what kind of epoxy?

[crazyeyes 10+ year member]

I am going to put a gauge pod on my a-pillar in my truck.. what kind of epoxy should i use to mold it to my original plastics??

i have been asking around and figured i'd ask here...

Thanks,

Mike

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[HypnoticCure 10+ year member]

i use westsystem....

 

[HypnoticCure 10+ year member]

I forgot to mention, glass it on dont just use epoxy.....

 

[crazyeyes 10+ year member]

the fleese method or pure glass and resin? and where do i get the epoxy from?

 

[fbi90909 5,000+ posts]

West system is wayyyyy too expensive for your project. Plus I think he is just attaching after market pods to his pillars. Use a 2 part epoxy. I'm a fan of the higher time high strenght ones instead of the shorter time ones. like use a 30 min one instead of a 1 min one. be sure to rough up the surfaces before gluing for max adhesion

 

[crazyeyes 10+ year member]

where can i get this stuff at??? i'm new to this...

Thanks

Mike

 

[HypnoticCure 10+ year member]

i suppose it depends on your budget, i use tons of westsystem for all sorts of stuff so its what i personally use. I have never had one thing fail with west system which is why i use it. If your just tossing a aftermarket guage on the a piller and not making a new pod then you could probably get away with some plastic epoxy and a couple rivits or screws. You can pick the epoxy up at any auto parts store. If your looking for westsystem i buy mine at westmarine.

 

[crazyeyes 10+ year member]

sweet!!! thanks guys...

i plan on extending my center console so i might get the westsystem stuff so i can use it on that too..

 

[fbi90909 5,000+ posts]

Hold up are you actually fiberglassing or adding on after marker parts?

 

[crazyeyes 10+ year member]

this stuff???

http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/producte/10001/-1/10001/366321/377%20710/0/westsystem%20epoxy/Primary%20Search/mode%20matchallpartial/0/0?N=377%20710&Ne=0&Ntt=westsystem%20epoxy&Ntk=Primary%20Search&Ntx=mode%20matchallpartial&Nao=0&Ns=0&keyword=westsystem%20epoxy&isLTokenURL=true&storeNum=5000&subdeptNum=4&classNum=12947

 

[crazyeyes 10+ year member]

Hold up are you actually fiberglassing or adding on after marker parts?

its a 2 gauge pod i'm smoothing into my stock a-pillar...

edit...

a picture of what i'm thinking about...

 

[fbi90909 5,000+ posts]

so your attaching an aftermarket pod onto the stock pillar and not starting the pods from scratch. Just get a 2 part epoxy.

 

[HypnoticCure 10+ year member]

no not that stuff, I use west system #105 and #205 or #206 depending on weather and temp. I also use the filler powders to create a filler thats far superior to bondo.

 

[mossberg385t 10+ year member]

the gorilla glue company makes a 2 stage epoxy 2500 psi is like $5 i fixed my bed cover latch with it, can be bought at any hardware store

 

[crazyeyes 10+ year member]

no not that stuff, I use west system #105 and #205 or #206 depending on weather and temp. I also use the filler powders to create a filler thats far superior to bondo.

seems like pretty cool stuff... just use the resin with any hardner or powder and you make it do whatever you want...

expensive thats for sure...

precisly the answers i was looking for...

Thanks guys...