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steverino
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OS, what is JB Weld, exactly? I don't remember ever seeing it on a shelf anywhere. Where do you normally buy it?
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LokoMac8
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| Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 8:31 pm Post subject: |
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| steverino wrote: | | OS, what is JB Weld, exactly? I don't remember ever seeing it on a shelf anywhere. Where do you normally buy it? |
I'll let OS explain what it is, but it comes in two tubes and has to be mixed. It's available in any auto parts or hardware store and you'll find it somewhere in WalMart and other stors -- maybe in the automotive section.
I don't know if it actually has any metal in it, but it'll stick nearly anything together, including stuff you didn't want to stick together. At least, unlike superglue, it's slow to harden, so you have time to get things unstuck. --RJ-- |
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ozark southpaw
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Steve,I believe JB is considered an epoxy. Like Mac says it can be used on just about anything! It is heat resistant to 600 degrees. Remember the hole in the bowl pipe? I used JB in the bowl after I filled the hole with a wood filler,then put a couple of thin layers of pipe mud over the JB. Have never noticed any bad tastes or smells from the pipe although I did not smoke it a lot. Since I have a couple of Authors in rotation I put that one on the shelf with the dust collectors! There are two versions of JB,regular and the Quick which sets up in about 5 minutes. I wish it where available in black but as far as I know it's all gray.
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steverino
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| Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 2:53 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks to both of you for the info. I'll see if I can find some. |
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LokoMac8
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| ozark southpaw wrote: | | I wish it where available in black but as far as I know it's all gray. |
I wonder if one could add carbon black or some other coloring agent to it without destroying the properties of the JB Weld? --RJ-- |
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BWThomas
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| Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 10:22 am Post subject: |
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| LokoMac8 wrote: | | ozark southpaw wrote: | | I wish it where available in black but as far as I know it's all gray. |
I wonder if one could add carbon black or some other coloring agent to it without destroying the properties of the JB Weld? --RJ-- |
I sent an email to JB Weld asking just that. They said it cannot be colored with out changing the properties. I have done it. It still worked, but probably not within their specs. Also, to get black requires so much colorant that the mixture is diluted to the point it drastically extends the set time.
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ozark southpaw
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OH, Steve you can get JB Weld at most auto parts stores. It has probably been used to repair a million radiators. Probably get it at Home Depot,Lowes etc. also.
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