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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: poleman on February 19, 2011, 12:41:50 am

Title: best adhesive
Post by: poleman on February 19, 2011, 12:41:50 am

whats the best adhesive for plastic to metal as my brodex aluminium hydra are coming apart at the clamp

I did use araldite but lasts only weeks!

Title: Re: best adhesive
Post by: Ian Rochester on February 19, 2011, 05:25:21 am

Are you using the genuine araldite or a copy? 

I've always used araldite and never had a problem, make sure everything is clean and dry before hand, run a ring of araldite round the top of the pole and slide the clamp down over it, wipe off any excess that comes out the bottom, leave to harden for 24 hours.

Title: Re: best adhesive
Post by: Steven Shoreditch on February 19, 2011, 07:10:32 am

Prittstick should do it.

Title: Re: best adhesive
Post by: d s windowcleaning on February 19, 2011, 09:12:53 am

if araldite aint working i would try epoxy resin .

Title: Re: best adhesive
Post by: Slash on February 19, 2011, 09:16:10 am

I had the same problem and just put black tape around the clamps to pole and they have'nt moved a bit :D

Title: Re: best adhesive
Post by: Klean07 on February 19, 2011, 09:19:56 am

Loctite I use from Wilko. 3 quid.

Title: Re: best adhesive
Post by: Slash on February 19, 2011, 09:26:14 am

Quote from: Klean07 on February 19, 2011, 09:19:56 am

Loctite I use from Wilko. 3 quid.

Hi Bullseye,did try that at one point untill my hands got stuck! ;D

Title: Re: best adhesive
Post by: SB Cleaning on February 19, 2011, 09:32:11 am

Have you used the Araldite twin syringe??

Title: Re: best adhesive
Post by: dave f on February 19, 2011, 11:01:52 am

you can get the proper stuff from pure freedom ive just got some ;)

Title: Re: best adhesive
Post by: jay kingston on February 19, 2011, 11:51:16 am

I put strip or duct tape round the pole,put loctite on it,then slide clamp over.
This works very well


Jay

Title: Re: best adhesive
Post by: John drake on February 19, 2011, 01:40:23 pm

blue tack

Title: Re: best adhesive
Post by: dave f on February 19, 2011, 04:40:52 pm

jiz sticks to every thing our lass says ;D ;D

Title: Re: best adhesive
Post by: mikecam on February 19, 2011, 08:05:20 pm

Quote from: poleman on February 19, 2011, 12:41:50 am

whats the best adhesive for plastic to metal as my brodex aluminium hydra are coming apart at the clamp

I did use araldite but lasts only weeks!

Send an email to Gardiners (i know its not their pole) and they usually send it out free !!

Title: Re: best adhesive
Post by: poleman on February 20, 2011, 12:12:58 am

Thanks chaps

It would seem preparation is the key word here...

I cleaned and sanded down the poles and used araldite in the end...did take my time...but there like new again...

Time...Preparation...Araldite...