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Suitable Adhesive - Carbon to Plastic

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scottracing	scottracing posted 8 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 460, Visits: 5.2K	Hi all Ive replaced a thin carbon visor bracket from my momo helmet, they are originally held in place with 5 rivets but I cannot use normal pop rivets to replace them. I'm looking at the different adhesives in stock like the ET515 or VM100 for the application. Which would you recommend for bonding the thin carbon hinge to a plastic and leather substrate? Thanks
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Hanaldo	Hanaldo posted 8 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 28K	Can't use the composite specific rivets? I've used them with thin carbon and fibreglass.
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ChrisR	ChrisR posted 8 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 363, Visits: 3K	good ol' sikaflex or tigerseal might work?
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Warren (Staff)	Warren (Staff) posted 8 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Administrators Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 8K	If there is any doubt as to the structural integrity of the helmet then we would recommend contacting the manufacturer to be on the safe side. To determine which adhesive is best depends entirely what the substrate plastic is composed of. Both our ET515 Rigid 15min Epoxy Adhesive and VM100 Black 10min Methacrylate Adhesive are very good adhesives for a range of plastics. However, some very inert plastics such as polypropylene and HDPE can be very hard to bond to. For an item subject to potential impact, our ET515 would offer a better flexural strength than the VM100 for many applications. Warren Penalver Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Support Assistant
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scottracing	scottracing posted 8 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 460, Visits: 5.2K	Thanks for the replies. I was going to use sikaflex initially, but before I bought something that could be used for other jobs like my usual fave dp490 I would see what's available from ec. The visor connects to the helmet by two bolts though the composite hinge, they aren't structural so could use virtually anything.
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f1rob	f1rob posted 8 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 237, Visits: 4.8K	You could try wurth replast Actually designed to repair plastic bumpers but it sticks like the proverbial to a blanket ! Due to the fact its designed for plastics it is always ever so slightly rubbery when its cured Comes in various speeds,the fast one is 1.5 minutes ! We use it in the pit lane when a part HAS to be repaired and we haven't got time for 490 coming your way up the m4 about 8pm on thur can drop a tube in if you want ?
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scottracing	scottracing posted 8 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 460, Visits: 5.2K	Hi Rob. Thanks for the very kind offer, unfortunately at that time of night I'm putting the little one to bed so won't be able to escape. But I will have a look at that wurth stuff. Would you believe they don't have any structural adhesive at work? Crazy
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f1rob	f1rob posted 8 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 237, Visits: 4.8K	If you cant get it from the usual suspects its on evil bay at about £16 a tube Now why ever would you need anything like that where you work !!! ? Lol
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