Sportsdad
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So, the filon for my cabover rebuild project will be coming Oct. 13th. Flat shipped, two pieces. It has luan backing except in the area where it will curve around the nose of the cab (I still have the original underlying .100 thick fiberglass leading edge that the filon will attach to)
I've gotten all sorts of advise from various sources of what I should use to bond it to the plywood.
From the filon manufacturer: Use urethane-based glue
From the Rot Doctor: Loctite Black Contact Adhesive (handles extreme temperatures, however I've only found it in 5 oz. tubes, and I have 64 sq. feet of area to cover!)
From searching this forum: Stabond (Spending stuff, but a forerunner so far)
From memoryroads, who has done this rebuild himself: Regular contact cement.
So, what do you folks think? Keep in mind that this new lauan-backing filon piece will be adhering to epoxy-coated plywood. So basically, what in your opinion is a good adhesive to adhere wood to dry epoxy? It needs to stick fast and hold. It would be tough to clamp everything up so I need a fast contact type cement.
I've gotten all sorts of advise from various sources of what I should use to bond it to the plywood.
From the filon manufacturer: Use urethane-based glue
From the Rot Doctor: Loctite Black Contact Adhesive (handles extreme temperatures, however I've only found it in 5 oz. tubes, and I have 64 sq. feet of area to cover!)
From searching this forum: Stabond (Spending stuff, but a forerunner so far)
From memoryroads, who has done this rebuild himself: Regular contact cement.
So, what do you folks think? Keep in mind that this new lauan-backing filon piece will be adhering to epoxy-coated plywood. So basically, what in your opinion is a good adhesive to adhere wood to dry epoxy? It needs to stick fast and hold. It would be tough to clamp everything up so I need a fast contact type cement.
