RFE3 wrote:Hi Hoot,
Thank you for the Reply...Nothing better than an answer from the man himself.
Is your's still holding with the JB Weld after all these years?
Yep, as strong as the day I first shot it as far as I can determine and not without getting plenty of cleaning solvents and oil exposure after all these years. Admittedly, it doesn't see the frequency of use it saw 12 years ago however. IMHO, half of good adhesion is dependent upon good surface preparation and in the case of JB Weld, careful attention to your mixing ratios.
Back when I was a kid, there was this hardware store called Stefansky's. It was smelly and only modestly maintained. Not like current True Value or Our Own Hardware franchise types but you could find just about anything you ever could need in hardware, albeit often only with the help of the owner. Anyway, on the front counter, there was a pony size Coca Cola bottle with a golf ball JB Welded onto it's mouth. Under it was a placard that said something like, If you can pull the golf ball off of the bottle with only your bare hands, the owner would give you $25.00 gift certificate for use in the store. Kinda like Menard's B.S. rebate. I tried many time to budge it and I was strong for my years. My Dad tried also, both to no avail, as I'm sure other customers had as well. When the old man who ran it passed away many years later, that bottle and golf ball were still joined. Now that is a testimony to the tenacity of JB Weld.
Hoot