The stainless steel chain stay protector came off my Trek Procaliber. I bought a new one, Treks website says to use epoxy to put it on. Any idea what type of epoxy I need? Thanks
Chainstay protector glue
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Steel may be a different story, but I tend to think I might want to use something more flexible than epoxy. Some kind of silicone glue or something. A flexible adhesive might not be as permanent, but it seems like having a rigid bond between a steel chainstay protector and a carbon or alloy chainstay might be bad idea jeans.
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Pretty sure they want you to use a 2 part Epoxy, the shorter fast cure times tends to be weaker over time compared to longer cure times.
I think Twice Horn is right that just using pure silicone will work well especially on a smooth surface like stainless. Any excess that squeezes out will also be easier to cleanup compared to an epoxy resin. If its a small corner protector the epoxy may be better strength wise, if its longer (think surface area) the silicone should hold fine.
I think Twice Horn is right that just using pure silicone will work well especially on a smooth surface like stainless. Any excess that squeezes out will also be easier to cleanup compared to an epoxy resin. If its a small corner protector the epoxy may be better strength wise, if its longer (think surface area) the silicone should hold fine.
Ya it’s a pretty flat small piece. I saw Salsa recommended either 3M scotch weld 105 or 3M scotch 4905 VHB tape for a similar part, a tad bigger to affix to their carbon frames. If you’re thinking silicone any recommendations as to which?
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Permatex, Devcon, Loctitie are all fine silicone adhesives....got a pic to see what we are dealing with? how much abuse does this thing take....if its like the Ibis ripmo chain guard design (near chainring), nothing will keep that lil bugger in place over time...
Epoxy if you ever need to clean/remove it will be a pain. Sets up hard and pretty permanent. need to sand it off usually if you every need to remove. RTV silicones are flexible, but don't hold as strong, you can usually just peel it off if you want to remove. Synthetic rubber adhesive are inbetween. Strong flexible bonds, not as easy to remove. Shoe Goo is a common go to that people use for a wide variety of uses.
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I use E6000 polyurethane adhesive (available at HD or Amazon) on just about anything that needs glued. Used it on the downtube protector on my MTB that had come loose and it worked great. It's a rubbery adhesive that stays flexible. Reminds me of Shoe Goo.
Just to show how sticky the stuff is I had a pair of fairly new Fox riding gloves that the Velcro wouldn't stick because fuzzy loop side was defective. I had some new Velcro strips laying around so I cut a couple of pieces the same shape as the defective section on the gloves and used E6000 to glue the new pieces directly over the old fuzzy section. Never thought it would hold but figured I'd try before tossing the gloves. Well, 6 months later after probably 1500 miles of almost daily riding and being laundered every week or two the glued on Velcro is as good as new.
Just to show how sticky the stuff is I had a pair of fairly new Fox riding gloves that the Velcro wouldn't stick because fuzzy loop side was defective. I had some new Velcro strips laying around so I cut a couple of pieces the same shape as the defective section on the gloves and used E6000 to glue the new pieces directly over the old fuzzy section. Never thought it would hold but figured I'd try before tossing the gloves. Well, 6 months later after probably 1500 miles of almost daily riding and being laundered every week or two the glued on Velcro is as good as new.
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This. Flexible like silicone RTV but almost as strong as 2 part epoxy.
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