Pressing PL600. how long?

[brevik]

Hello!

I'm installing edging strips in our laundry room against a door jamb. I'm attaching it with PL600 and pressing it together with clamps. How long do I need to leave the clamps in place? I want to continue with the other strips as soon as possible and I don't have more clamps

 

[muruc]

Product description: ".../immediate adhesion that allows for gluing heavier objects directly to the wall without support fixation"

So it should be enough for you to press the pieces together with clamps, then you can remove them again.

Otherwise, the curing time is 24-48 hours, if that was what you wanted to know.

 

[Consensus]

PL600 is water-based and works so-so. If you need nail in a tube, buy PL400 instead.

 

[muruc]

PL600 has a tensile strength of 220N/cm2 (wood/wood) compared to PL400's 280N/cm2, so not an excessively large difference and both are more than adequate for attaching moldings.

The major difference between PL400 and 600 is the area of application, not the strength. PL600, which is water-based, should have at least one absorbent side to cure properly, whereas PL400 adheres to everything.

 

[Mäster]

If you read on the tube, or ask the all-rounder at the hardware store, it seems really good, quick, and strong..
If you try it yourself, you discover that it requires support for quite a while during drying time, at least for molding, overnight is usually sufficient.

 

[T&H]

PL600 has a tensile strength of 220N/cm2 (wood/wood) compared to PL400's 280N/cm2, so there's no excessively large difference, and both are more than adequate for attaching moldings.

The big difference between PL400 and 600 is the area of use, not strength. PL600, which is water-based, should have at least one absorbing side to cure properly, while PL400 adheres to everything.

+ headache from one of the glues.

 

[Daniel_N]

PL600 has a tensile strength of 220N/cm2 (wood/wood) compared to PL400's 280N/cm2, so not an excessively large difference and both are more than sufficient for attaching moldings.

The big difference between PL400 and 600 is the area of use, not the strength. PL600, which is water-based, should have at least one absorbent side to cure properly, while PL400 sticks to everything.

But in reality, I think the difference in strength between pl400 and pl600 is much greater than that. Pl600 I find to be pretty lousy frankly. However, plastic padding ultra, a water-based adhesive that hardly smells, sticks and holds fully adequately for things like moldings.

 

[brevik]

Just wanted to mention that I chose Sikabond 500 after a recommendation and it worked excellently. The moldings are now firmly in place.