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    Strongest epoxy

    I have a 2.3m metal track for sliding blinds that weights a few kilos that I need to stick to the inner top sill of sliding patio doors.

    Didn't check that I couldn't drill into a steel lintel, did I?

    So I need to glue it, so looking for the strongest epoxy if any one has any recommendations.

    TIA

    qh
    He had a negative bluety on a quackhandle and was quadraspazzed on a lifeglug.

    I look forward to your all knowing and likely sarcastic and unhelpful reply.


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    What are the surfaces being stuck? Metal to metal, metal to plaster, painted/coated metal to plaster?

    Presumably you need it to set very quickly? In which case, you might be better off with contact adhesive, or a grab adhesive ("no nails" type stuff), rather than epoxy.

    A few kilos might be asking a lot of any glue in this situation. If it was me, I'd try drilling pilot holes* in the lintel and use self tapping screws.

    NB. wear full goggles when drilling metal, especially overhead. Don't do what I did a few years ago, and rely on ordinary glasses for protection. Metal fragments in the eye are a bastard.

    * a sharp HSS drill bit should do the job
    Last edited by woody1; 27 May 2025, 08:17.

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