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Thursday, December 11, 2008
Bonding Glass Stones
6 comments:
Anonymous
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I am looking for a bonding agent that will hold glass stones on a bowling ball. I have already tried several things and your name was suggested to me by a friend so I hope you can help. We are afixing glass stones to old bowling balls to create one of a kind lawn ornaments similar to gazing balls with one exception - they do not blow away if the wind kicks up and the cats cannot knock them over and break them. Would appreciate any insight into solving our problem.
CLEAR WOULD HELP BUT NOT NECESSARY. CURING IS OPTIONAL AND AS FAR AS MATERIAL - IT IS SOMETHING MY RETIRED SISTER DOES TO OCCUPY HER TIME AND BEAUTIFY OUR GARDEN
I would go to your local hardware store and look for a product called PC-7. It bonds to most anything. The smallest quantity you can buy from us is a gallon. Let us know if you need additional help.
Delores, Before you apply any adhesive to the bowling balls you will first have to purge the balls. Basically you'll have to bake them in the oven. Old bowling balls contain oil (conditioner) which the allies apply to the lanes. Bowling balls will absorb the oil and I don't think any adhesive will stick to something oily. The only way to get it out is by baking. Set you oven to the lowest setting, let it preheat, place ball on a baking sheet and put in oven for about 5 min. at a time. After 5 min. take out of oven and wipe down with a rag and Isopropyl alcohol, you may have to do this several times. After all of that is done I would recommend using T-2000, because you will need some backing behind the stone becuase a bowling ball is obviously round. I hope this helps you out.
6 comments:
I am looking for a bonding agent that will hold glass stones on a bowling ball. I have already tried several things and your name was suggested to me by a friend so I hope you can help.
We are afixing glass stones to old bowling balls to create one of a kind lawn ornaments similar to gazing balls with one exception - they do not blow away if the wind kicks up and the cats cannot knock them over and break them.
Would appreciate any insight into solving our problem.
Thanks, Dolores
Does the material need to be clear? Does the material have to cure fast or slow? How much material would you need?
CLEAR WOULD HELP BUT NOT NECESSARY. CURING IS OPTIONAL AND AS FAR AS MATERIAL - IT IS SOMETHING MY RETIRED SISTER DOES TO OCCUPY HER TIME AND BEAUTIFY OUR GARDEN
DOLORES
I would go to your local hardware store and look for a product called PC-7.
It bonds to most anything. The smallest quantity you can buy from us is a gallon. Let us know if you need additional help.
thank you so much for your help. It is greatly appreciated
Delores,
Before you apply any adhesive to the bowling balls you will first have to purge the balls. Basically you'll have to bake them in the oven. Old bowling balls contain oil (conditioner) which the allies apply to the lanes. Bowling balls will absorb the oil and I don't think any adhesive will stick to something oily. The only way to get it out is by baking. Set you oven to the lowest setting, let it preheat, place ball on a baking sheet and put in oven for about 5 min. at a time. After 5 min. take out of oven and wipe down with a rag and Isopropyl alcohol, you may have to do this several times. After all of that is done I would recommend using T-2000, because you will need some backing behind the stone becuase a bowling ball is obviously round. I hope this helps you out.
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