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I'm new to the forum and think I can contribute to some of the discussions (12 years of building{and rebuilding} our garden RR. But for now, I am looking for a good glue for the following application.
I am gluing 9/32 X 3/8 inch DIY trex ties to a concrete roadbed in Southern California. I am then hand-spiking LLagas Creek code 250 using medium (not stainless) steel spikes. I want an adhesive that will last and last.
These last 4 years, the ties had been glued down using various liquid nails products -- the "with polyurethane" varieties seemed to work the best. But in high traffic areas -- two large dogs racing through a return loop to meet the neighbors -- the ties needed regular regluing.
This last week I picked up all the track and ties in the loop, wire brushed the cement and brushed on some quick crete sealer before replacing the ties. They seem solid but...when I try to pick one up from the end and pry, it will come up and with it the film of sealer that I thought should have soaked into the concrete. (By the way, liquid nails is doing a nice job of holding trex ties to a trex ladder system on another return loop.)
The trains are running again but before I glue down the ballast, I was hoping that some one here could give me some ideas for a more permanent concrete to trex glue. The spikes hold well in the trex.
Thanks,
Jeff
I am gluing 9/32 X 3/8 inch DIY trex ties to a concrete roadbed in Southern California. I am then hand-spiking LLagas Creek code 250 using medium (not stainless) steel spikes. I want an adhesive that will last and last.
These last 4 years, the ties had been glued down using various liquid nails products -- the "with polyurethane" varieties seemed to work the best. But in high traffic areas -- two large dogs racing through a return loop to meet the neighbors -- the ties needed regular regluing.
This last week I picked up all the track and ties in the loop, wire brushed the cement and brushed on some quick crete sealer before replacing the ties. They seem solid but...when I try to pick one up from the end and pry, it will come up and with it the film of sealer that I thought should have soaked into the concrete. (By the way, liquid nails is doing a nice job of holding trex ties to a trex ladder system on another return loop.)
The trains are running again but before I glue down the ballast, I was hoping that some one here could give me some ideas for a more permanent concrete to trex glue. The spikes hold well in the trex.
Thanks,
Jeff