Polyester Resin Wall Plug

Keith Trimble

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Oct 3, 2014, 2:47:02 PM10/3/14

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I need to use polyester resin filler for some holes I am making to
support a louvre blind.
Is it OK to use normal wood screws in such? Do you wait for the resin
to go fully off or screw in whilst setting. Can you unscrew the
screws later?

Tim Watts

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Oct 3, 2014, 4:13:32 PM10/3/14

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I'd use the resin to glue some chunky wooden dowels in, then woodscrews
into those.

If you mean "car body filler", you can almost drill and tap a machine
screw thread into it - a woodscrew is likely to have difficulties.

Steve Walker

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Oct 3, 2014, 7:53:26 PM10/3/14

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"Keith Trimble" <keitht...@gmailnospam.com> wrote in message
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You can't fix anything into resin after it's cured. The usual method is to
embed lengths of threaded rod, and then use a nut to fix after it's set
hard. If that won't work for your purpose, then resin might not be right
solution.

meow...@care2.com

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Oct 3, 2014, 8:47:04 PM10/3/14

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You could glue wallplugs or wood in and screw into those with wood or pb screws. Gluing threaded rod in would get you a lot more strength. But why resin?

NT

Ian Jackson

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Oct 4, 2014, 4:08:20 AM10/4/14

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In message <m0ncu2$ioc$1...@dont-email.me>, Steve Walker
<persi...@byzantium.invalid> writes

You certainly CAN screw into cured resin and body filler - but as it has
little or no 'give', you've got to get the diameter of hole you drill
just right. It's usually easier to embed a plastic Rawlplug
- or after the resin's cured, drill a hole and fit a Rawlplug.
--
Ian

stuart noble

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Oct 4, 2014, 4:54:29 AM10/4/14

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+1
Just treat the cured filler as masonry.
Toolstation's Profil is the cheapest if you only need a small amount. A
bit gloopy for my liking but works well

The Natural Philosopher

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Oct 4, 2014, 4:58:51 AM10/4/14

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rubbish. If you drill a pilot, a self tapper or indeed a woodscrew has
every chance of cutting a good thread into it.

Its similar to hard oak in that respect

--
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Andy Burns

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Oct 4, 2014, 5:02:55 AM10/4/14

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stuart noble wrote:

> Toolstation's Profil is the cheapest if you only need a small amount. A
> bit gloopy for my liking but works well

The small tube is handy as it comes with a doodah that lets you use it
in a normal frame gun, rather than needing a dedicated gun, also be
aware the resin does come with one nozzle.

<http://toolstation.com/shop/d90/sd1960>

DerbyBorn

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Oct 4, 2014, 5:43:06 AM10/4/14

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>
> rubbish. If you drill a pilot, a self tapper or indeed a woodscrew has
> every chance of cutting a good thread into it.
>
> Its similar to hard oak in that respect
>
>

You have to strike a balance between bursting the filler apart with the
wedge action of the screw (old woodscrews in particular) versus the
likelyhood of the screw not cutting a good thread.

stuart noble

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Oct 4, 2014, 7:04:38 AM10/4/14

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I was thinking more of this. Use it for 101 other things too

> http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Painting%20&%20Decorating/Fillers%20&%20Putty/Pro%20Fill/d150/sd3169/p17703

The Natural Philosopher

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Oct 4, 2014, 9:14:18 AM10/4/14

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On 04/10/14 00:53, Steve Walker wrote:
> You can't fix anything into resin after it's cured.

Absolute total wombat turds

The Natural Philosopher

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Oct 4, 2014, 9:15:15 AM10/4/14

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its got quite a lot of give depending on how filled it is and with what.

The Natural Philosopher

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Oct 4, 2014, 9:16:25 AM10/4/14

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so just like wood,metal,plastic or anything else you put a screw in.

Tim Watts

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Oct 4, 2014, 11:59:59 AM10/4/14

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On 04/10/14 09:58, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> On 03/10/14 21:13, Tim Watts wrote:
>> On 03/10/14 19:47, Keith Trimble wrote:
>>> I need to use polyester resin filler for some holes I am making to
>>> support a louvre blind.
>>> Is it OK to use normal wood screws in such? Do you wait for the resin
>>> to go fully off or screw in whilst setting. Can you unscrew the
>>> screws later?
>>>
>>
>> I'd use the resin to glue some chunky wooden dowels in, then woodscrews
>> into those.
>>
>> If you mean "car body filler", you can almost drill and tap a machine
>> screw thread into it - a woodscrew is likely to have difficulties.
>
> rubbish. If you drill a pilot, a self tapper or indeed a woodscrew has
> every chance of cutting a good thread into it.
>
> Its similar to hard oak in that respect

Equivalent to a piece of oak I'm guessing 1cm diameter in a much softer
substrate.

Good luck with that...

F Murtz

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Oct 5, 2014, 12:19:56 AM10/5/14

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The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> On 04/10/14 00:53, Steve Walker wrote:
>> You can't fix anything into resin after it's cured.
>
> Absolute total wombat turds
>
>

Never tried that.