Re: Polycarbonate Glue

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: Polycarbonate Glue
From: Aric <acr-at-infinet-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <terryf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 23:33:52 -0600
Approved: terryf-at-verinet-dot-com

Methylene chloride will solvent weld polycarbonate together.  Polycarbonate
turns to goo when exposed to the stuff.  Also, Weld-On 55 is a polyurethane
glue intended to bond polycarbonate to polycarbonate.  I think IPS is the
manufacturer.  Make sure to rough up surfaces that have scratch resistant
coating (such as Lexan MR5), or you'll never get it to stick together.

Aric

At 05:29 PM 10/21/98 -0600, you wrote:
>Original Poster: gweaver <gweaver-at-earthlink-dot-net> 
>
>I am working on a TC project.  I cut some plastic pieces but can't find
>anything that will glue them together.  This plastic must be polycarbonate.
>Acetone has no effect on it.  PVC glue does nothing to it and peals off like
>a sheet of paper when its dry.  Tried epoxy, polyester, super glue, bondo,
>model car glue, Methyl Ethyl Ketone Peroxide, acetone and none of them work.
>Any suggestion?
>
>Gary Weaver
>