Fixing advice required

[Tim Painter]

I would go with VHB tape along top and bottom edge to hold it in place and some high bond squirty stuff in the center. Key the rear of the dibond where the squirty stuff will go.

If the panels are to be butted up to each other I would put some VHB across under the area where the panels butt.

Others can prob say what squirty stuff is best.

Hope that helps a bit Marcie.

[Marcella Ross]

Tim it’s not a flat surface, like the deep corrugated kinda stuff ……… but the stuff I was thinking of is Tradeseal MS-HG which is a high grab silicone adhesive.

[John Childs]

quote Marcella:

I doubt there will be a cats chance in hell of drilling into it to screw or rivet them on.

Why not? Is the customer forbidding it?

If not I’d definitely pop rivet because containers can take some abuse.

[Marcella Ross]

thanks John, I didn’t think we’d be able to drill it, thought it might have been too tough to drill.

[Tim Painter]

I would go with John get the drill out Marcie…show us your muscle :lol1:

[John Childs]

Nah, they’re only made of cheap steel Marcie.

[Marcella Ross]

Rivets it is then. Thanks. 😀

[David Rogers]

I’d go for rivets / self tappers and/or EvoStik ‘Serious Stuff’.

Dave

[Gary Birch]

Have a couple of sharp drill bits to spare and when drilling don`t let the drill bit vibrate( Keep pressure on it ). This will give you more life of the bit.

Invest in a rivet gun like this http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro … 5&id=10461

Will make it so much easier for you.

Sorry if I`m teaching you how to suck eggs!!

Cheers

Gary

[Neil Churchman]

if you use a sharp HSS drill bit with some 3 in 1 oil to lubricate the tip, and a slow drill speed you should get through the steel without too many problems 🙂

[Nick Minall]

or you could use self drilling screws.

Nick.