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5200 shrinking and cracking?
By:Jason Steeves
Date: 4/29/1999, 11:41 pm
In Response To: Re: Fitting out my Guillemot (Grant Goltz - Squeedunk Kayaks)

I've never heard of 5200 shrinking or cracking and I've been using it for 15 years.

To fasten the Minicell bulkheads I would suggest using 5200 Fast Cure, A cheaper alternative would be Sikaflex 291 or 240.

Jason @ Noah's

> You might want to try one of the polyurethane calks that are now
> available. They seem to stick forever to almost anything and are rated for
> water immersion. The are several brands. PL makes a good one as does MD
> (Macklinberg Duncan). My own opinion is that these are much better and
> easier to use than the traditional 3M stuff. (They also cost half as
> much). My experience with the 3M 5200 is that it shrinks and cracks when
> drying and the joints therefore sometimes fail.

Messages In This Thread

Fitting out my Guillemot
Greg Steeves -- 4/29/1999, 11:11 am
Re: Fitting out my Guillemot
Kenneth Paul -- 4/29/1999, 3:20 pm
Re: Fitting out my Guillemot
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/29/1999, 11:42 am
Re: Fitting out my Guillemot
Grant Goltz - Squeedunk Kayaks -- 4/29/1999, 8:48 pm
5200 shrinking and cracking?
Jason Steeves -- 4/29/1999, 11:41 pm
Re: 5200 shrinking and cracking?
Grant Goltz - Squeedunk Kayaks -- 5/2/1999, 11:52 pm
Re: 5200 shrinking and cracking?
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 5/3/1999, 10:23 am
Re: 5200 shrinking and cracking?
Pete Rudie -- 5/3/1999, 12:48 am
Re: 5200 shrinking and cracking?
Don Beale -- 4/30/1999, 1:19 am
Re: 5200 shrinking and cracking?
Nolan Penney -- 4/30/1999, 7:01 am
Re: 5200 shrinking and cracking?
Don Beale -- 4/30/1999, 12:53 pm