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Front wheel arches
Gasgeek - 14/4/16 at 10:53 PM

Hi

Can any body recommend a good adhesive to bond my wheel arches to the brackets
my old ones where bolted on that's cause cracks and crazing in the gelcoat.

ReMan - 14/4/16 at 11:21 PM

sikaflex
Is most commonly used
Very sticky and flexes, make sure and key well with super rough sandpaper on the wings and stays

CosKev3 - 15/4/16 at 07:20 AM

As above,any polyurethane adhesive will be ok.
Tiger Seal is quite a common,but expensive one in motor factors.
If your brackets are flat bar drill some holes in them for the adhesive to go into,as well as keying and degreasing both surfaces

[Edited on 15/4/16 by CosKev3]

Gasgeek - 15/4/16 at 07:58 AM

Thanks for the advice guys

benchmark51 - 15/4/16 at 08:01 AM

quote:
Originally posted by CosKev3
As above,any polyurethane adhesive will be ok.
Tiger Seal is quite a common,but expensive one in motor factors.
If your brackets are flat bar drill some holes in them for the adhesive to go into,as well as keying and degreasing both surfaces

[Edited on 15/4/16 by CosKev3]


That's how I do it, but I weld plate on to the bracket and grind it flat to make the adhesive 'footprint' bigger

mcerd1 - 15/4/16 at 08:42 AM

Würth 'bond and seal' is another decent PU

Most decent builders merchants should have one of these or a good alternative

[Edited on 15/4/2016 by mcerd1]

Greenie - 15/4/16 at 07:02 PM

I have just secured mine with sikaflex, works a treat, but said, make sure the brackets are clean and rough up fir a good key.

twybrow - 15/4/16 at 08:06 PM

I glassed on some captive nuts (rivnuts used like Big Heads) which means I can unbolt my arches in a minute or so. Very handy and secure.