Pem Tech
Notorious Member
Attached a Aeropac retainer to the HMAS Bonestell Saturday. Squirted out the portions of JB Weld, mixed it up, spread it around the aft of the motor tube and slid the retainer in place. There was a little bit of a bead around the base of the retainer so I smoothed it out into a fillet as best I could. JB cures quickly.
Yesterday I was looking over the attachment and noticed some JB smeared on the outside of the Aeropac. Crud, this stuff is supposed to be rockhard and nearly impervious. In agitation I picked at it with a fingernail and it scraped off!
Quite easily in fact. Concerned I checked the mixing cup and the JB left in the cup is still cured but soft, a wee bit tacky and pliable. A a rubber like texture.
I've torqued on the retainer as best I could and it doesn't budge, but what happens when it heats up?
This is my first experience with JB Weld and it was purchased last week, so it isn't an older batch.
Wazzzup whit dat"????
Yesterday I was looking over the attachment and noticed some JB smeared on the outside of the Aeropac. Crud, this stuff is supposed to be rockhard and nearly impervious. In agitation I picked at it with a fingernail and it scraped off!
Quite easily in fact. Concerned I checked the mixing cup and the JB left in the cup is still cured but soft, a wee bit tacky and pliable. A a rubber like texture.
I've torqued on the retainer as best I could and it doesn't budge, but what happens when it heats up?
This is my first experience with JB Weld and it was purchased last week, so it isn't an older batch.
Wazzzup whit dat"????