SimonBrown
Active Member
Izzy is going to need some remedial repairs and patching and there is a strong desire to keep the number of rivets - particularly visible ones - down to what is necessary.
So current thinking is modern 2 part expoxy adhesives, the stuff used extensively by the modern motor industry for assembly and repair, will be a sensible choice. A few years ago I did some work for a high value/low volume automotive manufacturer and their entire tub was glued together with zero welding. It was as stiff/rigid as you like.
Has anyone gone this route with repairs?
The 3M stuff looks capable but on the expensive side (this stuff) The applicator guns can be eye wateringly expensive. But its cured without baking and with replacable nozzles the cartridges could be sealed and reused for a little time. It bonds to alloy and steel so some of the upper body corner brackets can be refixed after plating with no need to drill through the outer skin.
Anyone worked with this? Or an alternative?
Or is the idea daft and should I just embrace the "50,000 rivets in loose formation Shackleton" look?
So current thinking is modern 2 part expoxy adhesives, the stuff used extensively by the modern motor industry for assembly and repair, will be a sensible choice. A few years ago I did some work for a high value/low volume automotive manufacturer and their entire tub was glued together with zero welding. It was as stiff/rigid as you like.
Has anyone gone this route with repairs?
The 3M stuff looks capable but on the expensive side (this stuff) The applicator guns can be eye wateringly expensive. But its cured without baking and with replacable nozzles the cartridges could be sealed and reused for a little time. It bonds to alloy and steel so some of the upper body corner brackets can be refixed after plating with no need to drill through the outer skin.
Anyone worked with this? Or an alternative?
Or is the idea daft and should I just embrace the "50,000 rivets in loose formation Shackleton" look?
