Re: [APD] Silicone that really sticks

[urville <urville at peoplepc_com>]

really? I had no idea. Isnt tempered safety glass though? Like on vehicles?

S. Hieber wrote:

>Well, expensive, anyway. If I was going to post a message
>suggesting that someone put sandpaper to glass, I felt it
>important to add that one shouldn't sand tempered glass.
>
>Usually, the tempered glass is used only on the bottom and
>then, only on larger tanks. The main value is that is saves
>loads on shipping weight.
>
>Scott H.
>
>--- urville <urville at peoplepc_com> wrote:
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>>I dont thinki've ever seen a tank made of tempered glass.
>>That would be 
>>a really, really bad idea.
>>ian
>>
>>S. Hieber wrote:
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>>>Silicone is not a high-adhesion material, but it has
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>>lots
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>>>of give (resiliency) so it works well for particular
>>>purposes.
>>>
>>>You'll probably be better off with a marine epoxy,
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>>although
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>>>it would work better if you had something a little rough
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>>to
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>>>stick to. If you sand the glass with #400 sandpaper,
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>>that
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>>>will give the epoxy a better grip. Sanding is NOT
>>>recommended, of course, with tempered glass.
>>>
>>>Scott H.
>>>
>>>--- Tom Wood <tomwood2 at flash_net> wrote:
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>>>>I'm using 1/2" thick black eggcrate across the back of
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>>my
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>>>>90 gallon. It's 
>>>>attached with black zipties to standoffs made of black
>>>>eggcrate that is 
>>>>siliconed to the tank walls. The silicone fails
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>>regularly
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>>>>when doing 
>>>>maintenance that applies a stress to the connection.
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>>I've
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>>>>used GE RTV 108 
>>>>designed for aquariums as well as the regular hardware
>>>>store stuff. Is 
>>>>there a type, or glue, that will grip the glass better?
>>>>The standoffs are 
>>>>two cells wide by about eight inches long, so the
>>>>connection to the glass 
>>>>is 1/2" by 8" long.
>>>>
>>>>TW 
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