Right glue for the job..

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Honestly I think a general purpose superglue like Loctite or Bostick will be absolutely fine if you already have some and aren't worried about needing to get it apart again.

Alternatively that stuff you linked will do the job too.
 
Acme said:
Honestly I think a general purpose superglue like Loctite or Bostick will be absolutely fine if you already have some and aren't worried about needing to get it apart again.

Alternatively that stuff you linked will do the job too.
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I thought that, but it needs to make a seal as there is no gasket or o-ring to speak of. Just a tongue and groove for the lid to align with.

If I missed a bit, and sprung a leak it would be hard to fix. I do have some loctite 406 so this was my original plan until I saw it was bad all round.
 
Do the two pieces fit snugly together without glue? If so the Loctite 406 should do the trick, its just a normal superglue type thing as I'm sure you know.

If they don't fit snugly together, if theres a gap that needs to be filled, then a silicone type sealant would be better.
 
Acme said:
Do the two pieces fit snugly together without glue? If so the Loctite 406 should do the trick, its just a normal superglue type thing as I'm sure you know.

If they don't fit snugly together, if theres a gap that needs to be filled, then a silicone type sealant would be better.
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Yeah. I don't think it's snug enough.
 
lnoton said:
Yeah. I don't think it's snug enough.
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Alrighty then. Well a thistlebond type a + b resiny thing like armaegus suggested should work, but so will a silicone adhesive/sealant type thing.

The old stuff that was on there, was it a siliconey type thing? Was its primary function to seal it up, and the pieces are mechanically held together so the actual glue strength doesn't matter as much? Or was the strength of the adhesion just as important?
 
Acme said:
Alrighty then. Well a thistlebond type a + b resiny thing like armaegus suggested should work, but so will a silicone adhesive/sealant type thing.

The old stuff that was on there, was it a siliconey type thing? Was its primary function to seal it up, and the pieces are mechanically held together so the actual glue strength doesn't matter as much? Or was the strength of the adhesion just as important?
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The way it came off I'd say it was both sealant and adhesive, but perhaps that's why it failed. It holds a lot of water and this is the bottom of the container that has leaked. There is no clamp for the bottom of screws holding it together.

The stuff that came off was bendy, so sealent like...I guess with some mild adhesive. Hence what I linked to as a potential answer.
 
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I'll nip to Halfords and get that stuff. Looks like they have a clear option too, but for slightly different applications.
 
I'd probably go for the mastic, for it's flexibility, making sure it did plastics - like sikaflex stuff
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sikaflex-EBT-adhesive-sealant-filler/dp/B0026MT3OO

even plastic weld epoxy can be picky about the plastic types , since it maybe a nylon tank ? I've used in on laptops when I knew I had abs plastic,
it wasn't good on a fractured fridge drawer (temperature?)

...but, if you need to clean carpets this morning ?
 
jpaul said:
I'd probably go for the mastic, for it's flexibility, making sure it did plastics - like sikaflex stuff
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sikaflex-EBT-adhesive-sealant-filler/dp/B0026MT3OO

even plastic weld epoxy can be picky about the plastic types , since it maybe a nylon tank ? I've used in on laptops when I knew I had abs plastic,
it wasn't good on a fractured fridge drawer (temperature?)

...but, if you need to clean carpets this morning ?
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Well tomorrow. My parents want to use it and I'd forgotten about the leak, and now it's much worse.

Thanks all, I'll go with the halfords stuff as I can collect over lunch and get it up and running.

Sounds like whilst there might be better options the Halfords stuff should do the job. It's a sealant and an adhesive.
 
Silicon definately, we think of it as a sealant in the UK but its an adhesive as well

If that one doesnt work I would personally buy a fish tank one. Its obviously designed for water and when you consider its the only thing holding the glass together on tanks that easily weight 0.25-0.5 ton when filled with water it should do the trick ;)
 
Mercenary Keyboard Warrior said:
Silicon definately, we think of it as a sealant in the UK but its an adhesive as well

If that one doesnt work I would personally buy a fish tank one. Its obviously designed for water and when you consider its the only thing holding the glass together on tanks that easily weight 0.25-0.5 ton when filled with water it should do the trick ;)
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Now why didn't that idea come to me!

Anyway, bought the Granville stuff. Left it a few hours and poured some water in. No leaks!

If it'll give us a more carpet cleans over the next few years then I'm happy.
 
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