Adhesive needed???

**Santalum** · 15th April 2007, 05:31 PM

I need an adhesive to stick lightweight aluminium strip tags to steel trays, it must be easy to use, stick like sh**t to a blanket, not degrade over time (20 + years) the trays will live outdoors and be subjected to extremes of desert heat and cold, oh and there are literally 10s of thousands of them to apply.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Jon.

**RETIRED** · 15th April 2007, 06:32 PM

Contact 3M, they have all sorts of stuff like that being used in the motorhome industry.

**Santalum** · 16th April 2007, 10:24 AM

Bump.

**RETIRED** · 16th April 2007, 01:32 PM

Originally Posted by

Contact 3M, they have all sorts of stuff like that being used in the motorhome industry.

Ditto. http://multimedia.mmm.com/mws/mediaw...66SbQvCOrrrrQ-

Takes a while to load and the section you wantis about halfway down the scroll bar under structural tapes.

**bitingmidge** · 16th April 2007, 01:52 PM

No need to bump!

's answer has it all! 3m sticky stuff is used to hold planes together, they know a heap more than we do!

They have tapes designed to hold truck bodies together!

Cheers,

P

**Santalum** · 16th April 2007, 03:25 PM

Was looking for comments and suggestions from experienced users of adhesives, thought this would be a good site to ask the question, anyway posted the same request on another site and received a number of suggestions for sticky stuff that will do the job the best of which seems to be a Sikaflex product.

**RETIRED** · 16th April 2007, 06:41 PM

I don't often comment BUT you asked about adhesives for a particular job.

I gave the answer as that is what we use on motorhomes to literally stick them together. We also use Sikaflex but for your apllication tape is easier.

You gave the impression you ignored it and bumped your own thread after only 17 hours. Some people sleep.

I then got the page for you to look it up. Then you come back and offer no thanks and say a better site gave you a heap of info. What more do you want?

Did you want me to do the job for you as well?

**Daddles** · 16th April 2007, 10:10 PM

You're probably feeling a bit about now Jon, but I read this the same way as . Hope you find a solution.

Richard

**journeyman Mick** · 16th April 2007, 10:31 PM

Jon,
I've used both sikaflex (pallets of it) and a 3M tape product in the course of fitting out/refitting about a dozen boats up to 24M long. Sikaflex is good stuff, but bloody messy. The 3M tape is marvelous stuff and much easier and cleaner to use. It's used to stick prestressed skins of sheetmetal to buses and boats. Use the sikaflex if you wish (Bostik seal and flex is cheaper BTW) but I know what I'd use and it wouldn't be sticky runny stuff that came out of a cartridge or a sausage.

Mick

**commoo** · 16th April 2007, 10:46 PM

hi jon
sikaflex would be the go.
i fabricate aluminium windows and this stuff is used all the time to secure windows to brickwork.
flexible and bonds great to just about anything.
we use this is all aspects of instalation particularly coastal areas.
hope this helps.
paul

**Metal Head** · 17th April 2007, 09:18 AM

Hi Jon,

Here are the sites for the above mentioned products.

I was amazed by what Contact 3M has to offer - I thought they only did removable picture & coat hooks

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Sikaflex - http://www.sika.com.au/home/about.htm

Contact 3M - http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_AU/WW/Country/

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