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Oakseywick Member Since: 20 Dec 2014 Location: Cirencester Posts: 1000 |
Hi guys I know some of you have stuck the bracket for a snorkel with sikaflex which one is best? The snorkel is a mantec RAI.
Thanks in advance Andy |
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1st Jul 2016 7:35pm |
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custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20282 |
291i.
However, me personally I had issues with it. Had better success with Soudal Silirub 2. |
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1st Jul 2016 8:34pm |
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Cheshire110 Member Since: 26 Jul 2013 Location: Cheshire/London Posts: 2747 |
Did you buy it online or do B&Q/Halfords/screwfix or something sell them? Cheers, David
Land Rovers of all shapes S3 onwards… Daily is a 110 V8. |
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6th Jul 2016 8:07am |
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Oakseywick Member Since: 20 Dec 2014 Location: Cirencester Posts: 1000 |
How long does the sikaflex take to set? Do I have to hold it place for long
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6th Jul 2016 4:05pm |
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dorsetsmith Member Since: 30 Oct 2011 Location: South West Posts: 4554 |
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6th Jul 2016 4:14pm |
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gilarion Member Since: 05 Dec 2013 Location: Wales Posts: 5108 |
Some sikaflex products do need suport while drying, 291i has a tack free time of 60 minutes but takes much longer to fully cure.
you could use SikaBond Ultimate Grab which is an intant grab adhesive For those who like Welsh Mountains and narrow boats have a look at my videos and photos at.. http://www.youtube.com/user/conwy1 |
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6th Jul 2016 4:23pm |
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Happyoldgit Member Since: 14 Sep 2007 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3471 |
If you are gluing straight onto the paint he bond is only going to be as strong as the paint to frame. Steve.
Owned numerous Land Rover vehicles of all shapes and sizes over the decades. Current Defender: A non tarts hand-bagged Puma 110 XS USW. [Insert something impressive here such as extensive list of previous Land Rovers or examples of your prestigeous and expensive items, trinkets, houses, bikes, vehicles etc] http://forums.lr4x4.com I used to be Miserable ...but now I'm ecstatic. |
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6th Jul 2016 5:19pm |
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custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20282 |
On the whole the bracket is under no load at all, it's purely a support to prevent flex and movement.
Yes, it's only as strong as the paint bond but I won't be attempting to pull it off to see how much force it would take! Quite a bit I imagine. When I tried the Sikaflex I just didn't like its characteristics to be honest, it also has a certain amount of shrinkage and solvent aroma. None of which help, and nor is there full bond strength for days. With the Silirub 2 it's better to handle and quicker, and no solvent aroma either. I've used this Silirub 2 stuff time and time again for all sorts of stuff and found it to be great, it's a sealant not adhesive though but find it to have brilliant properties for both. My failiure with the Sikaflex could be due to wax on paint or similar but I can't see it seeing as I solvent prepped it well before doing the job for that very reason. |
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6th Jul 2016 10:11pm |
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