Sikaflex for car body repair?

[Ext User(efffemm@f-m.fm)]

Some fatso walked on roof of my van, pushing it in. The glue bonding
the reinforcing ribs to the roof sheetmetal broke. So I jacked up
the ribs after putting some construction adhesive on to stick it back.
I left it for four days, but after half an hour driving, the adhesive
came apart. So I looked for something better. Sikaflex make an
"automotive adhesive" for this sort of thing. Then I asked the bloke
in the builders market. He said for car bodies, even the "automotive"
Sikaflex is a risk, and you must get the really high-strength stuff
costing about $25 a cartridge.
Has anybody used various grades of Sikaflex, and got a recommendation?

[Ext User(atec77)]

efffemm@f-m.fm wrote:
> Some fatso walked on roof of my van, pushing it in. The glue bonding
> the reinforcing ribs to the roof sheetmetal broke. So I jacked up
> the ribs after putting some construction adhesive on to stick it back.
> I left it for four days, but after half an hour driving, the adhesive
> came apart. So I looked for something better. Sikaflex make an
> "automotive adhesive" for this sort of thing. Then I asked the bloke
> in the builders market. He said for car bodies, even the "automotive"
> Sikaflex is a risk, and you must get the really high-strength stuff
> costing about $25 a cartridge.
> Has anybody used various grades of Sikaflex, and got a recommendation?
>
Welder or the firewall adhesive if you can find some

[Ext User(Noddy)]

"atec77" <atec77**@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Welder or the firewall adhesive if you can find some

Forget the welder, and "firewall adhesive" is sold under the "Sikaflex"
brand name :)

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Regards,
Noddy.

[Ext User(hippo)]

Noddy wrote:

>"atec77" <atec77**@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> Welder or the firewall adhesive if you can find some

>Forget the welder, and "firewall adhesive" is sold under the "Sikaflex"
>brand name :)

I remember as kids we used to amuse ourselves for hours in the 60s stuck
in the back of Escort panel vans that were never actually designaed for
passengers - even schoolkids - by popping all the bubbles in the rib
welds. You could go from Liverpool to Cardiff and still not have run out.
Bloody awful trip though! and you're right -that's all totally irrelevant.
Cheers