Any tried to superglue 2 pieces of Ali together?

I failed miserably just wouldn't take. apparently its a well know fact
that you can't superglue ali

Any one else know this??????

Probably to do with the oxide layer. It epoxies quite well though especially if you abrade the oxide layer off.

3M double sided tape/sheet is the solution!

We make some ally facia panels at work and use this method to bond the inner and outer skins together. Surfaces must be clean and grease free and you only get one attempt at positioning the parts together (we use assembly jigs). Once stuck you will not get them apart without completely wrecking them.

I can probably acquire a sheet of the 3M sheet (A4 sized) if you want to have a go.

I'm not needing to it, just noticed in work that you can't glue aliminium cans together. If I was doing it on the car I would bond it with something much better than Superglue

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Originally posted by liam.mccaffrey
I'm not needing to it, just noticed in work that you can't glue aliminium cans together.

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Originally posted by liam.mccaffrey
I'm not needing to it, just noticed in work that you can't glue aliminium cans together. If I was doing it on the car I would bond it with something much better than Superglue

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Another vote for 3M tape. I used to stick brackets to alloy road signs - once positioned you will tear the metal trying to get them apart.

ah, trying to make a can tower? nice
i made one that reached the ceiling last year. that was a good day

yes - well known im aerospace too. the accepted adhesive is high temp cure epoxy.

hth

Howard

Provided you remove the oxidation prior to application, HAFIX should do it.