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Pet Forum / Aquaria / Marine Reef / September 2007What to use for holding acrylic together??
I'm needing to glue a skimmer box together from my overflow as it got broken before getting put into my tank. Anyone know what is the best stuff to use? I've tried several different glues without success. TIA, Susan :) > I'm needing to glue a skimmer box together from my overflow as it got broken > before getting put into my tank. Anyone know what is the best stuff to use? > I've tried several different glues without success. You need to use dedicated cement for acrylic available in plastics stores. Use google.com to look up specific names and retailers in your area. Susan wrote on 9/12/2007 12:09 PM: > I'm needing to glue a skimmer box together from my overflow as it got broken > before getting put into my tank. Anyone know what is the best stuff to use? > I've tried several different glues without success. > > TIA, > Susan :) That was a big mistake. You should have found the right thing before contaminating it with inferior stuff. You could use methyl ethyl ketone, or acetone, but the better would be "weld-on 3". Do your best to remove the other junk that you put on there before applying the correct application. Wayne Sallee Wayne@WayneSallee.com Wayne Sallee wrote on 9/12/2007 1:53 PM: > Susan wrote on 9/12/2007 12:09 PM: >> I'm needing to glue a skimmer box together from my overflow as it got [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > Wayne Sallee > Wayne@WayneSallee.com You can also use thicker weld-ons if you need it, and you can also make your own thicker weld-on using weld-on 3 and scrap acrylic. Wayne Sallee Wayne@WayneSallee.com > Wayne Sallee wrote on 9/12/2007 1:53 PM: > [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > - Show quoted text - And idiot like Wayne would use Duct Tape and bubble gum.............And idiot like Pszemol wojuld just oit it be broken as he looks for specific cement which shows he has no f.cking lcue at all what he is talking about, much like Wayne.........the know it all wanna be but flunked out of the pet shob business due to his inept ability and pityfull excuses he made up for his lack of knowledge. Folks got tired of his having to run to the computer and doing google searches everytime they asked the idiot a question. Waynes Famouse last words.DUH...........Pszemols famous last words, If I promise not to bite it can I hold it in my mouth? > I'm needing to glue a skimmer box together from my overflow as it got broken > before getting put into my tank. Anyone know what is the best stuff to use? > I've tried several different glues without success. http://www.tapplastics.com/shop/product.php?pid=130 http://www.ipscorp.com/industrial/acrylics.html Thanks guys for your help. That's what I was looking for Pszemol. Susan :) >> I'm needing to glue a skimmer box together from my overflow as it got >> broken before getting put into my tank. Anyone know what is the best [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > http://www.ipscorp.com/industrial/acrylics.html > Thanks guys for your help. That's what I was looking for Pszemol. > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > - Show quoted text - yeppers, Pszemol uses Wayne's love juice to stick his parts together. I can hear Pissy Pants Pszemol licking and smacking his lips from here........... The reason that weld-on 3 works best, is because it's a solvent. Any time that a plastic can be bonded using a solvent, using the solvent is the best way to go, instead of using a glue. Weld-on 3 works good on a number of other plastics as well. It's handy to have around. Wayne Sallee Wayne@WayneSallee.com Susan wrote on 9/14/2007 5:13 PM: > Thanks guys for your help. That's what I was looking for Pszemol. > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >> >> http://www.ipscorp.com/industrial/acrylics.html Also, go to Wall-Mart pharmacy department, and get the syringe with needle, reorder # 309574. There are a number of different syringes, but I like this one the best. Wayne Sallee Wayne@WayneSallee.com Wayne Sallee wrote on 9/15/2007 1:20 PM: > The reason that weld-on 3 works best, is because it's a solvent. Any > time that a plastic can be bonded using a solvent, using the solvent is [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >>> >>> http://www.ipscorp.com/industrial/acrylics.html > Also, go to Wall-Mart pharmacy department, and get > the syringe with needle, reorder # 309574. There are [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > - Show quoted text - A lot of states requires a prescription to buy any syringe even without a needle attrached. Best bet is but the correct applicator where they sell the solvent at. Its like $2.00 for a syringe and 4 assorted blunt end needle tips or $3.00 for a squeeze bottle with the same 4 assorted tips. However a lot of farmers feed and supply places sell hypodermic syringes without a perscription. And be sure to drag the syringe backwards during use do not push it forward as it will cause the tip to clog. Apply slowly and allow to wick in the joint / crack, and any that flows out of crack just let evaporate do not try to wipe it off as a lot of times it will evaporate if the humidity is not high and no marks are left. You will get a white spot where it spills if humidity is up. Thanks for your replys!! Any help is appreciated :) Susan >> Also, go to Wall-Mart pharmacy department, and get >> the syringe with needle, reorder # 309574. There are [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > not high and no marks are left. You will get a white spot where it > spills if humidity is up. Also when you purchase your syringe, get about a dozen or so. They are dirt cheap, and if you mess one up, then you will still have plenty left. They will look at you funny if you just ask to purchase one. Most towns won't make laws to prevent people from purchasing them without a prescription because they don't want the druggies reusing needles and spreading disease. But the store clerk might give you trouble if you just ask for one. Wayne Sallee Wayne@WayneSallee.com Wayne Sallee wrote on 9/15/2007 1:25 PM: > Also, go to Wall-Mart pharmacy department, and get the syringe with > needle, reorder # 309574. There are a number of different syringes, but [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >>>> >>>> http://www.ipscorp.com/industrial/acrylics.html Thanks, where do you get Weld-On 3? Is this something easily found? I had tried a super glue type glue that was "suppose" to be made for plastics etc.. and it appeared it would be safe for fish tanks. It held for a short time than gave away. Do you know if the weld-on 3 is safe for marine/reef tanks? Thanks again, Susan :) > The reason that weld-on 3 works best, is because it's a solvent. Any time > that a plastic can be bonded using a solvent, using the solvent is the [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >>> >>> http://www.ipscorp.com/industrial/acrylics.html > Thanks, where do you get Weld-On 3? Is this something easily found? I had > tried a super glue type glue that was "suppose" to be made for plastics [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > - Show quoted text - Weldon #3 or #4 or #16 is what they use on acrylic when they buiild fish tanks and yes it is marine / reef safe. It is a solvent that when its evaporated is safe. Last I knew hazmat shiping charges on a small container of it is $$ so you may be better to try and find it locally from a plastics supply or such. I have seen it already in Michaels Arts and Crafts store under the name of Hobbix acrylic solvent, in about a 2 fl oz bottle, The main ingredieint is methylene chloride. There is a 2 part solvent based heavy bodied adhesive / glue sold by Devcon. Its a 2 part mix but its not reallay epoxy. In one of the tubes is a thickened compound that has methylene chloride init, which is needed to melt and create the bond of acrylic plastic. The other part is a thick filler to build up joints and fillets etc. I have used this stuff with sucess as its made for Plexi etc when I needed a thicker bodied cement. Weldon and IPS also makes this same cement as well. You can usually find a blister card package of this stuff at most any Wal Mart in the paint department where they keep glues and sealant and caulks at. Its made by Devcon and will state for plastic or its called Plasticpoxy or something like that.It stinks but the snmell goes away when its cured. Here you go. http://www.tapplastics.com/shop/product.php?pid=131& It's the link for the weld-on 3. And that's where I purchased it from. It's not something that is sold in the average hardware store. There are some plastic places that sell it, but usually such a place is a good drive away, and it's so much easier to just order it from Tap Plastics. Wayne Sallee Wayne@WayneSallee.com Susan wrote on 9/16/2007 12:44 AM: > Thanks, where do you get Weld-On 3? Is this something easily found? I had > tried a super glue type glue that was "suppose" to be made for plastics [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] >>>> >>>> http://www.ipscorp.com/industrial/acrylics.html |
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