PRATLEY STEEL QUICKSET (EPOXY) – 40ml

General:

Pratley Steel Quickset is a high performance adhesive, metal filler and mender. It is formulated to set hard and match the colour of most ferrous metals. It can be filed, sawn, machined and sanded within 3 hours of mixing.

Features:

• Quick setting.
• Metallic colour and luster.
• Good adhesive strength.
• Bonds well most rigid materials.
• Can be filed, sawn, machined and sanded.
• Very hard when set.
• Good shelf life.

Time to set:

(at 23° C)(Temperature & quantity dependent) Will gel in 6 minutes. Will be dry to touch in 30 minutes. 60% strength in 3 hours. Completely hard in 3 hours & full strength in 24 hours.

Surface preparation:

Surfaces to be bonded must be free of loose dirt, rust, paint, oil and grease. Wire brushing or sanding will substantially enhance adhesion to smooth surfaces.

Mixing procedure:

• 1. From the tube with the white cap squeeze out a bead of resin onto a flat non-absorbent surface such as a piece of cardboard
• 2. From the tube with a black cap squeeze out an exactly similar bead of hardener next to the first bead
• 3. Use only as much as can be applied in 2 or 3 minutes. However, to ensure equal proportions, the beads should not be less than 15 mm long.
• 4. Replace the colour coded caps on the correct tubes.
• 5. Using a spatula or thin stick, thoroughly and vigorously mix the two beads together until an even colour is obtained
• 6. Use within 3 minutes of mixing.

Some suggested uses:

• 1. Filling blow holes in castings.
• 2. Repairing cracked castings.
• 3. Bonding metal parts.
• 4. Making fillets or filling seams in metal parts.
• 5. Bonding ceramics, slate, tile, etc. where the colour matches.
• 6. Repairing silver ornaments.
• 7. Bonding and repairing most rigid materials including china, stoneware, cement, wood, etc.

Not recommended for:

• Bonding rearview mirrors to windscreens.
• Continuous high temperatures (above 90°C).
• Flexible materials.
• Prolonged underwater environment. As the product is used outside our control, we cannot accept liability for any possible failures.