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SURFACE PREPARATION
BONDING
LOCTITE ® BRAND ADHESIVE QUICK SELECTOR
Product
Loctite ® 404™
Quick Set™ Instant
Adhesive
Loctite® 330™
Depend®
Adhesive
Loctite® Fixmaster®
Poxy Pak™
Adhesive
Loctite ® H8600™
Weld Eliminator™
Structural Adhesive
Color Clear Pale Yellow Clear Blue
Temperature
Range Up to 180°F Up to 250°F Up to 180°F Up to 300°F
Bond Time* 20 to 40 seconds 5 minutes 5 minutes 45 minutes
Full Cure* 24 hours 24 hours 1 hour 24 hours
Gap Fill Small Gaps Medium Gaps Large Gaps Medium Gaps
Agency
Approvals
CFIA, ABS,
Mil-Spec CFIA CFIA, ABS In Progress
Bonds to a
wide range
of materials,
including:
Metal, plastic,
and rubber
Ferrite, wood,
ceramic, plastic,
and metal
Glass, hard
plastics, rubber,
and metal
Galvanized steel ,
other metals, and
most plastics
Application
Examples
Make o-rings,
bond cuts in
conveyer belts,
nylon rails in
production line,
brass rings on
spacer shafts
Bond metal labels
to equipment,
aggregate wear
plates, vibration
analysis pickup
discs to
equipment
Repair cracks in
equipment, fill
in damage on
fiberglass tanks,
general purpose
bonding
Patching metal
surfaces, sleeving
metal conduit
and ducts, metal
fabrication (e.g.
wagons, box
trailers, material
handling containers)
Abrasive Methods
Rubbing or striking a surface with hard, coarse material.
Abrasive examples:
• Sanding: Rubbing with abrasive paper or cloth (for small area/superficial
wear-down)
• Blasting: Striking with steel grit, sand, or other abrasive material (for
large areas/deep wear-down)
Chemical Methods
Cleaning process that uses solvents to dissolve contaminants.
Chemical exa mples:
• Solvent Dip: Im mersing in solvent
• Solvent Wipe: Ru bbing with solvent-soaked wipe
• Vapor Degreasing: S olvent in vapor form
• Ultrasonic Cleaning: Solvent dip method with high-frequency sound
waves that vibrate the dirt away
* Times are based on average room temperature of 70°F and may
vary depending on the temperature and substrates used.