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A good method for particleboard furniture repair by Tom Pawlak — GBI Technical Advisor Above: Particleboard furniture repair can be tricky when screws strip out. G/5 Five Minute Epoxy Adhesive offers an easy solution to fixing inexpensive furniture when this happens. I recently broke the leg off an old workshop table. The tabletop was made […]
by Tom Pawlak — GBI Technical Advisor Above: Tom’s approach to repairing cracked plaster involves Drilling into the lath and injecting thickened WEST SYSTEM Epoxy. A 100-year-old friend called in tears because her living room ceiling had cracked and she was afraid that the plaster was going to fall. I did my best to calm […]
By Tom Pawlak — GBI Technical Advisor Above: A DCPD blend laminate repaired with WEST SYSTEM Epoxy is tested to failure. The laminate required gross deformation before it failed, meaning epoxy is an appropriate repair material for the type of laminates common on jet skis and snowmobiles. Gougeon Brothers recently did R&D testing on DCPD […]
Working with G/5 Resin & Hardener By Tom Pawlak — GBI Technical Advisor Above: To simplify mixing G/5 Resin and Hardener for a large project, Grant made a carrying pallet with sixteen holes, sized to hold 1-ounce mixing cups (pill cups purchased at a food service outlet). The pallet was covered with duct tape so […]
Do they interfere with adhesion? Above: Protective skin creams. Photo by Nati Melnychuk on Unsplash By Tom Pawlak — GBI Technical Advisor We recently completed adhesion testing for a boatbuilder who was concerned about surfaces being contaminated by workers who use protective skin creams. The builder wanted to be sure that residue from the protective […]
