Adhesive for acrylic aesthetics

We have many customers who bond acrylic parts together to make display cabinets or point of sale structures. One way of doing this is to use a solvent based adhesive, but these often give cloudy or untidy joints. In an industry where cosmetic aesthetics is important (like selling cosmetics!), a clear and structurally secure joint is required.

One solution is to use DYMAX 3099 (pdf file), a UV curing plastic bonder which works particularly well on acrylic. It gives a very strong, high clarity bond, and offers all the advantages of UV cure: a single part adhesive, very fast cure. Combined with a UV curing lamp, DYMAX 3099 has been used for exhibition displays, trophies, post of sale stands, signs, covers, and many other acrylic applications.

It's clear: Opti-tec 5013 is great for glass bonding!

We sell a lot of UV adhesives for glass bonding - this application is perfect for UV curing, and we have a lot of capability.

Sometimes, our customers need another solution. For example, they might not have a UV curing lamp, and the production volumes do not justify a purchase at this stage.

In these cases, we invariably recommend Opti-tec 5013, which is a two part clear epoxy which bonds very well to glass (and metal). It has the viscosity of honey, which means it is fairly easy to use, and a fast cure time, which minimises fixturing and holding. It is supplied in a convenient side-by-side double syringe cartridge.

Opti-tec 5013 is used for bonding and repairing glass