Cheapest CA glue?

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

Where's the cheapest place to get some good CA glue/epoxy?

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[MegaloJntariac 10+ year member]

Hobby Lobby, model car isle where all the glue supplies are for the models. They have thin, medium, thick(not DD thick), and there is a spray activator there too in a white bottle, blue nozzle, with a black sticker and white text. Also while youre at it grab a bottle of the debonder to clean your hands up after wards. Total cost should be around $10.

I have reconed a FI BL 15 with the thick, still holding strong in my friends car.

 

[Marlo Stanfield 10+ year member]

The epoxy i use is a pack that looks like a syringe and already has the activator built into the gel. They can be found at places like Lowes, HD, Walmart, etc.

CA glue can be found at any kind of hobby shop.

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

Hobby Lobby, model car isle where all the glue supplies are for the models. They have thin, medium, thick(not DD thick), and there is a spray activator there too in a white bottle, blue nozzle, with a black sticker and white text. Also while youre at it grab a bottle of the debonder to clean your hands up after wards. Total cost should be around $10.
I have reconed a FI BL 15 with the thick, still holding strong in my friends car.

Have you used any other epoxy before, and if so, did you notice any really difference in the thick stuff from HL? I have three 18" recones that I need to do...they're pretty high power subs, so I figure I'll need something pretty strong.

 

[MegaloJntariac 10+ year member]

That Ca Glue wont come undone imho. I have never used any epoxy. Does Epoxy bubble/foam up?

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

Just buy the good ****, it's not that much more and it works.

BSI IC-2000 Maxi Cure

BSI Instaset Activator

http://www.hobbylinc.com

 

[mrogowski 5,000+ posts]

Have you used any other epoxy before, and if so, did you notice any really difference in the thick stuff from HL? I have three 18" recones that I need to do...they're pretty high power subs, so I figure I'll need something pretty strong.

Wanting something high strength and cheap usually aren't in the same vocabulary when considering adhesives. If you want to use epoxy, MG Chemicals 832B two-part potting compound is very good. With a tensile strength of over 8000 your cone will give out long before the epoxy will.

http://www.mgchemicals.com/products/832b.html

Its a few extra bucks but you get a fair bit.

 

[audioarsonal 10+ year member]

Why someone would purchase expensive woofers then want to recone them with cheap glue is beyond me........//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

 

[SPLaudio 5,000+ posts]

a really good glue is the gorilla ca glue, excellent stuff. i use that or loctite blackmax...

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

Wanting something high strength and cheap usually aren't in the same vocabulary when considering adhesives. If you want to use epoxy, MG Chemicals 832B two-part potting compound is very good. With a tensile strength of over 8000 your cone will give out long before the epoxy will.
http://www.mgchemicals.com/products/832b.html

Its a few extra bucks but you get a fair bit.

The recones is already constructed, I just have to do a normal recone consisting of surround and spider gluing. Do you prefer epoxy or a normal CA glue? Is there a real benefit using one over the other? Off the top of your head, how much would I need for a single 18" recone? I've heard 2oz worth for a single 18...is that accurate?

 

[mrogowski 5,000+ posts]

I usually prefer something that has a rubber compound to it. I don't want to turn a relatively easy topic into a complex one, so I'll suggest two products

- Goop

- MG Chemicals Speaker Repair Cement

http://www.mgchemicals.com/products/8337.html

 

[Bender. 10+ year member]

That Ca Glue wont come undone imho. I have never used any epoxy. Does Epoxy bubble/foam up?

no

i would recommend this

http://www.loctiteproducts.com/products/detail.asp?catid=11&subid=49&plid=876