I have a roll of clear acrylic sheeting that i intend to use for replacing some curved panes in a greenhouse i`ve been given. One thickness of the sheet is not enough, so am thinking of glueing it double thickness.
Adhesive recommendations please, there will be 8 x 2ft x2ft panels, so Tubes of stuff are probably out, how about Solvite wallpaper paste or clear silicon sealant?
To replace the panels from the manufacturer costs almost £40 per pk of 4! - so £80 on an old greenhouse is a no-go!
cheers folks!
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Whenever I have used so called clear sealant it's gone brown and dirty looking in months.
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To be honest im not too bothered if the said panels aren`t transparent, theres enough light getting in anyway. The main thing is to keep the wind out.
I`m also thinking of a visit to the local "Scrappy" to see if he has any old Aluminium sheeting (caravan skin?) that may do.
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How about joining the sheets with non-rusting set screws and nuts?
Soft washers will waterproof the joints.
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You can buy clear waterproof tape for repairing glass cracks.. Binds the ends together with it.
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Adhesive for acrylic will render it opaque but it sounds like you don't mind. An alternative would be to use something sonic (not a screwdriver!) to make the two parts fuse. Acrylic adhesive might be an option.
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cheers for the ideas so far, in the past i`ve tried taping two bits together, but they then fill up with condensation, go green and stink! so it has to be a "full surface" coating, hence my thought of wallpaper paste, cheap and easy to apply, cood coverage from a mix.
;- )
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Acrylic adhesive and tape until it bonds.
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Sorry to pour cold water over your wallpaper paste idea....but....it's water soluble. As soon as the damp gets between the panes, as it surely will, you'll end up with a mouldy mush.
I think you're looking at some spirit based adhesive which won't be cheap.
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Ah! how logical re wallpaper paste! - me never thought of that! ;-) cheers!
£80 to restore an old greenhouse might not seem much compared to the price of a new one,but when given for nothing it goes against the grain! ;-( (probably was the reason i was given it!) anyway I was playin in the shed today. and i had an idea to bond a sheet of the Acrylic to a same-sizes piece of that small-mesh wire netting with silicone sealant. The result looks very promising, both rigid, bendable (to the required curvature) and still transparent! Tis now fitted on a weeks weather trial until i get time to make the rest.
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You can bond acrylic with acrylic cement. But the join will go opaque. Not sure it would be strong enough.
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So how much is a similar greenhouse new? £80 to restore something you got for nothing might be a good deal. Don't think your acrylic sheet is going to work. Will never have the necessary rigidity.
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Would just like to report back that the Chicken wire bonded to the Acrylic sheeting with Silicone sealant was a great success! Finished re-glazing the 8 panels last Thursday.
When I went down the allotment today, Me found that a piece of my nieboughs shed roof (4x3ft asbestos sheet) had blown off in last nights gale, and dropped right through the roof of my greenhouse! ;-(
Result, 2 bent spars and 18 smashed panes of glass! - back to the Acrylic then!!!! ;-(
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