Gluing rubbing strakes

[jwalker]

Originally Posted by JSP

Would you attempt to take the black to fit all grey? Truth be told I'm happy enough with the black but I couldn't let the grey strake pass me by at the price.

If you don't mind the mismatch, why give yourself unnecessary work? Apologies for hijacking your thread, btw.

[Poly]

Originally Posted by jwalker

I think you'll find it is and baking soda is a common accelerator. This info I got years ago (so I could be mis-remembering) when superglue was fairly new to the market. It was a poster I saw in BSL produced, I think, by Loctite and it gave an explanation of the curing process.

It is not what a layman would consider an acid. i.e. it doesn't dissociate in water into ions including protons, with a pH <7 - as would acetic acid, hydrochloric acid etc. This is what is more accurately known as a Bronstead Acid. Your explanation that dilution effected the reaction, and it reacted with the alkali suggested that this was the "type" of acid you were referring to.

It is certainly a Lewis Acid - that is to say that cyanoacrylates can act as electron acceptors from a Lewis Base. Water can act as a Lewis base. Alkalis such as "baking soda" will in effect make water a better Lewis base.

[JSP]

Originally Posted by jwalker

If you don't mind the mismatch, why give yourself unnecessary work? Apologies for hijacking your thread, btw.

No worries. Love a good debate

[codprawn]

Originally Posted by jwalker

You can probably tell I'm a bit of a fan of cyano and rubber.

Looks like we must go to the same sort of clubs.

Are you the bloke who goes under the name of Cyano de rubberack??

[Downhilldai]

Originally Posted by codprawn

They also use it for sticking women's (err hum errs) back together again after childbirth instead of stiches - apparently.............

Originally Posted by jyasaki

... Stings like hell, though, if you need to close a slit.

[JSP]

[GreigS]

Hi

First message on the forum.

I'm in the process of replacing the rubbing strake on my RIB, what I'm needing to know is just how roughed up do you need to rough up the tubes.

[Rogue Wave]

you gotta take some of the first layer of the hypalon off . Use the plastic brush as it will give you more control f you see some of the weave thats a bit to ar but a little mistake is forgiveable. do not go past the weave. you can speed matters up by doing the strake with an angle grinder.

the stuff shouf feeldry an open to the touch. if you havent got the glue and thinner I think TIDEL or RIBSHOP sell it.

I haven't got a jar of glue (cockerny rhyming slang) how you do it with superglue however