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Okay, now that I got the poetry outta th' way, who has a recommendation for a good glue for this stuff? I haven't been active in the sign business for a while. Redwood was still king when I did my last sandblasted sign so I'm having to switch gears. This is the first time I've tried to use HDU so any other advice would be greatly appreciated too.
Jack "Did I spel that write?"
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Thanks, Jane. That's kinda what I was thinkin' bui I wanted to hear it from someone who knew.
Jack "Did I spel that write?"
-------------------- Jack Keith Keith Signs and Graphics 12400 Stemmons Drive Cabool, MO 65689 Posts: 131 | From: Cabool, MO | Registered: Feb 2004
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West Systems and/or Gorilla Glue. Depends on what you are using it for, and personal preference.
West Systems is some tough stuff. Very good, but it also dries very hard, and pretty fast. If you join two pieces of HDU end to end with West Systems, and then you blast it, it will not blast where the epoxy is. It leaves a ridge. We have done this, but we then had to chisel away then ridge, then texture (we used a circular saw blade) the surface a bit to hide the line. The thickening fillers are very handy though. Not to mention, you get to mix it yourself, and who doesn't love to play mad scientist?
Gorilla Glue, also very good. But, it dries soft. You can cut it. If you get drips, or as usually happens, it expands out around the joints, it cuts off and sands easy. It won't leave a ridge either if used to join as I described above.
-------------------- Joe Endicott NEXCOM (Navy Exchange Service Command) Signing Programs Specialist Virginia Beach, VA jeendicott@msn.com
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I really appreciate you all takiing time to answer. Great info on the expoxy.
BTW, Mark. Great stuff in SignCraft. You are one of the list I keep of graphic heros! Your work has consistently challenged me to stretch farther and do better. Thank you!
Jack "Did I spel that write?"
-------------------- Jack Keith Keith Signs and Graphics 12400 Stemmons Drive Cabool, MO 65689 Posts: 131 | From: Cabool, MO | Registered: Feb 2004
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I always use epoxy to glue things back to back. Gorilla glue can expand too much and I don't trust it to not push apart two panels. But for edge gluing HDU especially for sandblasting, Gorilla Glue all the way. Since it expands it will fill small gaps.
-------------------- Dave Sherby "Sandman" SherWood Sign & Graphic Design Crystal Falls, MI 49920 906-875-6201 sherwoodsign@sbcglobal.net Posts: 5401 | From: Crystal Falls, MI USA | Registered: Apr 1999
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