Fiberglass and Aluminum

(ccryder) · (ccryder) **Join Date: Apr 2002** 01-16-2006, 8:35 PM

Anybody have any good tricks to get fiberglass resin, cloth etc to adhere to aluminum? Chemicals, surface treatment etc?

Thanks,
Jim

mendo247 01-16-2006, 8:49 PM

ive had good luck with cleaning it with solvent and roughing it up with some sandpaper..

(Message edited by mendo247 on January 16, 2006)

(99_slaunch) · (99_slaunch) **Join Date: Oct 2005** 01-16-2006, 8:58 PM

Try a mag wheel cleaner for non-clear coated wheels. This should clean and etch the aluminum. It will turn it to a bright satin color. Do that after you skuf it with the sandpaper. GOOD LUCK on you're project.

(ccryder) · (ccryder) **Join Date: Apr 2002** 01-18-2006, 4:24 PM

Thanks for the advice, I think the mag cleaner helped a bit. Any other thoughts or ideas?

(99_slaunch) · (99_slaunch) **Join Date: Oct 2005** 01-18-2006, 4:42 PM

What are you trying to make/fix? Can you post some pic's? Might help with some ideas.

(wakescene) · (wakescene) **Join Date: Feb 2001** 01-21-2006, 9:56 AM

Jim,
severly rough up the surface of the alum, other than that without knowing the project, I don't know what else to suggest.

If you could provide some details, I think a bunch of us could definately chime in with some help.

(ccryder) · (ccryder) **Join Date: Apr 2002** 01-22-2006, 8:31 AM

I don't have any pics yet just thoughts, but I will post some pics if the project materializes.

Thanks again for the suggestions.