The glues we stock

This has just been updated from our 'Glue Shop' on the main web site pages,its a good range of basic epoxies and other marine type glues we have used for decades now.

THE GLUE SHOP…………April 2009
prices subject to fluctuation and plus Vat,for local buyers:


We stock a small but rather wide range of adhesives. All the products have been used in our factory and have been supplied to clients for quite some time. We understand their uses and can give advise on using each product.





WE HAVE DEVELOPED A SMALL BUT WIDE RANGING GROUP OF ADHESIVES.ALL OF WHICH HAVE BEEN USED COMMERCIALY BY OURSELVES AND OUR CUSTOMERS FOR A LONG TIME,WE UNDERSTAND THEIR USE AND CAN ADVISE ON HOW TO USE EACH SYSTEM IF REQUIRED.



The Epoxies:



REsolution 816


This epoxy has a wide range of uses. It can be used in the construction of boats and their components and to saturate and seal surfaces.



Sold in 1kg packs and larger…………………………………R115.00 per kg



THE EPOXIES:



RESOLUTION 816………….A WIDE RANGING USE BASE EPOXY,USED TO EITHER CONSTRUCT BOATS AND THEIR COMPONANTS ,OR SATURATE AND SEAL SURFACES,DEPENDING ON THE JOB AT HAND.



WITH OUR CONSTRUCTION/ASSEMBLY CURE AGENT (CV 140) YOU WILL HAVE A NUMBER OF HOURS TO USE THE MIXED BATCH,WITH THE SATURATION CURE AGENT (E205) ,ANY TIME FROM A HALF HOUR TO TWO HOURS,THE TEMPRATURE OF THE AIR WILL CONTROL THE SETTING TIME.



PACKING,1 kg PACKS AND LARGER…….ask



EPOXY:



RESOLUTION 816 EPOXY………………………….…..115.00 per kg





THE CURE AGENTS:



CV 140 Cure Agent


This is an assembly/ building cure agent. It has a slow curing time of three to more hours. To minimize wastage we advise that the left over mix is combined with our special graded teak wood dust to fill holes and do fillets.Teak dust is R100 Per half kg.



· E 205 CURE AGENT



This is a thin, clear agent used to wet out glass cloth and tapes and to saturate wood and plywood surfaces. When using this product mix small batches at a time as it can heat up and go off in a short time in warmer weather. We advise mixing it in a pot and the spreading it out in painters tray, it can be applied with either a brush or a roller.



Please Note:



· When working with any of these products you can wash your hands with warm soapy water.

· Both of the cure agents may be seen to be an irritant! Use these products in well-ventilated spaces and wear a good facemask with filters if there is danger of inhaling in fumes.





PHENOLIC RESIN AND POWDER GLUE:



Blue-black resin and white powder glue is a basic glue that holds our waterproof ply’s together. This is the best system for lamination items such as stringer and bulkhead scarphs. It is also the only system to use when building wood spars and masts. (Please do not use epoxies for such items!)



The product we sell has a medium pot life of one to one and a half hours.



· Phenolic Resin Glue



Sold in a 2.4kg pack………………………………………R385.00 per pack





PVA WATER BASED WOOD GLUE:



This is genuine PVA Waterproof Glue, which is ideal for all types of construction on boats. It is so good that it has been locally tested and approved by ‘SABS (South African Bureau). This glue is suitable to glue hard and soft woods with ease. Its very low cost and its easy use make a change to some of the more complex and expensive glues on the market.



Sold in 5kg packs……………………………………R465.00



TEAKWOOD FLOUR:



This product works great for non-slip surfaces with Polurethane paints.

See the ‘The Paint Shop’ for details on this process that we ourselves have developed.



Sold in ½ kg packs…………………………….R100.00



SEALANTS:



· BLACK SILCONE RUBBER Dow Corning 813



This can be used for curtain wall glazing and has a slow cure modulas of drying,normally a few days.




BLACK SILICONE RUBBER,USED FOR CURTAIN WALL GLAZING AND HAS A MODULAS OF ELASTICITY OF AROUND 35% MEANING IT WILL MOVE AND STRETCH WITH WHAT EVER ITS STUCK ON TO,BEING SILICONE IT WILL NOT DEGRADE WITH THE UV RAYS OF THE SUN,IT HAS A SLOW CURE PROCESS OF A FEW DAYS SO ITS EASY TO WORK WITH,WE USE IT MAINLY TO CAULK TEAK WOOD DECKS,LEAVE IT FOR AT LEAST FOUR TO FIVE DAYS BEFORE BELT SANDING……..UNLIKE STANDARD SILICONE THERE ARE NO,OR VERY LITTLE FUMES WITH THIS MIX…….



SOLD IN 310 ml tubes for use in an applicator gun………….89.00 ea





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Disclaimer:



all use of any of the above products is at the risk of the end user, we have and still do use these products in our day to day work, no bothers have been found to date but we can not control the end use, so the risk is the users.