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 Subject:  "Roughing-up" PE for better adhesion..List thread.  
  
 Date:  Nov 29, 2005
 From:  Glenn Milton 
Good Day all,
I'm still relatively new to using PE, and it seems that CA glues never really work all that well, even the "Slow" type (I used the ZAP-A-GAP brand). What am I doing wrong? Does the back of the PE parts need to be sanded or somehow "roughed up"? Will a 5-minute epoxy work better? Do I need to "clean" the plastic or PE with alcohol first? Right now I'm mostly concerned with PE-to-plastic joins..
Thanks in advance to those who respond,
Glenn
 
Thread Listing 
  "Roughing-up" PE for better adhesion.. - Glenn Milton - Nov 29, 2005
. . . Try Vinegar - Hans Haase - Nov 29, 2005
. . . . . . Re: Try Vinegar - Thomas J. Deimling - Nov 29, 2005
. . . Depends on the brand - Saul Garcia - Nov 29, 2005
. . . . . . Oil is the main problem - Alasdair Johnston - Dec 5, 2005
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