky's Premium Adhesives Hazmat?
3. How-to...
3.5 Bond Non-Skid Strips to Pool Steps
3.6 Glue PVC Fittings to Iron Pipe!
3.7 Bond Wood Steps Underwater!
3.8 Repair Pool Plaster Holes Underwater
4. Troubleshooting
4.1 Troubleshooting Bonding Problems
5. Tips and Tricks
5.1 How to Speed Up Glue Curing Time
5.3 How to Hold Parts while the Glue is Curing
1.1 Aquarium Fish Safety
Important Bulletin for Aquarium Owners
Due to the many variables possible with respect to the safety of aquatic life, there is no simple way to declare epoxy completely safe for all aquatic life. AAI does not warranty that your fish will remain healthy if you use our adhesive.
With respect to the question of fish safety, AAI hired a laboratory to conducted a test (DOHS (Title 22) Hazardous Waste Bioassay using Flathead Minnows ) which was passed that relates to the exposure of materials like our epoxy in a marine environment. Please note that it is important to fully mix the two parts of the epoxy above water per the directions supplied with the epoxy before applying underwater. The mixed solution's safety is what is reflected in the test.
Mr. Sticky's® Underwater Glue has passed the "DOHS (Title 22) Hazardous Waste Bioassay using Flathead Minnows test: This test is specified under the California Department of Fish and Game's regulations. Please review it and decide for yourself if it is sufficient to warrant usage in your situation.
Test Results
Acute Bioassay Report
Performed by Aquatic Bioassay and Consulting Laboratories, Inc. in Ventura, CA, on
May 25, 2005.
The test was conducted under the guidelines prescribed in “Static Acute Bioassay
Procedures for Hazardous Waste Samples” California Department of Fish and Game,
1998. The results were as follows:
Sample I.D.: Composite Hardener and Resin
DOHS (TITLE 22) HAZARDOUS WASTE BIOASSAY USING FATHEAD MINNOWS
96 HOUR LC50 = >750 mg/l
STATUS = Pass
WATER QUALITY
Dilution Water: Reconst. Fresh | Aeration: Single Bubble Air | ||
Control Hardness | Control Alkalinity | ||
Beg: 49 mg/l | End: 52 mg/l | Beg 37 mg/l | End: 39 mg/l |
Sample Hardness | Sample Alkalinity | ||
Beg: 52 mg/l | End: 55 mg/l | Beg: 33mg/l | End: 33mg/l |
ORGANISM INFORMATION
SPECIES: | Pimephales promelas | DATE REC'D: | 5/6/2005 |
COMMON NAME: | Fathead Minnow | AVERAGE LENGTH: | 39mm |
SOURCE: | Thomas Fish Co. | AVERAGE WT: | .77 gm |
CARRIER: | California Overnight | NO. FISH/TANK: | 10 |
TEST DATA
INITIAL | 24 HOURS | ||||||
DATE | 5/25/2005 | 5/26/2005 | |||||
TIME | 1700 | 1400 | |||||
Conc. | Dis. Oxy. | Temp (C.) | pH | Dis. Oxy. | Temp (C.) | pH | # fish dead |
0 (con.) | 8.9 | 20.9 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 20.4 | 8 | 0 |
400 mg/l | 8.9 | 20.9 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 19.8 | 7.3 | 0 |
400 mg/l | 8.9 | 20.9 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 19.6 | 7.4 | 0 |
750 mg/l | 8.9 | 20.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 19.6 | 7.4 | 0 |
750 mg/l | 8.9 | 20.9 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 19.7 | 7.3 | 0 |
48 HOURS | 72 HOURS | ||||||
DATE | 5/27/2005 | 5/28/2005 | |||||
TIME | 1800 | 1500 | |||||
Dis. Oxy. | Temp (C.) | pH | # fish dead | Dis. Oxy. | Temp (C.) | pH | # fish dead |
7 | 19.9 | 7.3 | 0 | 7 | 19.7 | 7.3 | 0 |
7.8 | 19.4 | 7.1 | 0 | 7.7 | 19.6 | 7.1 | 0 |
7.6 | 19.3 | 7.1 | 0 | 7.8 | 19.6 | 7.1 | 0 |
7.7 | 19.3 | 7 | 0 | 7.8 | 19.6 | 7.1 | 0 |
7.3 | 19.5 | 7 | 0 | 7.7 | 19.6 | 7.1 | 0 |
96 HOURS | |||
5/29/2005 | |||
1600 | |||
Dis. Oxy | Temp (C.) | pH | # fish Dead |
6.8 | 19.5 | 7.3 | 0 |
7.6 | 19.7 | 7.1 | 0 |
7.5 | 19.7 | 7.1 | 0 |
7.5 | 19.7 | 7.1 | 0 |
7.5 | 19.7 | 7.1 | 0 |
FINAL DATA
TOTAL MORTALITIES | |
0 (Con.) | 0 |
400 mg/l | 0 |
400 mg/l | 0 |
750 mg/l | 0 |
750 mg/l | 0 |
FINAL RESULTS
FINAL RESULTS | |
96 HOUR LC50 | >750 mg/l |
STATUS= | PASS |
CALCULATION METHOD= | Binominal Test |
1.2 Important Bulletin concerning UL Certification
Due to the high cost of licensing through UL (Underwriter's Laboratory) Mr. Sticky's Premium Adhesives have not been tested or licensed by UL. This means that if a user of Mr. Sticky's Adhesives requires a licensed glue, they should not select ours.
We have recieved questions regarding sealing underwater pool lense covers. Users report that they have sucessfully made repairs on pool light lenses to help prevent the incursion of water. Mr. Sticky's Underwater Glue is sticky underwater, bonds well to plastics and can, if properly applied, help provide a water-tight seal on plastics enclosures. Mr. Sticky's Underwater Glue is intended as a "permanent" repair, so removing the glue after bonding requires significant effort (we want our glues to hold securely).
1.4 Manual Mix Syringe
Proper Dispensing Method for the 30 gram manual mix syringe
The 30 gram manual mix dispenser is easy to use. Please use the following techniques for optimal performance.
- Find cap mounted between the syringe plungers. Break it off and have it ready to use to seal the syringe once done.
- Using a knife, cut off the syringe approximately 1/4" from the tip, exposing 3/16" dispensing tunnels. If you cut the tip off too close to the end, you will have only 1/16" dispensing holes and the glue will not dispense properly.
- Prepare a surface to dispense the glue onto for mixing. This could be a plactic cup, or cardboard or wood surface etc. Depress the plunger, squeezing out twin lines of hardener and resin. Be sure that you have approximately equal amounts of hardener and resin. At times one or the other may dispense out of proportion if the amount is very small. Do not dispense and mix more than 1/2 of the tube at once.
- Mix the two parts for 1-2 minutes. The glue will appear mixed after a few seconds of mixing, but will not be mixed!
- Apply the glue to your project.
- Replace the cap, noting that there is a square and round shape to the inside of the cap. These must be properly aligned to fit onto the syringe. The side of the cap with the small rods is designed to go onto the syringe. The cap should slide on approximately 1/4" when properly fitted.
- Store in a cool location, the glue will be useful longer if stored at cool or cold temperatures.
1.5 Not tested for drinking water
Can I use Mr. Sticky's Adhesibes for Drinking Water Pipes? The U.S. government requires that all products which will come in contact with drinking water pipes, tanks, or other objects will be tested for potability ratings. Due to the high costs of these yearly tests, Mr. Sticky's products have not been tested for use with potable water. Therefore we cannot state that the products have been rated as safe by the U.S. Government for use with potable water systems.
1.6 Warning! Pool Step Anti-Slip Tape Failures Using Mr. Sticky's Underwater Glue
1.7 Will A Heat Gun Work With Poly-Bonder?
How to Properly Heat Treat Polyethylene:
When one uses a flame to treat the surface, even though the surface barely warms (if our flame treating directions are followed properly the surface temperature of the poly is similar to human body temperature after flame treating), the flame is delicately burning the surface and this prepares the surface for structural bonds.
In our testing, High Density Polyethylene which is not treated and is bonded with Poly-Bonder exhibits a shear test strength of approximately 100 Psi lap shear. If flame treated properly, the same Poly will achieve bonds in the range of 2,000 Psi lap shear. See our flame treating video for more information.
1.8 How do I Load The Dispensing Gun?
1. On the top of the gun, bull up on the black clip and rotate it down approximately 180˚.
2. Slide the gray plunger into the gun.. a. Hold the plunder with the teeth down. b. slide the rounded part of the plunger into the slot on the end of the gun where you rotated down the black clip. c. Slide it all of the way in.
3. Load the syringe into the black clip .. a. rotate the black clip 1/2 way back so that the part that clips is pointing upwards. b. insert the syringe into the large hole rimmed by black plastic beneath the clip. c. rotate the clip holding the glue back to its original position and snap it closed.
4. Remove the cap on the syringe and replace it with the mixing tip.
5. Squeeze the trigger to dispense the glue.
Note: If the syringe is below about 80˚F, soak it for a few minutes in hot water (about 100˚F) to make the glue flow easily. The glue can be dispensed at lower temperatures but is more difficult to push through the mixer.
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1.9 Will Temperature Affect Curing Times?
All times are based on a 7oz sample size1(Post Mix)
Temperature | Working Time2 |
Handling Time | Cure Time |
104°F (40°C) | 7 min | 30 min | 6 hrs |
86°F (30°C) | 15 min | 1 hr | 12 hrs |
68°F (20°C) | 30 min | 2 hrs | 24 hrs |
50°F (10°C) | 60 min | 4 hrs | 48 hrs |
32°F (0°C) | 120 min | 8 hrs | 96 hrs |
2.1.1 Mr. Sticky's Cold-Bond Properties
2.1.2 Poly-Bonder Properties
2.1.3 Mr. Sticky's Tentacle Glue Properties
Technical Bulletin Date Issued: 04/01/04 iPropBulTentacleMr. Sticky’s® Tentacle Glue® Patent Pending2.1.4 Vibra-Bond Properties
Technical Bulletin Date Issued: 04/01/04 iPropBulVibraBond Mr. Sticky’s® Vibra-Bond Patent Pending2.1.5 Mr. Sticky’s® Underwater Glue Properties
Description Mr. Sticky’s® Underwater Glue is a flexible, toughened, non-corrosive, structural adhesive specially designed for various applications and substrates, including wet or dry bonding of ABS, PVC, flexible PVC, CRS, composites, wood and cement. It has been formulated for superior peel, impact and fatigue resistance. It’s toughness, imparted by flexibility, causes the energy required to break a bond to be significantly higher than brittle epoxies. Lap Shear Psi, plus high break-energy Psi afford bonds strength/resiliency.2.2.2 Poly-Bonder Uses
Applications:2.2.3 Tentacle Glue® Uses
APPLICATIONS: All exterior woodwork including Gates, Doors, Furniture, Trim, Marine, Hot-Tub. Interior applications including chairs, furniture, odd-angled joints, wood-metal or plastic, veneer (like bonding wood veneer to a PVC pipe for a hollow post), attachments like corner details that have small surface area to attach, but must be able to take shock, knot filling, Wooden Boat mfg & repair, Wooden aircraft, model boats.Most people want to know what is different about this adhesive versus existing glues:No-Clamp Glue Joints: Bond odd-angled or curved joints with ease using no clamps! Prepare a loose fitting spline, or standard butt joint. Apply glue into the joint, assemble with spline or push together butt-joint. Secure with duct tape. Remove tape when adhesive is cured! NOTE: Traditional wood glues cannot bond loose fitting joints.Flexible Toughness: Wood expands and contracts in response to changes in humidity and temperature. Tentacle Glue®, with its integrated elasticity, moves with the wood, avoiding joint failure or wood damage. Tentacle Glue’s® memory assists the return of joints to their original shape. Note: Typical white glue, polyurethanes and epoxies are very brittle, stretching only 1-4%. Tentacle Glue® can stretch over 100%!Bonds wood, steel, plastics and more: Tentacle Glue® can bond to most substrates including metals, ceramics, rubber, masonry, glass, PVC, ABS, polyurethanes and fiberglass. Note: Wood Glue bonds only to wood.Strong, Gap-Filled Bonds: Tentacle Glue’s® inherently high tensile strength is ideal for repairs such as chair legs or backs, looks mortises, or joints that have developed gaps. Note: Most white or polyurethane glues have little or no tensile strength, so can’t gap-fill. Compare technical data on our website with other glue websites. Most provide little data, relying on testimonials.Exterior Waterproof Tentacle Glue® is Waterproof and Exterior rated. It can also be applied to wet or dry substrates. Note: most woodworking glues are “water resistant’ not “waterproof”, cannot be applied or maintain bonds in wet or exterior environments.Non-Sag formula Tentacle Glue® is made “to stay where you put it”. This highly thixotropic (non-sag) formula resists sagging during application and curing. A 1/4” diameter bead of glue, applied horizontally on a vertical surface, will not run, but will cure in place. This means that it will also stay in place when applied to your project.Sandable, Paintable Tentacle Glue® is easily sanded and painted! The less-hard nature of this formula makes working it with a sander, chisel or saw very enjoyable. Typical hard epoxies/adhesives tend to be brittle and can negatively affect a sharp tool edge. This epoxy offers strong, resilient bonds, but is soft enough to shape! Paint or dye this product to match your joint. Use RIT dye from fabric stores @ less than 5% by volume to color the epoxy as needed. Paints and marker stick well for touch-up.APPLICATIONS: All exterior woodwork including Gates, Doors, Furniture, Trim, Marine, Hot-Tub. Interior applications including chairs, furniture, odd-angled joints, wood-metal or plastic, veneer (like bonding wood veneer to a PVC pipe for a hollow post), attachments like corner details that have small surface area to attach, but must be able to take shock, knot filling, Wooden Boat mfg & repair, Wooden aircraft, model boats.Top of Page2.2.4 Vibra-Bond Uses
APPLICATIONS: Appliance repair, Machinery Repair, Automotive Repair, Marine Repair, Farm equipment Repair, HVAC Repair, Refrigeration Repair, RV Repair.Many people ask how Vibra-Bond is different from other glues. Three breakthrough properties make the difference!Shake: Resists de-bonding due to vibration. Most structural adhesives, including most epoxies, are extremely brittle. Many adhesives can only stretch 1-4%, while Vibra-Bond can stretch over 100%. This translates into bond resiliency and increases the overall amount of energy required to break a bond. Many bonds which seem fine when first made fail later due to a lack of toughness. What actually happens in many cases is that typical adhesives remain bonded to both substrates, but crack down the middle due to vibration, causing a failed bond. Vibra-Bond keeps its flexibility over time, so is much more successful in vibrating/shaking-bond environments.Rattle: Vibra-Bond is very useful in the bonding of joints that are subject to rattling. Because of its’ soft formulation, Vibra-Bond damps vibration, limiting rattling, squeaks, shrieks, and other offensive acoustics. Most adhesives are brittle and therefore transmit sound. Use Vibra-Bond for speaker cases when you want the speaker (not the case) to create the sound! Vibra-Also limits sound in bonds on Appliances, Machinery, and Transportation applications.Roll: Vibra-Bond offers many solutions for use in transport applications. Its’ unique toughness, imparted by flexibility and softness, cause the energy required to break a bond to be significantly greater than traditional structural adhesives.When testing a typical brittle epoxy vs. Vibra-Bond on a tensile lap-shear test machine for toughness, one generates a stress-strain graph. The vertical axis is represented by the load or force, and the horizontal axis represents the stretch or elongation. A typical brittle epoxy has a very vertical curve, since it does not stretch very much, whereas Vibra-Bond displays more of a 45˚ curve, stretching as it is pulled. The area under the graphed curve represents the amount of energy that is required to break a bond.The amount of area under the Vibra-Bond curve is usually several times that of the typical brittle epoxy. This means that total energy trying to de-bond the joint can actually be much greater than typical brittle epoxy and not fail. Soft, flexible Vibra-Bond also distributes the load better across the bond surface! Vibra-Bond is an adhesive with significant toughness!Bonds wood, steel, plastics and more: Vibra-Bond can bond to most substrates including steel, aluminum, stainless, brass, copper, ceramics, rubber, masonry, glass, PVC, ABS, polyurethanes and fiberglass. Note: Most brittle adhesives cannot effectively bond to plastics.Strong, Gap-Filled Bonds: Vibra-Bond has properties that promote gap-filling while retaining bond strength. Its softer, flexible formulation allows distribution of force across a gap fill, so your parts don’t need to fit perfectly. Vibra-Bond works best with gaps of .005-.020” Note: Many adhesives have little or no tensile strength, so can’t gap-fill. Compare technical data on our website with other glue websites. Most provide little data, relying on testimonials.Exterior Waterproof Vibra-Bond is Waterproof and Exterior rated. It can also be applied to wet or dry substrates. Note: many adhesives are “water resistant’ not “waterproof”, cannot be applied or maintain bonds in wet or exterior environments.Non-Sag formula Vibra-bond is made “to stay where you put it”. This highly thixotropic (non-sag) formula resists sagging during application and curing. A 1/4” diameter bead of glue, applied horizontally on a vertical surface, will not run, but will cure in place. This means that it will also stay in place when applied to your project.Top of Page2.2.5 Mr. Sticky's® Underwater Glue Uses
APPLICATIONS: GLUE PVC FITTINGS ONTO IRON PIPE, FLEX OR TUBING; REPLACE TILE UNDERWATER; REPAIR ABOVE GROUND POOL LINERS; FIX POOL PLASTER FLAKES, MAIN DRAIN COVERS;SEAL PINHOLES IN STAINLESS FILTER TANKS; FIX POOL COVERS; REPAIR PIPE UNION COLLARS; FILL CRACKS IN PLASTER, CONCRETE, ACRYLIC, FIBERGLASS; REPAIR SPAS OR HOT TUBS; FIX PUMP HOUSINGS; FIX PIPE LEAKS; FIX PLASTIC, WOOD OR METAL PATIO FURNITURE, REPAIR INFLATABLE BOATS OR POOL TOYS, ABS DRAINS.Most people want to know what is different about this adhesive versus existing glues. Three breakthroughs are most amazing:First, Mr. Sticky's® Underwater Glue actually bonds strongly to PVC. This is very unusual. If a buyer seems to miss the significance of this, simply ask him how he would repair vinyl lawn furniture. The answer is generally that there is no adhesive which can do it. He then realizes that bonding to PVC is a unique property! PVC is a good example because there are so many PVC items to be repaired. We took a PVC pipe union collar from a pool filter, sawed it in half, then repaired it and could not break it!!! Other products may mention that they stick to PVC, but how well? (Adhesive tape sticks to PVC but it can be easily separated, so the question is one of bond strength.) Use Mr. Sticky's® Underwater Glue for most materials except surfaces which contain teflon, silicone, polypropylene or polyethylene.Second, Mr. Sticky's® Underwater Glue can be easily applied and bonded underwater. This major advance means that the glue is sticky underwater! The reason that it works is that the glue has an inter-molecular interaction force which sweeps the water molecules away much like similar pole magnets. The attraction between the glue and the bonded surface is stronger than the force between the water and the bonded surface so the glue sticks! This force dramatically increases as the glue cures and accounts for the amazing improvement in strength as the 24 hour curing time is reached, so be sure to advise customers to allow the full cure time for maximum bond strength. Do not allow pressure in a pipe until the glue is fully cured. Note: Most epoxies aren't sticky underwater.Third, A very significant but often overlooked property of Mr. Sticky's® Underwater Glue is that it remains flexible. Epoxies have long been known to be extremely brittle. If you stretch other epoxies (also called elongation) they will fail at 1-4% increases from their original size. This means that as bonded joints shrink and expand (especially with dissimilar materials such as metal to glass) that the bonds may fail. This is one reason why epoxies have not been used for plumbing solutions (pipes shrink and expand too much due to temperature change). Mr. Sticky's® Underwater Glue has an elongation of 108%!!!!! This means that it can stretch 108% without separating. It also causes the bond joint to act as a damper for vibration, further insuring bond integrity. To prove the shock damping we dropped a butt-jointed (end to end) PVC pipe from 3 stories onto concrete. The pipe bounced until the PVC shattered with the glue bond remaining intact. If you try that with other epoxies, most may fail on the first shock due to brittleness. This glue is so flexible that it can even be used for repairs on vinyl, PVC, hypalon® or polyurethane inflatable boats!General Comparisons to other types of products on the market:Epoxy puttys or pastes: These are often used for mechanical, not adhesive joints. These perform well if they can surround an object, and fasten to it by mechanical shape. The products that we tested are not sticky and therefore have weak initial grip. Just look at the sales models and see how the glue is gooped in and around objects to make a bond solid. (Our glue can bond surface-to surface without surrounding the object.) These products are very brittle after curing, so often crack when stresses occur to the bond.PVC cement melts pipe and fittings together and has some disadvantages. It may not bond well in wet conditions, it is not recommended for gap filling, and can not bond other materials to PVC.. Due to VOC content, users are exposed to highly flammable and unhealthy solvent vapors. Mr. Sticky's® Underwater Glue contains no VOC's.Top of Page2.3.1 Are Mr. Sticky's® Premium Adhesives Hazmat?
All of Mr. Sticky's Premium Adhesives are considered Non-Regulated for shipping. Please see our MSDS page for the testing certificate that deems our adhesives non-corrosive and non-regulated for shipping. Top of Page 3.1 Directions for Bonding Polyethylene using Mr Sticky's Poly-Bonder.
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Flame Treat:- Fit a propane torch with a flame spreader.
- Following the operating cautions of the propane torch, ignite the flame.
- Observe the flame in a darkened room, noting the primary (bright blue) and secondary (faint yellow) portions of the flame.
- Adjust the flame so that the primary flame is contained within the spreader, and the secondary flame is 1-1/2" beyond the spreader.
- Treat the polyethylene to be bonded with the tip of the secondary flame by passing it over the polyethylene in 5 gentle strokes. Total exposure to the flame should be 2-3 seconds (.5 seconds per stroke). This light exposure should not deform or melt the polyethylene in any way.
- Test the polyethylene for bond readiness by wetting it with water. If the water runs off immediately, the treatment was not effective. If the water sheets-up on the surface, the surface is ready for bonding. If unsure, compare the water's action on the treated area with an untreated area.
- Bond joints within 1 hour after treating. Always prepare test bonds to be certain that flame treating is effective with your material.
View Our Instructional Video On Flame Treating Polyethelyne, Polypropylene, and UHMW:

4.1 Troubleshooting Bonding Problems
Most bonds for Mr. Sticky's® Premium Adhesives are no problem. Should you experience low bond strength, the most likely difficulties are:- The materials aren't clean or roughened (generally clean with denatured alcohol or acetone or MEK) to properly clean and roughen. Always: Step 1 - Clean, Step 2 - Roughen, Step 3 - Clean again.
- The Materials are contaminated with Silicone residue or mold release from production. Mold releases are specifically designed to resist bonding. This prevents unwanted adhesion to foreign objects and promotes clean surfaces. Unfortunately, it also prevents bonding to epoxy. Try deep abrasion or cleaning with silicone remover.
- The Plastic is a copolymer which includes significant amounts of Polyethylene, Polypropylene or Teflon. For Polyethylene or Polyproylene use Poly-Bonder, following pre-treatment instructions. Poly-Bonder has no significant bond strength to Teflon.
- Plaster or tile has been coated with a silane or other type of sealer which resists bonding. Remove the sealer.
5.1 How to Speed Up Clue Curing Time
The speed of glue curing is regulated by the temperature at the joint. The warmer that the joint and glue are, the faster it will cure. Each 15˚F of increased temperature will take 1/2 the cure time. Each 30˚F of increased temperature will take 1/4 the cure time.
There are many ways to increase the temperature of a glue joint during curing:
a. Wrap the joint with a hand or foot warming packet.
b. Enclose the joint in a small area and add a heat source such as a light bulb. Be careful to protect against any risk of fire.
c. Immerse the parts and glue in warm water or surround the glue with warm water packets (100-120˚F)
The above suggestions are intended as indications of how one might improve cure speed of our glue. Advanced Adhesion will be unable
to review the safety precautions of client measures, so Advanced Adhesion does not warrant, take any responsibility for the efficacy or safety
of client actions in any way.