A while back I got a couple of sheets of 1/4″ Corian countertop for free. I have a little project going that involves gluing the Corian to a plywood base, and to itself. I have tried Gorilla Glue, unsuccessfully. Any thoughts out there?
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Experiment with the placing of the ingredients on the plate. Try the mozzarella on the left, the tomato in the middle, the avocado on the right. Have fun. Then decide it goes tomato, mozzarella, avocado. Anything else looks stupid.
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I often use gorilla glue on solid surface materials. Was everything clean of all dust and did you dampen the corian and then place the glue on the wood.
Gluing it to itself I've made up two 1"X3" pieces and clamped them overnight. After a half dozen hammer blows they started to fracture and fall apart, but the glue line didn't fail.
Silicone will also work for fastening to the plywood. A popcorn sized dot every 8" will do nicely. The space between the dots lets the silicone dry/cure correctly and makes for a stronger result.
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Hi.
I have limited experience with Corian, but I understand that 1/4 inch thick sheet goods are made for vertical wall installation such as a shower stall, and not for a counter top. It is too thin, even if supported by plywood, to withstand much abuse.
The material specified to seam the pieces is a two part epoxy type of material and is usually color matched. Clean the edges to be seamed with 50/50 mix of isopropyl alcohol/water and wipe dry with lint free rag or paper towel. spread the epoxy evenly and clamp the edges together. Takes about 30 min to set-up and 12 hrs. to cure completely. Support the joined pieces evenly to avoid a fracture near the seam.
The seaming epoxy comes in a two pompartment tube and is mixed with a special tip added to the tube. As the compound and hardned is pushed out of the tube, it mixsess with the hardner in the tip and comes out in proper mixed proportions.
This stuff is expensive, about $35.00 per tube.
Hope this helps.
Thank you fellow Breaktimers ! This is not a countertop project, just small pieces glued on a vertical plywood surface. The silicone sounds like a good choice. I thought Dupont had a special epoxy for seaming, but at $35.00 a tube, this would have to be paying work! Thanks again for your input!