How To Attach Plastic Sheeting Together

How to fuse plastic sheets together.

How to attach plastic sheeting together.

Find out about the strongest glue for plastic at a c plastics. Rob shows a clip of plastic laminating where heat fuses plastic to paper. Avoid touching the piece with your bare hands afterward to minimize oil residue. White tape is preferable duct tape has a top layer of polyethylene.

To join two plastic sheets the sheets can either be glued preferably with a good epoxy or fused together. Also avoid paints that contain mildew resistant and fungicide additives apply a polyethylene tape to the area where the pvc meets the greenhouse plastic. Swirl the two substances together using a toothpick coffee stirrer or similar utensil. Due to its often smooth surface adhesives don t always work the same with the material but that shouldn t stop you from using plastics for your next home project.

Secure your plastic to the other surface with clamps. Remove grease from the plastic. Using your brush completely coat the plastic sheeting and the other surface with contact cement. Once combined they ll form one super strong adhesive.

This can be used to seal bags make them to specific size of the object inside and create an air tight seal. Sand the surface to be glued. Firmly press the plastic and the other surface together. You can make air tight bags for things like pills snacks or things that need.

Leave the clamps in place until the glue is completely dry. Wash with soap use a specialized plastic cleaner or soak the plastic in isopropyl alcohol to clean. At a c we know how to handle plastic. I show how to use a soldering iron to fuse plastic together.

If the actual composition of the plastic is unknown an epoxy is the best choice as it will survive longer than the plastic sheets themselves. Plastic sheeting is notoriously hard to join tape is messy and glue won t stick. Step 1 clean the two pieces of plastic to be epoxied together. Mix the resin and hardener.

Squeeze a small glob of each component onto a smooth disposable surface like a paper plate.