Catpuss
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| posted on 5/5/07 at 04:46 PM |
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Ain't Sikaflex great
Its like icing a really stinky cake 
After putting in 140 rivets and nearly killing a Lazy Tong riveter (which although make light work its a bit cheap n nasy) I only had 4 rivets break
their shafts. Using a spanner and some mole grips I manged to manually pop those rivets though. Not too much of a problem as I also bonded the ally to
the frame too.
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StevieB
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| posted on 5/5/07 at 05:26 PM |
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Sikaflex is fantastic stuff - unless, like me, you buy the bright red stuff because it was cheaper, then proceed to make an arse of applying it to the
chassis/floopan edges - it's real hard work to remove!
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Bitten hero
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| posted on 5/5/07 at 06:48 PM |
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AGH yes its the mutts but dont get it on yourself like i did when i leaned on the newly fitted floor plan like i did as its a nightmere to get it off
and she who must be obeyed was not happy !!!!!!
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Catpuss
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| posted on 5/5/07 at 06:54 PM |
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I got a bit patch on my ar$e.....then backed into my bike. Thankfully WD40 and an old sock did the trick.
Copious amounts of orange pumice type cleaner and a scouring sponge got my hands clean. My hands are all hurty and rubbed raw now
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RazMan
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| posted on 5/5/07 at 10:06 PM |
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One tip when using Sikaflex - Don't be tempted to wipe away the excess that is squeezed out of the joints. Just wait until it cures (about 24
hours) and run a razor blade down the outside of the joint - the excess just peels away with no mess.
Oh and meths is a good cleaner / solvent 
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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Alex B
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| posted on 7/5/07 at 07:04 PM |
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Yes it is great. Especially today when I picked up brand new in the box Sika 261 for 4 quid a tube
Alex
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gaza 47
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| posted on 8/5/07 at 08:56 AM |
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Sikaflex
Great stuff. Turps is good for cleaning up.
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DarrenW
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| posted on 9/5/07 at 03:43 PM |
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acetone cleans it off no probs.
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