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Bonding Dibond to Aluminum

Submitted by ilevelsign.com on Thu, 04/22/2010 - 6:23pm.

Hello.
Wanting to bond 1/8" Dibond to 1" Aluminum tubing.
Can anyone tell me the strogest method that will hold up to East coast elements external use.
Thanks in advance for any kind replies.
I Level.

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ilevelsign.com says: It's ok, No need for any replies I figured Lord 2 part epoxy will do.Someone in the business gave me the advice. Thanks anyways. posted on: Fri, 04/23/2010 - 8:50pm
ilevelsign.com says: It's ok, No need for any replies I figured Lord 2 part epoxy will do.Someone in the business gave me the advice. Thanks anyways. posted on: Fri, 04/23/2010 - 8:50pm
Bonehead says: Hey, ilevel. Lord adhesive will work good - but - if you're using a large area of the dibond, keep in mind that it will grow and shrink like crazy. The aluminum won't. If you don't build in some way ...
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Hey, ilevel. Lord adhesive will work good - but - if you're using a large area of the dibond, keep in mind that it will grow and shrink like crazy. The aluminum won't. If you don't build in some way to account for the thermal expansion, it might have problems in really hot weather. Especially if the finished product is gonna be facing South.

Good luck with it.

posted on: Sun, 04/25/2010 - 12:07pm
ilevelsign.com says: Thanks Bonehead for the heads up! posted on: Mon, 04/26/2010 - 10:11pm

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