Hi

This is likely a simple product question. I'm fabricating custom painting supports for artists, and seek a tough adhesive for sticking wood frames to alu-composite panels. For example, I have a 1m flat square panel of alu-composite, overwhich I want to evenly distribute a thin layer of adhesive, then applying the wood frame to the back. Achieving even distribution over that sort of area takes a bit of time... suggesting to me that I'll need a fairly fluid, long open-time adhesive. I've found most epoxy resins are too viscous to spread accurately and are generally available in too small volumes for this scale of work.

Can you advise a product that will adhere these surfaces strongly, that is hard/sandable once cured, that is easy to deploy evenly (either witha long open time or maybe a spray application), and I can acquire in volume (perhaps litre bottles), please?

Many thanks
Peter Ibberson
Oxford

Unfortunately nothing in our structural adhesives range meets your requirements, especially viscosity. If most resins are too thick for you to use, then our adhesives will be even worse.

The only suggestion is to try a one part polyurethane such as our PU18 Black Flexible Polyurethane Adhesive and try thinning it down with acetone to a more paintable consistancy. You may find that works well enough or the bond may be a little too weak.

Warren Penalver
Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Support Assistant

Thanks for the quick response Warren. P