Anyone know glue?

Headhuunter
Headhuunter Posts: 6,494
edited May 2010 in The bottom bracket
I'm looking for some advice. I bought some battery powered LED spotlight things to stick in my shed where I keep my bikes so that when I'm back late and it's dark I'm not fumbling around trying to get the bike back in. The lights work well, however the sticky pad doesn't stick them to wood. I put 3 up last night and this morning only 1 was left, the others were on the floor :cry:

What glue would stick them to the wood ceiling of my shed effectively?
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  • Bikerbaboon
    Bikerbaboon Posts: 1,017
    no more nails.

    http://www.makingdiyeasier.co.uk/unibon ... nails.html
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  • Stewie Griffin
    Stewie Griffin Posts: 4,330
    Bikerbaboon wrote:
    no more nails.

    http://www.makingdiyeasier.co.uk/unibon ... nails.html

    I was going to suggest that until I realised that nails would in fact hold them in place, so nails then, sorry :oops: .
  • Headhuunter
    Headhuunter Posts: 6,494
    Stewie Griffin wrote:
    Bikerbaboon wrote:
    no more nails.

    http://www.makingdiyeasier.co.uk/unibon ... nails.html

    I was going to suggest that until I realised that nails would in fact hold them in place, so nails then, sorry :oops: .

    Trouble with nails is they'll just split the plastic base of the spotlight and put a hole in the roof of the shed....
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  • rake
    rake Posts: 3,204
    gripfill.
  • Stewie Griffin
    Stewie Griffin Posts: 4,330
    Headhuunter wrote:
    Stewie Griffin wrote:
    Bikerbaboon wrote:
    no more nails.

    http://www.makingdiyeasier.co.uk/unibon ... nails.html

    I was going to suggest that until I realised that nails would in fact hold them in place, so nails then, sorry :oops: .

    Trouble with nails is they'll just split the plastic base of the spotlight and put a hole in the roof of the shed....

    You could tap a few in around the light to hold them in place. Sellotape would also work. OK I will stop now :oops: .
  • Headhuunter
    Headhuunter Posts: 6,494
    Stewie Griffin wrote:
    Headhuunter wrote:
    Stewie Griffin wrote:
    Bikerbaboon wrote:
    no more nails.

    http://www.makingdiyeasier.co.uk/unibon ... nails.html

    I was going to suggest that until I realised that nails would in fact hold them in place, so nails then, sorry :oops: .

    Trouble with nails is they'll just split the plastic base of the spotlight and put a hole in the roof of the shed....

    You could tap a few in around the light to hold them in place. Sellotape would also work. OK I will stop now :oops: .

    No, seriously nails will just crack the plastic open and I really, REALLY don't want holes in the shed roof. No Nails wins this one. Sellotape won't stick to wood for very long...
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  • Clever Pun
    Clever Pun Posts: 6,778
    areldite (if that's how you spell it) two component parts you mix together dries like rock
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  • Stewie Griffin
    Stewie Griffin Posts: 4,330
    Headhuunter wrote:
    Stewie Griffin wrote:
    Headhuunter wrote:
    Stewie Griffin wrote:
    Bikerbaboon wrote:
    no more nails.

    http://www.makingdiyeasier.co.uk/unibon ... nails.html

    I was going to suggest that until I realised that nails would in fact hold them in place, so nails then, sorry :oops: .

    Trouble with nails is they'll just split the plastic base of the spotlight and put a hole in the roof of the shed....

    You could tap a few in around the light to hold them in place. Sellotape would also work. OK I will stop now :oops: .

    No, seriously nails will just crack the plastic open and I really, REALLY don't want holes in the shed roof. No Nails wins this one. Sellotape won't stick to wood for very long...

    I have assumed that you are trying to attach them to a roof "beam" for this entire conversation and have just realised that this might not be the case. Just googled epoxy resin and it says that for wood epoxy adhesive would be better.
  • jairaj
    jairaj Posts: 3,009
    any general purpose wet glue should be fine. anything that starts off as a liquid so it can soak into the wood will be fine. dry contact type adhesives may not bind well to the wood.
  • shouldbeinbed
    shouldbeinbed Posts: 2,660
    copydex - smells good and it comes off your fingers easily, if you're anything like me at even simple DIY :oops:
  • davis
    davis Posts: 2,506
    Screw a big flat disk (like a giant washer) made of plastic/metal into the wood. Use the sticky bit to adhere to that.

    Rejoice.

    Probably the best glue to use would be a two-part epoxy, of which
    http://www.rapidonline.com/Tools-Fasteners-Production-Equipment/Service-Aids/Adhesives/Heavy-duty-epoxy-adhesive/80984/kw/uhu is the puppy's parts. But basically any epoxy like Araldite should do it.

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  • Aggieboy
    Aggieboy Posts: 3,996
    Surely the answer is to drill a couple of pilot holes through the lights plastic base, then screw them to the beam. Thereby making them removable if required. You can have that advice for free, I think Viz pay £5.
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  • pneumatic
    pneumatic Posts: 1,989
    shouldbeinbed wrote:
    copydex - smells good and it comes off your fingers easily, if you're anything like me at even simple DIY :oops:

    My primary school teacher in 1968 (who looked a bit like Anne Bancroft in the Graduate), used to fix ladders in her tights using Copydex IN CLASS !!!!!!! and tell us what she was doing and why!!!!!!!!!

    Blimey, if I'd only been 16 and not just 6 at the time !!!!

    Apparently, they have cleaned up education now. In those days, it was memorably different. :shock:

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  • bexley5200
    bexley5200 Posts: 692
    why not put a extention cable from the house to the shed.job done
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  • morstar
    morstar Posts: 6,190
    God, you lot are completely missing the point.
    BRING YOUR BIKES IN THE HOUSE WHERE THEY BELONG!

    They're not garden tools are they?
  • skyd0g
    skyd0g Posts: 2,540
    Dismantle the shed and re-construct it upside down. You will now find that the light will stay firmly in place through the natural forces of gravity.
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  • Headhuunter
    Headhuunter Posts: 6,494
    Thanks for al the advice. I think!

    I thought about Araldite - my dad used to swear by it. When we were kids, if we ever broke a toy or something, he would just gum it together with Araldite... Fond memories...

    Copydex? I thought that was for gluing things into scrap books?

    Bring the bikes into the house? Not enough space really - have got a spare bedroom which I suppose I could use but not sure the other half would be keen. We've got 4 bikes between us and they're not always in the cleanest state. However I agree they're not garden tools and more like my babies...

    Extension cable..... The shed is about 15 metres down the garden so would need a good long cable and not sure that hanging a cable out the kitchen window and trailing it across the ground would add to9 the ambience!

    In the end I bought some No More Nails and glued them up last night, however forgot to check this morning if they were still stuck to the roof.... Will have to check later. I did wonder about how to remove them if that ever becomes necessary....
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  • Aggieboy
    Aggieboy Posts: 3,996
    Headhuunter wrote:
    Thanks for al the advice. I think!

    I thought about Araldite - my dad used to swear by it. When we were kids, if we ever broke a toy or something, he would just gum it together with Araldite... Fond memories...

    Copydex? I thought that was for gluing things into scrap books?

    Bring the bikes into the house? Not enough space really - have got a spare bedroom which I suppose I could use but not sure the other half would be keen. We've got 4 bikes between us and they're not always in the cleanest state. However I agree they're not garden tools and more like my babies...

    Extension cable..... The shed is about 15 metres down the garden so would need a good long cable and not sure that hanging a cable out the kitchen window and trailing it across the ground would add to9 the ambience!

    In the end I bought some No More Nails and glued them up last night, however forgot to check this morning if they were still stuck to the roof.... Will have to check later. I did wonder about how to remove them if that ever becomes necessary....

    Aggieboy Posted: Tue May 18, 2010 7:38 pm Post subject:

    Surely the answer is to drill a couple of pilot holes through the lights plastic base, then screw them to the beam. Thereby making them removable if required. You can have that advice for free, I think Viz pay £5.

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  • morstar
    morstar Posts: 6,190
    Or alternatively, BRING YOUR (I QUOTE) BABIES INSIDE. The spade and lawnmower will cope just fine in the dark.
    Spare room and not enough space in the house are mutually exclusive concepts.
  • tebbit
    tebbit Posts: 604
    The man who gives me stick for calling Ukraine, the Ukraine, can't even put up some simple lights in his shed :D

    For running the cable, dig a trench and put some pipe with rope in it to draw the cable through, simples :)
  • morstar
    morstar Posts: 6,190
    More to the point...
    He can't even put his bikes in the house.
    Sheesh!
  • bill57
    bill57 Posts: 454
    Copydex is just latex rubber, made for glueing fabric/carpet backing. Works on bu**er all else. Takes forever to set as well. Araldite (the Rapid version), and roughen the plastic first, it doesn't like shiny surfaces.
  • pneumatic
    pneumatic Posts: 1,989
    bill57 wrote:
    Copydex is just latex rubber.

    OMG, Miss L**** was spreading latex on her legs with a brush and pouting it dry . . . . AND I WAS ONLY SIX !!!! :shock: :shock: :shock:

    What a waste!

    OK, now I'll get my coat. :oops:

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  • Headhuunter
    Headhuunter Posts: 6,494
    tebbit wrote:
    The man who gives me stick for calling Ukraine, the Ukraine, can't even put up some simple lights in his shed :D

    For running the cable, dig a trench and put some pipe with rope in it to draw the cable through, simples :)

    OK, OK. I have little interest in DIY. I would rather pay someone to do things for me so that I can spend more time on the bike or reading about international relations.... :)
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  • tebbit
    tebbit Posts: 604
    Not basic problem solving then? :D
  • Headhuunter
    Headhuunter Posts: 6,494
    tebbit wrote:
    Not basic problem solving then? :D

    Nope. I don't do basic
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  • rake
    rake Posts: 3,204
    Headhuunter wrote:
    tebbit wrote:
    Not basic problem solving then? :D

    Nope. I don't do basic
    why do you read about international relations then?
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    I'm surprised Bhima hasn't contributed to this thread - from most of his posts I'd say he's well acquainted with various forms of strong adhesive :wink:
  • desweller
    desweller Posts: 5,175
    Pross wrote:
    I'm surprised Bhima hasn't contributed to this thread - from most of his posts I'd say he's well acquainted with various forms of strong adhesive :wink:

    I'm not sure you can stick lights to the ceiling with bullsh1t...
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  • Mad Roadie
    Mad Roadie Posts: 710
    Headhuunter
    you need help - call in the experts
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