Adhesive for supergourds

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What is the best adhesive or glue to use to attach an aluminum porch to a polyethelene supergourd? Help! Patrick Johnson
Louise Chambers
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Drill through both and attach with hardware - gluing plastic to metal is dicey. Some landlords use caulk but it could loosen. Some use lexel for plastic to plastic, but I don't know about metal.
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i just got finished putting 3 alumium porches on old small natureline gourds that i have for ts and bb this morning;;i used pop rivets; jr2
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Pop rivets are great method - I should have remembered that.
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I used Lexel
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And yet one more alternative...you can drill a tiny pilot hole and use a slightly larger sheet metal screw. John M
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Bulldog has given excellent advice.... Lexcel is the trick!

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