Step 1
Clean the surfaces you intend to bond thoroughly to remove grease and fine dust. The most effective way to do this is to wash the surfaces with a strong solvent, such as acetone or lacquer thinner.
Step 2
Roughen the surfaces with sandpaper or by scoring them with a sharp knife. This increases the bond strength of the adhesive.
Step 3
Deposit equal amounts of J-B Weld epoxy and hardener on a disposable sheet of cardboard. Mix them together with a thin plastic spatula or the tip of a utility knife blade. Stir thoroughly until the mixture is a uniform gray color.
Step 4
Apply the epoxy to one of the surfaces being bonded and join the pieces. If you're patching a crack, fill the crack with the adhesive.
Step 5
Clamp the pieces you are joining with clamps and leave them undisturbed for four to six hours. Similarly, if you filled a crack, leave it undisturbed for the same amount of time.
Step 6
Allow the adhesive to cure for 24 hours before subjecting the repair to strain.
Things You Will Need - Acetone or lacquer thinner
- Sandpaper
- Utility knife
- Cardboard
- Plastic spatula
- Clamps
Tips
- Heat helps the adhesive cure more quickly. If time is an issue, you can use J-B Weld KwikWeld. It sets in six minutes and cures in four to six hours, but its tensile strength is only 2,424 psi.
- J-B Weld bonds metal, ceramic and rigid plastics. It won't bond flexible materials, such as leather, vinyl, canvas or flexible plastics.
