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….British Leyland?just out of interest, what make is the defective alarm system?
Do you the OP to bag up the nice stuff and leave in the hall way for you as well?just out of interest, what make is the defective alarm system?
I know this threads is old but I am going to resurrect it in the hope it may help someone who can afford a tube of glue. I have sensors fitted to my upvc frames, had a bit of problem running the cable to the desired spot, superglue isnt an option because on some upvc it will damage the frame and / or the cable, screws, nails ect cant be used either.
Just by chance I had a few spodges of saudal sticks all clear left over from another job so tried that, put a thin line of it along the cable run and push the cable into the line of sticks all, hold with tape if necessary until cables stuck , job done.
To remove, simply pull off the cable and clean any residue up using a plastic scraper or old credit card as that method wont mark the upvc unlike a metal blade.
Also used this to secure those cable covers sky and virgin often leave off, good stuff.
Of course his wont solve the problem of who is going to buy it for the OP !
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Chris, I think he's referring to your previous reluctance to spend money
Hello Tuxornot,
Thank You for posting your recommendation of Soudal High Tack Adhesive & Sealant and a description of how to use it to glue cables ans sensors etc. to UPVC frames.
I am sure that it would be very helpful to any future readers of this thread if they persevere enough to get to your post after reading through all of the previous replies to me ?
However I have to ask what You meant by this comment:
Of course his wont solve the problem of who is going to buy it for the OP !
Chris
Chris, I think he's referring to your previous reluctance to spend money
Spot on, thats what I was referring to
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Maybe there should be a handy tips section that things like this could be listed in, would make it easier to find.
The final comment was made in jest, given you probably found a solution already and only needed a small amount. I don't know the exact life of an open 300ml tube of sticks all, I had a half used tube that way laying about for a few months, its supplied with a replaceable cap to prevent it going off. I used it instead of silicone as clear silicone doesn't stick pvc that good and even then it leaches the plasticiser and turns milky.
I've used it for a load of gluing jobs and as a replacement for silicone sealer, defo worth keeping a tube handy.
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Hi Chris,
You have a point, I think some of these 300ml cartridge adhesives should be available in smaller tubes but I suppose its down to production costs at the end of the day.
As for winding you up or commenting, that's the nature of forums I'm afraid, probably more so this one, the reason is that a sparkies life is not an easy one, I should know, I was one, retired now but I know that of all the trades this one is possibly the hardest, rules, long days, dealing with other people, being responsible and paperwork and every thing else can take its toll so when the chance for a little light relief comes along....... well, so long as it doesn't distract from the professionalism of the trade.
You see back in my day we never had the internet or even mobile phones, the only light relief from a long day was either a good tv show or being able to stamp on an apprentice, well tv today isn't the same and you cant stamp on apprentices any-more, only thing that's left is a bit of light heartened banter on forums like these, you have to develop a sense of humour of some sort otherwise you go la la loopy
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