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The problem involved a painted steel substrate, hand placed glass/ceramic
tiles, substrate flexing and widely varying vibration over extended
periods in outdoor conditions - in short a Tiki Love Truck! An unusual
project even for Intertronics - specialists in adhesives for many
challenging industrial situations, but nonethelesss as it proved, well
within the capabilities of the adhere IRS 2125 Flexible Epoxy Adhesive.
The project was an Art Car - defined by Michael Trainer, Curator of Art
Cars 2007: www.artcarparade.co.uk as “A drivable installation - any
vehicle which has been re-imagined, re-styled, re-modeled, or completely
metamorphosed by an artist into a transport of delight.” In this case it
was conceived by Baroness von Reichardt as a “Tiki Love Truck” based
around the tiki symbology of a large carved talisman in humanoid form,
common to Polynesian cultures of the Pacific Ocean. The ‘Tiki Love
Mobile’ is a magical mosaic/ceramic adorned automobile, driven by two
lovely hula girls who give out messages of love and peace as they drive
by.
The base vehicle was a standard Nissan diesel pick-up truck to be covered
in glass tile mosaics and ceramic Polynesian cultural images for the
purpose of competing in art car parades - a major feature of the USA
parade scene - but first revealed in the UK in Manchester 2007, where the
Tiki Love Truck won the Makeover class alongside such vehicles as Crazy
Golf - a VW Golf in grass effect with golfing participants, Bog Standard
motorised bath tub, toilet and wash basin, Minnie 7 patchwork fabric
covered Mini and Car Jack - a car removal robot wheeling away a Volvo
like a wheelbarrow!
The Baroness “Googled” adhesives and discussed the project with
Intertronics technical advisors who suggested the adhere IRS 2125
Flexible Epoxy Adhesive - rapidly earning a reputation as a "stick-most-
things-to-most-other-things" kind of adhesive in high performance
specialist areas. It is a black epoxy resin system with a combination of
flexibility and high adhesion strength on materials such as metal, glass,
rubber and many plastics, including cable insulations and connector
backshells at temperature up to 150°C. Originally developed for cable
harnesses, fixing cables into connectors, the IRS 2125 often solves
problems where other adhesives are not suitable, offering relative
flexibility and high strength adhesion for high technology bonding,
sealing and insulating applications.
This suggestion proved to be a complete success over the 5 hours a day -
7 day installation and subsequently. Explains the Baroness “as an artist
I find the process of mosaic very therapeutic, hence the name of our
organisation - the Treatment Rooms - www.myspace.com/treatmentrooms -
and this adhesive certainly facilitated that process. It is just
incredible - nice to use because you don’t have to mix it and with a
convenient setting time. The tiles have been solid as a rock ever since.
We have used the Love Truck for charity activities and will be taking it
to Blackpool soon and then to Gateshead on New Years Eve.”
adhere IRS 2125 is flexible by epoxy standards, can seal to IP68
(continuous immersion) and it has a long shelf life (up to 18 months) and
a pot life of 90 minutes at 23°C. Combined with excellent resistance to
solvents such as de-icing fluid, petrol, oil and hydraulic fluid it
really does what an adhesive should do - it produces tough bonds that
withstand vibration and flexes sufficiently for many electronics,
electrical and structural bonding applications.
This two-part system has a simple 1:1 mix ratio and is supplied in an
easy to use side-by-side double syringe cartridge, complete with static
mixing nozzles. Further information regarding Intertronics’ products can
be found at www.intertronics.co.uk.
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