Anybody know of an adhesive for what i think is glass filled/reinforced nylon? Its the stuff my intake trumpets are made of, and the only other similar material is what model aeroplane engine mounts are made of. Thought it would be abs at first but its not. Super glue wont stick it. Thanks
Looks as though a hot melt glue gun is good for nylon
http://www.ehow.com/way_5644774_glue-sticks-nylon_.html
Hmmm interesting read, thanks for that, id found similar, but wasnt sure if it meant nylon fabric or not. Thats clear enough though. I wonder if a soldering iron would plastic weld it?
when I was in the window manufacturing game we used to plastic weld the frames the kay to welsing was the use of teflon sheet between the heat source and the plastic. Both parts heated and push fitted under pressure
I have read about someone playing a blowtorch over the nylon before gluing - apparently it softens the surface slightly and allows the glue to adhere
properly.
Or so they claim... I have no personal experience...
Devcon Plastic Welder epoxy, night and day better than ordinary cyanos or epoxies
I have used Loctite Super Glue 2 for all plastics, with some success but not tried it on nylon.
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Originally posted by David Jenkins
I have read about someone playing a blowtorch over the nylon before gluing - apparently it softens the surface slightly and allows the glue to adhere properly.
Or so they claim... I have no personal experience...
The problem you have is that it is glass reinforced nylon. You might be able to join it but you will only get the strength of the native nylon, as the
glass fibres don't cross the joint.
Cheers R
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Originally posted by rachaeljf
The problem you have is that it is glass reinforced nylon. You might be able to join it but you will only get the strength of the native nylon, as the glass fibres don't cross the joint.