Re: 5200 strong enough?

Bill Combs (ttursine@gnt.net)
Tue, 3 Nov 98 21:35:13 -0500


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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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>I mentioned a while back that the rivets holding my curtainrods up in my P19
>are leaking. I'm planning on plugging the holes with my trusty Marine-tex
>and basically just gluing the rods back up on the inside with 3M 5200. Is
>5200 strong enough for this task? From everything I've heard ("52-forever")
>it should be, but I've never used it before. The rods and the curtains they
>support are very light weight.

I simply replaced the pop-rivets using silicon caulk and small washers on
the outside. No leaks in the 8 or so years since.

Regards,
Bill Combs
WWP 19 #439 (August 1987)
"Ursa Minor"
Fort Walton Beach FL
ttursine@gnt.net