does anyone have a good lead for fasteners to attach/glue to the inside of a body work to attach a mesh grill?

i was thinking of Gooping some binder clips


on the inside, but any better suggestions would be great.

i can't find any bendable attachment solutions.

thanks-

cheston

 

Why do you need a clip? If it's mesh, can't you use zip ties or for a more permanent solution, use some solid wire, twisty-tie it, and weld or torch it to make it a solid piece

 

We use Methacrylate to bond mesh grills to our composite parts. Methacralyte is designed to fuse with ABS, acrylics, nylon, PVC, PPO, pollysulfone, steel, aluminum, copper, fiberglass, and wood.

Another alternative is to just use silicon. Methacrylate will bond faster, hold better, but is much more permanent.

Hope that helps.

 

Forgot to add that the fast cure type epoxy you can buy at your local hardware store should work as well. However, epoxy and polyester resins are not guaranteed to bond.

Whatever you choose to use, make sure the area to be bonded are scuffed with 80 grit sand paper on the back and all the dust blown off before gluing.

 

Cheston,

Weren't you the one that suggested to another member to use some fiberglass resin to attach parts of metal paperclips to the insides of bumpers to allow you to use mesh?

 

yes. ... but that was after i saw paperclips fail after removal of the grill item then the paper clip sorta snapped off.. i found some 'heavy duty' paper clips here at work that are a little thicker so i might try if i cant find anything else.

what i'm trying to find are these little aluminum pieces with a thick base and a tab that's bendable

 

office depot racing!



Twin PRONG fastners... glue one side to body, bend around the mesh for the other-

Made from tempered steel, tin plated to prevent rusting. .. welp. here goes nothing...

 

woah shiat! great idea! if you could, post what glue you use. great find!

 

interested in seeing the pics