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Invisiblepsyphon
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Binding Lexan or Plexiglas to Polypropylene (sterilite)
    #1422142 - 04/02/03 12:49 AM (21 years, 1 day ago)

What would be the best way to bind polycarbonate (lexan) or acrylic (plexiglas) to Polypropylene (sterilite)? In my searches, I have read that when binding plastics its best to use a solvent. I have read about using Methylene Chloride for lexan or plexiglas, but would this bind one or the other to polypropylene?

I tried using silicone sealant, but as I found out through experience and reading, it doesn't work so well with plastics; its used in glass aquariums because glass contains silicon.

Thank you for any help.


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Re: Binding Lexan or Plexiglas to Polypropylene (sterilite) [Re: psyphon]
    #1422156 - 04/02/03 01:00 AM (21 years, 1 day ago)

Well I can tell you what NOT to use. A friend of mine built a terrarium from plexiglass and used epoxy to glue it together. It worked ok for a while, but soon started leaking water. Also if the plexiglass is too thin, it will start to warp.


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Re: Binding Lexan or Plexiglas to Polypropylene (sterilite) [Re: robinhood2]
    #1422492 - 04/02/03 05:19 AM (21 years, 21 hours ago)

Water is heavy.



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REALLY fucking heavy!
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Re: Binding Lexan or Plexiglas to Polypropylene (sterilite) [Re: psyphon]
    #1422605 - 04/02/03 07:28 AM (21 years, 19 hours ago)

depends on how much the bond will have to hold. if your talking about cutting a window into the top of a rubbermaid lid and gluing a plexiglass viewing pane over it then regular ole silicone sealant works. if your talking about building some kinda wall/corner job where gravity and bumping are gonna demand rigid support then I can definitely tell you that acetone will melt/bond plexiglass. contact cement is an excellent waterproof bonding agent as well.

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Re: Binding Lexan or Plexiglas to Polypropylene (sterilite) [Re: psyphon]
    #1422621 - 04/02/03 07:56 AM (21 years, 19 hours ago)

My foaf has had great results from WINDSHEILD ADHESIVE.

Someting like this: 

CLICK HERE:

You can find it at almost any auto shop that replaces windsheilds.

This type stuff works wonders in a calking gun, if you follow the directions.

6T  :tongue:


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Re: Binding Lexan or Plexiglas to Polypropylene (sterilite) [Re: psyphon]
    #1423103 - 04/02/03 12:33 PM (21 years, 14 hours ago)

Thank you everyone for your replies. I'm just putting a window into the top of a sterilite container, so I don't need it to hold a lot of weight, just to be tight and hold up to the high humidity. The silicone sealant I tried previously really didn't hold up.

I thought about using acetone but I'm not sure whether I have lexan or plexiglas, and acetone will suposedly ruin a piece of lexan.

After more reading I was able to find references to using Methylene Chloride for lexan, plexiglas, and polypropylene. So I think I'll cross my fingers, give it a try and hope that it will bond the different plastics together. Does anyone know a good place to get Methylene Chloride OTC? Its also known as dichloromethane, used in certain chemical procedures a lot of us have read about. I know it can be in some paint thinners and stuff, I just don't know any brands or anything.

Thanks

I'll take a look at that windshield adhesive, thanx 6T.


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Re: Binding Lexan or Plexiglas to Polypropylene (sterilite) [Re: psyphon]
    #20119694 - 06/12/14 03:14 PM (9 years, 9 months ago)

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psyphon said:
  Methylene Chloride OTC?  Its also known as dichloromethane,





Yo, those two are not the same thing, I realize this post is 12 years old but c'mon...

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Re: Binding Lexan or Plexiglas to Polypropylene (sterilite) [Re: PharmerJohn]
    #20119754 - 06/12/14 03:27 PM (9 years, 9 months ago)

:zomgwtf:

Those people don't even log in anymore!  We are literally talking about board activity from 2003.  That's long enough for a 5 year old to grow chest hair. That's like submitting a letter in reply to a newspaper column from the 90s.  Nobody ever would have seen that false information except that it was bumped just now by you, and unfortunately, me.:facepalm:


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Re: Binding Lexan or Plexiglas to Polypropylene (sterilite) [Re: Inocuole]
    #20119780 - 06/12/14 03:34 PM (9 years, 9 months ago)

Back from the dead!


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Re: Binding Lexan or Plexiglas to Polypropylene (sterilite) [Re: airdragon333]
    #20134092 - 06/15/14 12:24 PM (9 years, 9 months ago)

I found the thread so obviously it had info relevant to my search parameters just wanna make sure the next guy after.me.finds.this isnt.misinformed

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Re: Binding Lexan or Plexiglas to Polypropylene (sterilite) [Re: PharmerJohn]
    #20134104 - 06/15/14 12:27 PM (9 years, 9 months ago)

Let darwinism work.  If a 12 year old forum post on a mushroom cultivation forum is enough information for a person to go mixing solvents with plastics all willy nilly, maybe they should.  :rolleyes:


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Re: Binding Lexan or Plexiglas to Polypropylene (sterilite) [Re: Inocuole]
    #20134207 - 06/15/14 12:57 PM (9 years, 9 months ago)

i remember an incident where n-methyl formamide was confused for methyl formamide. Thank god the results weren't catastophic. The n-methyl was despensed.to me by an organic chemistry professor and.mislabelled. nmf can be used to make mdp2p but through a completely different process, using it as i did in combination with  strong oxidizer coule have had explosive results. (Thanks statute of limitations and double jeopardy!)

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Re: Binding Lexan or Plexiglas to Polypropylene (sterilite) [Re: PharmerJohn]
    #20134427 - 06/15/14 01:47 PM (9 years, 9 months ago)

Wow that's pretty fucked up.  I presume you had a firm word with this gentleman?


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Re: Binding Lexan or Plexiglas to Polypropylene (sterilite) [Re: psyphon]
    #20134541 - 06/15/14 02:17 PM (9 years, 9 months ago)

Quote:

psyphon said:
Thank you everyone for your replies.  I'm just putting a window into the top of a sterilite container, so I don't need it to hold a lot of weight, just to be tight and hold up to the high humidity.




I'd just use gravity.  You don't want an airtight terrarium, so if it leaks it's good.
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Re: Binding Lexan or Plexiglas to Polypropylene (sterilite) [Re: Inocuole]
    #20134564 - 06/15/14 02:22 PM (9 years, 9 months ago)

that i did, look how.i dragged rr into a 12 year old thread. Smh sorry for wasting.your.time

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Re: Binding Lexan or Plexiglas to Polypropylene (sterilite) [Re: psyphon]
    #20134700 - 06/15/14 02:22 PM (9 years, 9 months ago)

This thread has been closed.

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Shit. Didn't look at date of OP.

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