Fleaman Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Just wondering what others uses to glue base patches to boards. I did a repair and have a patch about 1.25 inches by about 4 inches long along the edge. I glued the first one down with some Loctite Hysol that I got from Tognar but it doesn;t seem to hold well to the p-tex patch. I also used the stuff to glue in a new section of edge with some screws but it didnt seem to hold very well. I re-repaired the edge with some 4hour epoxy and it has held alot better. used these instructions to do the repair. http://www.telemarktips.com/BaseRepair.html Any other suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csquared Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Epoxy is generally the adhesive used in the first instance for both edges and base material. The issue is how to get the epoxy to adhere to the base material. Before adhering the base material, clean it with acetone or failing that alcohol and once the solvent has dried, use a plumber's propane torch to flame the side of the ptex that you are going to be adhering. You just need to pass the flame over it lightly to open the pours in the material so that the epoxy will flow into the matrix of the ptex (ie don't melt it because this will close the pours). Don't handle the ptex with your bare hands once it is clean and flamed (use rubber or cotton gloves to keep oils from your hands off the material). Don't over catalyze the epoxy - a longer cure time is better than debonded material. Clamp a plywood block over the ptex once it is in place to keep the patch under pressure during setup. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Varsava Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Hey csquared, I need an apprentice. Can you sweep floors for 3 yrs with no pay and do my kitchen too? Then you can play with that epoxy stuff. You'll have to do my kitchen before yours though:biggthump BV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleaman Posted February 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Man thanks for the info. I can see how it would work. Bruce, If this doesn't work I will probably be ordering another board. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingbat Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Fleaman, I have some scraps of DuraSurf (same as p-tex) that are already flame treated from the factory. PM me your address and I'll mail them to you. -Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Varsava Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 csquared hit it right on so no need for me to add anything to the process. BV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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