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Sjapp
10-20-2008, 10:03 PM
I have a 6ftx3ft board of sheet wood. I want to permanently glue/cement it to a plastic or fiber glass window. The weather will be above freezing. What product should I buy?
one.stoned.wookie
10-20-2008, 10:11 PM
any high tensile strenght epoxy will work depends how heavy the fiberglass peice is..or you can put epoxy and get some small screws and screw it into place..just make sure the epoxy will bond to both materials..read the packaging..hope i helped
WildFire.ca
10-20-2008, 10:38 PM
Go to the Homeo Depot and ask for a tube of PL, its a professional adhesive we use at work. This stuff will bond anything to anything, where gloves when you use it it will bond with your skin and if you try to pick it off it will take the skin with it.
Mississippi Steve
10-20-2008, 11:54 PM
I have a 6ftx3ft board of sheet wood. I want to permanently glue/cement it to a plastic or fiber glass window. The weather will be above freezing. What product should I buy?

First off, I hope this *YOUR OWN HOME* and not a rental, or your parents, or a dorm.

as far as a product.. whats wrong with a couple of sheet metal screws in the frame?? lots easier and can be taken down without destroying the window.

If it *HAS to be glued... get a caulk gun and some clear RTV...make sure both surfaces are clean and dry, then run a bead around the window frame and lay the plywood in there and drive a couple of screws into the frame to hold it in place till the RTV sets up. At least that way, when you have to take it down, you will be able to peel the RTV off and not wreck the window.
TheChameleon
10-21-2008, 12:16 AM
Construction adhesive. Just hammer a couple 10 penny nails into the glass to hold it till the adhesive dries.
Mississippi Steve
10-21-2008, 02:43 PM
Just hammer a couple 10 penny nails into the glass to hold it till the adhesive dries.


oh really??? :wtf:
stinkyattic
10-21-2008, 03:19 PM
Lol!
Drill pilot holes, and countersink holes if it is meant to look good.
Use stainless steel coarse-thread deck screws, for appearance and to avoid problems in case it gets wet.
Before joining the pieces, seal with a SILICONE caulk. It is easier to disassemble/repair/modify the item later if it is SCREWED together rather than epoxied, and the silicone will prevent air leaks or water entry.
NoDrugs4Me
10-21-2008, 11:11 PM
Stinky.... or should I say Ms. Stewart?

lol

You really do have all the right answers!!!!

Much love from the South!

(wouldn't it be SO SO strange if she really was Martha?!?!?! lol)
stinkyattic
10-22-2008, 12:37 PM
AAAK! Oh my goodness NOOOOOES!!! Martha is too commercialized and overprocessed for me. Think Stepford wives, without the deliciously sinister undertones. My home-maker models are Jen and Clarissa from the old BBC cooking show Two Fat Ladies (Who DOESN'T like chain smoking in the kitchen and going to pick up a brace of hares by motorcycle?) and the ever tasteful Sir Terence Conran.
*Smooches back to the South!
the image reaper
10-22-2008, 07:13 PM
just 'fiberglass' your wood to the fiberglass ... use fiberglass resin, reinforce with fiberglass cloth, if necessary ... get 'boat fiberglass repair kit', etc.. Sears, etc. carry stuff like that :jointsmile:
Sjapp
10-23-2008, 02:47 AM
Go to the Homeo Depot and ask for a tube of PL, its a professional adhesive we use at work. This stuff will bond anything to anything, where gloves when you use it it will bond with your skin and if you try to pick it off it will take the skin with it.

How long will it take to dry? It would be preferable to not use screws or nails, so what are some other methods of keeping it in place so it doesn't just fall.
illnillinois
10-23-2008, 03:07 AM
Go buy a bottle of this..
it expands 3 times the amount applied..
you will NEVER get the two apart.
Gorilla Glue - Home (http://www.gorillaglue.com/)
Sjapp
10-24-2008, 12:49 AM
Go buy a bottle of this..
it expands 3 times the amount applied..
you will NEVER get the two apart.
Gorilla Glue - Home (http://www.gorillaglue.com/)

Mississippi Steve there is no need to worry :)
Thank you. I think this will be my best option. It dries fast, sticks to plastic well, and seems very strong.

The temperature has dropped about 10 degrees. It will be below freezing. I need a 2 hour drying time at about 32F. Is that possible?

Thank you