Products for sticking aluminium

[bugman]

Lads,

The boat is nearly here and I'm running throught the mental line-up of where weverything goes and what I need to build/modify to get things where I want.

I've alwys bung a few screws in in the past to attach things like fire extinguisher brackets, epirbs, cables etc but this time with the tinny I'm not keen on putting holes in the external walls.

I'm also looking at making up a little aluminium shelf that won't be load bearing near where I sit to put a compass.

What products have guys used to stick things to alloy (no paint).

I know I could use sikaflex on some things but there must be something better arround.

I don't have access to an alloy welder (yet;) )

Brett

[DR]

if you get the right tube of sikaflex you won't have any problems.

[big moose]

Hi brett
3m have a product called scotchweld it is a two part epoxy and will bon stronger than welding at tafe some 20some years ago we gloued two srtips of ally together then tried to tear them apart the ally broke not the bond u should still be able to get it
regds gary

[Noelm]

if the boat is not painted, then you can get little bits and pieces welded on cheap, if you can take the Boat to a nearby Alloy wender.

[moater]

I've been looking at a site www.durafix.com.au (http://www.durafix.com.au).

Be interesting to try it one day:-/

Darren:)

[blaze]

blind alloy rivets
cheers
blaze

[plaztix]

Blaze, when you use blind alloy rivets in a boat how do you go about sealing the open end of the rivet so the steel shaft doesn't corrode?

Bugman, 3M VHB (very high bonding) double sided tape or good quality generic equivalents, can be handy but probably not suitable for this application??

[tiny_tinny]

Blaze, when you use blind alloy rivets in a boat how do you go about sealing the open end of the rivet so the steel shaft doesn't corrode?

If you go to specialist boating shops, you can get aluminium pop rivets with aluminium stems - hence no electrolytic corrosion.

Mike

[blaze]

If you go to specialist boating shops, you can get aluminium pop rivets with aluminium stems - hence no electrolytic corrosion.

Mike
thats the ones
cheers
blaze
ps fairly critical to get the correct lenth rivet for the job

[nigelr]

I have used alloy rivets and sikaflex together with good results.
Drill for the rivets, apply sikaflex, then rivet.
Cheers.

[plaztix]

If you go to specialist boating shops, you can get aluminium pop rivets with aluminium stems - hence no electrolytic corrosion.

Mike

Excellent, i have been looking everywhere for these with no luck. At least i know they exist now.

Cheers guys;):)

[timddo]

I brought some at bunnings. IT's AA Rivets