Anyone know what sistemas are made of?
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Anyone know what sistemas are made of?
This has probably been asked elsewhere but...
Does anyone know what type of plastic sistemas are made of?
Or more to the point what glue sticks to them well?
Does anyone know what type of plastic sistemas are made of?
Or more to the point what glue sticks to them well?
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Re: Anyone know what sistemas are made of?
They have the Recycling Code 5, which is for polypropylene. Very difficult to glue, and generally requires surface pre-treatment (same applies to painting). I have used Loctite 770 Activator followed by Loctite 401 Instant Glue with moderate success, but they're not cheap. Google 'glue polypropylene' for a host of other suggestions.Laighside Legends wrote:This has probably been asked elsewhere but...
Does anyone know what type of plastic sistemas are made of?
Or more to the point what glue sticks to them well?
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Re: Anyone know what sistemas are made of?
There are very few glues that will work with them . Try the one maccamob has suggested but things like araldite will work for only a little while.Laighside Legends wrote:This has probably been asked elsewhere but...
Does anyone know what type of plastic sistemas are made of?
Or more to the point what glue sticks to them well?
Then,what tends to happen over the months is the containers flex a bit here and there and the glue all just comes away in one big heap.
If you are thinking of glueing a large magnet to the inside base, try Dave's suggestion and then place insulation tape over the lot as it tends to flex with the sistema over the years of use it will get.
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Re: Anyone know what sistemas are made of?
I just used duct tape. Had the cache in place for well over a year and it was still well affixed when I replace the container with a clear one.the farmers 5 wrote: If you are thinking of glueing a large magnet to the inside base, try Dave's suggestion and then place insulation tape over the lot as it tends to flex with the sistema over the years of use it will get.
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Re: Anyone know what sistemas are made of?
They're free from BPA, so a tick from me.
As for paint, the $3 a can pressure packs work a treat for me.
As for paint, the $3 a can pressure packs work a treat for me.
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Re: Anyone know what sistemas are made of?
What are you trying to do?
Attach a magnet?
Stick a frog to the lid?
We may have alternative suggestions for fixings.
Attach a magnet?
Stick a frog to the lid?
We may have alternative suggestions for fixings.
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Re: Anyone know what sistemas are made of?
I don't want to give it away but tape won't work - nor do I intend to paint it.
Google seems to say hot glue is the way to go - anyone had experience with this?
Google seems to say hot glue is the way to go - anyone had experience with this?
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Re: Anyone know what sistemas are made of?
Hot glue is pretty awesome in general (I've got little projects around that are almost MADE of the stuff!) and works quite well on plastic boxes for awhile. I used it to glue some camo onto a Lock'n'Lock (probably same material, just better design) and it didn't come unstuck; the camo just slowly broke away.
If you can, though, mechanical fastening is really the only way to be secure. Bolt stuff on and then seal the bolt-holes with hot glue. You can even glue camo stuff to something easier to stick to, then bolt that substrate to the box.
If you can, though, mechanical fastening is really the only way to be secure. Bolt stuff on and then seal the bolt-holes with hot glue. You can even glue camo stuff to something easier to stick to, then bolt that substrate to the box.
Re: Anyone know what sistemas are made of?
Beware the napalm effect hot-melt glue can have... Also, not too sure how it goes with adhesion to a slick surface - plastic might melt and bond better than other hard surfaces though.
Scuffing up the surface with sandpaper can help adhesion. As my repair of The Sistema Twins a contact-type adhesive seemed to work well, but as for how it goes over the longer term who knows?
Scuffing up the surface with sandpaper can help adhesion. As my repair of The Sistema Twins a contact-type adhesive seemed to work well, but as for how it goes over the longer term who knows?
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Re: Anyone know what sistemas are made of?
I've just bought some of this (for a cache I'm making) from Bunnings, apparently it works well for PE & PP plastics like sistema'sLaighside Legends wrote:Or more to the point what glue sticks to them well?
http://www.selleys.com.au/adhesives/hou ... stics-glue
I haven't tried it yet, but it better work
Re: Anyone know what sistemas are made of?
I've tried the above, but the main problem with plastice is the flexibility of it. Superglue products set stiff, with no flexibility. If it is rigid enough, use plumbers primer and glue, or if it is a bit more flexible use sikaflex. Sikaflex goes on like thick honey and sets like s*@t to a blanket, try that.
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Re: Anyone know what sistemas are made of?
I've used liquid nails in the past which seems to have done a pretty good job on it.
Re: Anyone know what sistemas are made of?
Works for me too. Just scuff up the plastic where the glue is fixing with some coarse sandpaper first and clean and dry it.PacketStorm4 wrote:I've used liquid nails in the past which seems to have done a pretty good job on it.
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Re: Anyone know what sistemas are made of?
Liquid nails sticks to just about anything, but it isn't weather-proof. If it is a damp environment it lets go eventually.PacketStorm4 wrote:I've used liquid nails in the past which seems to have done a pretty good job on it.
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Re: Anyone know what sistemas are made of?
I don't know about anyone else, but I keep thinking "sugar and spice and all things nice" each time I read this question....