[NSRCA-discussion] gluing foam to fiberglass

[Rex LESHER]

Ya, any of the Poly glues are the way to go!  It's probably also the lightest glue you can use, given that you use so little per application, do to the foaming action.   I've pretty much been using it exclusively on the last few planes.  It'll stick to anything.   A couple years back, we took two pieces of aluminum about 2X4X1/4 inches and put drop of Probond glue about the size of a quarter on in. Clamped it together for a day to let it cure.  We put it in a jar of 30% fuel for about 4 days...  took it out and tried to get it apart.  We did it, but had to use visegrips and worked it for an hour before it came loose.  That was good enough for me.....
I've also used "Automotive Goop".  Only downside is the weight.  You have to be careful how much you use.  One thing that's neat about it is that it makes a perfect, flexible bond that'll stick to pretty much anything.  Makes a really cool way to attach a firewall. Just leave about 1/8 inch gap all the way around and just use the goop as a fillet bond on both sides.  Rubber mounts it, but doesn't move around much.  It kills virtually all the vibration transfer....  I wouldn't recommend it unless you are using a nose ring.  I know of a few planes that have the firewalls mounted this way and they are still perfect after a bunch of years behind 140 L's....

Rex
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: AtwoodDon at aol.com<mailto:AtwoodDon at aol.com> 
  To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org<mailto:nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> 
  Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 2:01 PM
  Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] gluing foam to fiberglass


  I haven't tried it, but the polyurethane glues like Gorilla Glue (Home Depot and others) seems to glue anything to about anything....  It foams slightly filling cracks and voids.
  ]
  Don

  In a message dated 9/20/2006 1:49:15 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, jshulman at cfl.rr.com<mailto:jshulman at cfl.rr.com> writes:
    Has anyone ever glued foam (like YS motor box foam, not white beaded foam)
    to fiberglass before? If so, what glue did you use? Or, does anyone know if
    Spray 77 would hold the foam to fiberglass?

    Regards,
    Jason
    www.jasonshulman.com
    www.shulmanaviation.com
    www.composite-arf.com
    --
    No virus found in this outgoing message.
    Checked by AVG Free Edition.
    Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.5/451 - Release Date: 9/19/2006


    _______________________________________________
    NSRCA-discussion mailing list
    NSRCA-discussion at lists.nsrca.org
    http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion


  _______________________________________________
  NSRCA-discussion mailing list
  NSRCA-discussion at lists.nsrca.org
  http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://lists.nsrca.org/pipermail/nsrca-discussion/attachments/20060920/2239eeca/attachment-0001.html