Chuck Most Posted June 13, 2011 Posted June 13, 2011 It will, but if you bump or jar whatever is glued to the BMF, it'll peel off and take a pretty good chunk of the foil with it, no matter how well it's applied. Trust me on that...
Kit Basher Posted June 13, 2011 Author Posted June 13, 2011 It will, but if you bump or jar whatever is glued to the BMF, it'll peel off and take a pretty good chunk of the foil with it, no matter how well it's applied. Trust me on that... Sounds like the voice of experience. Hadn't thought of that. May have to go to Plan B. (I have no idea what Plan B. is.)
Chuck Most Posted June 13, 2011 Posted June 13, 2011 Could you apply the aluminum directly to the piece, then BMF over it? I think that's the way I'd go, unless the aluminum piece is excessively thick.
Kit Basher Posted June 13, 2011 Author Posted June 13, 2011 Could you apply the aluminum directly to the piece, then BMF over it? I think that's the way I'd go, unless the aluminum piece is excessively thick. I'm using two tiny pieces of aluminum to make low mount side mirrors for a pickup. The part that attaches to the cab is supposed to look like chrome, the mirror arm like polished aluminum. Plan A. was to glue the mounts to the cab, paint the cab, BMF the mounts, and glue the mirror arm to that. These are the most bump prone items possible. I think Plan B. will be: glue the mounts to the cab, paint the cab, assemble the complete mirror, and brush a little Alclad on the mount. I'm trying to avoid gluing these things to the painted cab. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Bruno Posted June 13, 2011 Posted June 13, 2011 accidentally applied, everything sticks to everything So true
Chuck Most Posted June 13, 2011 Posted June 13, 2011 Ah... I see. In that case, gluing them on then painting with Alclad makes the most sense. Probably not what you want to hear, since you don't want to glue them to a painted body, then paint the mirror stand, but that would be what I'd do in this particular case.
Chuck Most Posted June 13, 2011 Posted June 13, 2011 OR... You could apply the foil, cut out a piece of it in the 'footprint' of the mirror stand, and remove that piece of BMF, so you'd have exposed plastic to glue the mirror onto. You'd still have the foil where you wanted it, but because the foil is gone from the gluing surface, the potential problems gluing the piece to the foil itself are solved.
shucky Posted June 13, 2011 Posted June 13, 2011 Just my 2 cents worth, bmf does not like ca glue very much. Poor bond and a resulting poor overall finish. Use devcon 5 minute epoxy if you must.
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