sedsy Posted May 27, 2003 Posted May 27, 2003 Whats the best way to attach my fine st/st mesh onto my bonnet air intakes ?? Quote
Nick M Posted May 27, 2003 Posted May 27, 2003 How about a thin bead of Sikaflex - it's a cross between silicone sealant and glue. Available from DIY shops or boat chandlers. Quote
jamie Posted May 28, 2003 Posted May 28, 2003 I used fiber glass resin it ran through the fine mesh and bonded well also as nick said sikaflex is fine but takes a good 24hours to set as the resin takes only 5 or so more time for a scud in the sun jamie Quote
Mike Posted May 28, 2003 Posted May 28, 2003 i think we used general clear silicon sealent, has worked fine for us with no problems but some people say dont use it? mike Quote
Westfields Rock On Posted May 28, 2003 Posted May 28, 2003 used fiber glass resin to bond our mesh a la bonnet Quote
Blatman Posted May 28, 2003 Posted May 28, 2003 I had my grille secured with general clear silicone. It gave out after about 15000 miles. I've re-attached it with Sikaflex. The reason to not use general "bathroom" type silicon is because the anti fungus additive may be corrosive to some metals. I'm pretty sure it shouldn't be near any aluminium, but I'm not sure how, or if, it would affect gel coat, or whatever the mesh is made from. I'm guessing that as many bathrooms have stainless and chrome fittings, it'll be OK to use with those materials....... Quote
neilwillis Posted May 29, 2003 Posted May 29, 2003 The reason to not use general "bathroom" type silicon is because the anti fungus additive may be corrosive to some metals. I wouldn't put anything "anti fungus" near that car Blatman Quote
chrisbin Posted May 30, 2003 Posted May 30, 2003 It's not fungus, it's gangrene........ itsnot....... coat on..... Quote
neilwillis Posted May 30, 2003 Posted May 30, 2003 Wasn't there a kids book called Fungus the Blatman? Quote
busapower2001 Posted May 31, 2003 Posted May 31, 2003 I didn't like the sound of the sikoflex stuff that people rave about (seemed really messy) so I opted for solid glue. I used a loctite solid-glue-stick heat gun (needs a lot of sticks to go around all the sides of the mesh! ) for the two triangular cutouts in the bonnet, the V8 scoop and the exit from the ducted nose portion of the nosecone. I was a little worried (still am to a degree) about excessive heat - mainly on the left triangular mesh where the exhaust manifold sits directly below, thereby radiating heat directly onto the mesh! I have got some silver reflective metalic tape which I intend putting over the glue to reflect the majority the radiant heat back into the engine bay. The glue seems to be good for just under 170 C (warning on the box about gun nozzle being hot). I was originally intending aralditing some cable tie saddles onto the fibre glass and then using cable ties to hold the mesh in place - the main problem was the cable tie saddles where too thick so the mesh ended up being a little proud of the fibreglass surface. Don't even think about araditing the mesh unless you want to just use say 4 or 6 spots of glue to keep it in place. You'd end up paying a fortune in aradite otherwise! I am pleased with the results at the moment and hopefully I won't have any probs with the "mesh dripping off" the fibreglass! Quote
CrisisWolf Posted November 18, 2014 Posted November 18, 2014 Is this still the best way? Find the mesh is too fine so any silicon/gun stuff just sits on top of the mesh and doesnt bond. Read about resin options too. Got 3 bits of mesh to put in the new bonnet. All cut to (over) size but cant think of the best way to bond it all on. Quote
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