Glue for PVC to acrylic??

[Anonymous]

One of the Becket injector tubes for my skimmer started leaking and then quickly came apart. I want to re-glue the joint between the black acrylic base the exterior surface of the PVC stand pipe. See the photo below. The clear tube gets pushed up against the bottom of teh PVC coupling.

I have PVC cement and Weldon #16 cement for acrylic sheet, but I'm not sure which to use. Any suggestions?

 

[Anonymous]

use the Weld-on - its thicker and will provide a better bond.

 

[Anonymous]

Bond, Weldon Bond.

 

[Anonymous]

Agreed, Weld-On is what I would use too. Let it cure for a day or 2 before using it again.

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks all. This is what I will use.

 

[Anonymous]

Don't use either, weldon 16 will not bond to PVC.

I'm at work right now so I don't have my sheet handy, but when I get home I'll try to remember to post it.

 

[Anonymous]

Would plastic welder work?

 

[Anonymous]

this one?

http://www.rplastics.com/weldon40.html

 

[Anonymous]

Ok I take that back 16 will work because it's not a structural piece.

This one
http://www.rplastics.com/weldonguide.html

 

[Anonymous]

Weld on 40 is the only one that permananly bonds PVC to acyylic.

Louey

 

[Anonymous]

Do you have methylene chloride?

 

[Anonymous]

Do you have methylene chloride?

Let me check my coffee mug.

 

[Anonymous]

I used the Weld-On 16. I will let it sit over the weekend and test the bond on Monday.

 

[Anonymous]

Do you have methylene chloride?

Let me check my coffee mug.

That's a legit suggestion. MeCl2 is a good solvent for both PVC and acrylic, and is one of the main ingredient in some WeldOn products.

 

[Anonymous]

Do you have methylene chloride?

Let me check my coffee mug.

That's a legit suggestion. MeCl2 is a good solvent for both PVC and acrylic, and is one of the main ingredient in some WeldOn products.

Which is why I checked. But no luck - only cold coffee.

 

[jfisch61]

Louie is right. Weldon 40 is the only way that I know of. It's been working for me for years.

 

[kgross]

For this application weldon 16 will work fine. It might not be the best, but it is easy to do, and should hold it.

Kim