What’s Best adhesive for Anodized Aluminum

[Chuck E Ducky]

So I have a few projects I need a good adhesive for.

I need to Glue a few barrels together and reset a glued stock Class fed to a body.

Anyone have any recommendations on a product? All the pieces never have to come apart. I would like a product thats easy to clean up and won’t harm Ano but will hold up to the Paintball oils and temperature fluctuations. I don’t mind spending more money to get a quality product.

Anyone have any recommendations?

[Brandon]

Jb weld works on all kinds of things.

[Chuck E Ducky]

I was thinking JB weld and I have used it before.

[netsurferdude2]

I would also say JB weld but make sure to rough up the surfaces a little before sticking them

[Grendel]

I use PC7 to glue barrels together I like that PC7 has some thickness to it. I still take some sandpaper to the "glue" area then clean off with tack cloth then alcohol.

I mask the barrel front with masking and I carefully apply wax to the inside of the barrel/back where it in not being glued just incase there is some squeeze out. I happen to have masking/molding wax made for epoxy because I do some epoxy molding on the side so that is what I use but any car wax and masking will work for JB Weld or PC7. Usually you only have to worry about squeeze out with the thinner 2 part epoxy. An 2 part epoxy paste works will without drip worry you have with the more liquid ones.

[Chuck E Ducky]

Yeah I got a few of those Dye UL barrels to do we got from you and my Carter Duck feed needs to be epoxied back on. It wiggles a bit and I don’t want it to fall off and mess the original ano up. I have seen people weld them on but I want to keep it original since it’s mint.

[Grendel]

I use a teflon tube turned down to fix those barrel fronts and backs to hold them straight that runs over a straight threaded rod that I use a washer and nut to put some light clamping pressure.

[Chuck E Ducky]

Yeah I was planning on making a Jig. Maybe spin it in my lathe to make sure it’s all true.

[Frmrspec]

figure just about any epoxy adhesive would work but I've used Gorilla glue epoxy and mount it between centers in my lathe with an indicator checking runout

[SignOfZeta]

At work we use this stuff called Plexus that is a two-part epoxy that mixes itself in the disposable nozzles you buy with the applicator gun. You can chuck the nozzle after a job and the actual product stays fresh. At the moment this is my favorite way to glue dissimilar materials together. I can’t say that it’s stronger than JB Kwick but it sure is easier to use…and reuse a month later.

BTW, gluing anodized metal is really just gluing to the anodizing itself. That will be the limiting factor of any bond with any glue you chose. For max success ideally the anodizing would be stripped.

[Chuck E Ducky]

I’m going to very carefully ruff up the surface for better adhesion. It’s all hidden so should not be a cosmetic issue.

[cougar20th]

depends on how permanent you want it.

There's a whole industry for adhesives. Industrial stuff. You may be able to contact a industrial adhesive distribution company. If they will talk to you. I will ask at work who we suggest if we do.

I know there's plenty of autobody "panel bonding" adhesives. These are what shops use to do alot of repairs now instead of welding. You have destroy the panel and grind the adhesive away if you misalign it.

[Chuck E Ducky]

Anyone know what Carter used to bond his feeds to his bodies?

Im thinking it’s like a JB or PC7 type two part epoxy. Maybe I will try it on something I got laying around to see how it reacts to Ano. I don’t want to put to much on have it mess up the bore of the barrels or discolor the Ano on my Duck.