Equilox, and grand circuit .imo vettec is for pour ins I guess super fast has a place but don't really like adhere ...jmo Sent from my phone
Vettec adhesives are Urethane. They don't sell PMMA/acrylic. All of the PMMA/acrylic adhesives are re-branded Lord Adhesives.
Ive always equilox better than vettec products but have only used the superfast and adhere never tried the equibond but its been a rare occasion ive glued on shoes have only met a couple of feet I couldnt get nails in somewhere. I have glued on alot of cuffs though and regular extensions and have always found equilox by far the best but I know guys who have great results with vettec products using the same prep I use which leaves me baffled. Id prefer not to be using equilox bloody toxic stuff!
Update on my test, the steel shoe with adhere failed at three weeks. I felt like I did everything like the video I have suggested, except for using the spacers. The other hoof had aluminum with equilox, and at four weeks the bond is still strong. Cody Gilreath, CF Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Cody, With the Adhere product the spacers are necissary for the glue to be thick enough to cure properly. If the glue (Vettec Adhere) is less than about 1/8" thick it does not have enough thermal mass to generate a proper exothermic reaction (heat generated from chemical crosslinking during polimerization). The PMMA (acrylic) adhesives don't have this problem, but do need to be covered with plastic wrap or tape or something to seal the surface from air while it is curing. Any surface exposed to air (just the outer few mils) will remain tacky and never completely cure. PMMA (acrylic) has what's called an "air inhibited" cure.
That's interesting Tom, you really know your science. I see a lot of guys chop up fibre glass and mix it in with equilox I think you mentioned doing it above, is that just to strengthen the equilox or is there some other advantages?
David, I used to design, build, and repair fiberglass and high tech composite boats and other marine structures for a living. When it comes to composites and polymers I'm an ex. . .spurt. ex=has been, spurt=drip under pressure. Glass fibers add tensile, compressive, and shear strength. Also bulks up the mix so it is more thixotropic - meaning you can hang a big lump of the stuff on a vertical surface and it will stay there without sagging.
