SALAD
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| posted on 16/8/07 at 06:06 PM |
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Sufficient Sealant?
I'm about to atach the flooring to my chassis but I am unsure if the sealant I have is sufficient.
My friend has given me numerous tubes of this stuff (it is/was produced locally so he has boxes of it) Branded as 'Sellotape Specialist
Products' but made locally by 'Flowlock'
It is 'Induthane Polyurethane Sealant IDL 0040'
Does anyone know about this or used it?
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Hellfire
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| posted on 16/8/07 at 06:10 PM |
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I've never heard of it - but it's not even posted on t'internet. I'd get more information by contacting them direct... you
will have a Data Sheet with this product won't you?  Contact details should be on there....
Steve
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SALAD
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| posted on 16/8/07 at 06:22 PM |
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No Data Sheet it's been sat at his for a while......could be beyond use possibly.....it's nothing underhand, my friends dad has dealt with
them a lot over the years.
If the company is still there, then it's located less than 5 minutes from where we live so I will pop in.
I couldn't find any info on it either so was hoping someone knew what it was and if it's useable.
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Hellfire
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| posted on 16/8/07 at 06:28 PM |
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You could always do some test pieces... if it's gone off (and it's shelf life is limited) it will be difficult to shove from tubes...
testing it is merely it's adhesion and flexibility when set. You'll very soon find out...
Steve
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SALAD
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| posted on 16/8/07 at 06:38 PM |
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I'll give it a test when I have some off-cuts.
We shall see......
Here's a photo anyway.
 
Sealant
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BenB
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| posted on 16/8/07 at 08:43 PM |
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It sounds much more like a sealant than an adhesive-sealant!!!
Bonding the panelling to the chassis contributes quite a bit to the rigitidy of the chassis. If you use something more like bathroom sealant it would
be a shame...
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SALAD
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| posted on 17/8/07 at 10:55 AM |
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I did a few test pieces and it is pretty strong stuff! It's not fully gone-off yet so will probably be super strong when it has.
We are still in the test stage at the mo.....will see what happens.
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Peteff
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| posted on 17/8/07 at 11:59 AM |
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That was my thoughts
Stick something together with it and test it. A lot of us are running round with 99p acrylic sealer holding the panels and nobody has had a problem
yet. If it's polyurethane it should be good for the job and it doesn't usually spoil till it's been opened.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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dnmalc
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| posted on 19/8/07 at 08:05 AM |
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Pete
I am interested that you say you are using standard acrylic sealant having put the floor and some of the interior panels on with the tiger sealant a a
tenner a tube only to find that the remainder of the tube has gone off when I next reach for it. do you have a prefered acrylic sealant
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Peteff
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| posted on 19/8/07 at 08:56 AM |
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Me and a mate were building at the same time and it was before I had internet access so we were following the book. The one I used was just the
cheapest we could find at the local diy shop. It was an outdoor grade for builders. I get some stuff now called Omniseal which is the equivalent of
Tiger or Sikaflex for about £3 a tube.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 20/8/07 at 12:11 PM |
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I use the cheap Polyurethane adhesive sealant from decoratoring direct (as have many on here). and find it excellent.
http://www.decoratingdirect.co.uk/viewprod/s/SIRPF15LM/
A trick I use to keep it useable is: I always wear disposable rubber gloves when using it as it is horrible stuff to wash off, so when I have finished
I take off one glove and shove the nozzle into a finger of the glove. I then squirt enough out to fill the end of the finger and cover the tip of the
nozzle. I then lay it down and let the 'plug' go off. When you come to use it again you just pull the glove off and your ready to go.
Using this technique my current tube has lasted over 8 months!!!!
[Edited on 20/8/07 by DaveFJ]
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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