Is the setting time of superglue (cyanoacrylate, just in case there are other types) affected by low temperature?
I want to stick the fridge door tray back in place as one of the lugs is broken off. Will near-zero temp affect it?
Steve
Superglue
Apr 18, 2008
6 Replies
Yes. [1]
Yes - and superglue will not fix all types of plastic
[1] You can obtain an 'activator' for superglue that will allow it to set at low temperatures.Tanner-'op
I had a similar problem when one of the drawers in my fridge door broke.
I could remove it, but I used Araldite (the two tube stuff), which seems to be harder than the original plastic!
I don't know whether Araldite is affected by temperature ...
Barb
Araldite sets faster if it's warmer (speeds up the chemical reaction) so I'd guess it'll take ages to set if chilled.
The way I read the OP was will cold affect the glue once cured not will it set in the cold I could be wrong though
There's a chance it won't bond the plastic. If it does, it's more likely to be a solvent weld caused by the solvent in the glue than the glue itself.
I mended mine with a thermal weld -- hold both surfaces in a gas flame for a second or two, and then push them together. I could do this out of the fridge, and then bend the door to ping it back into its hinges.
">>> I could remove it, but I used Araldite (the two tube stuff), which seems
If the OP means that the mend stays put in the fridge, then, yes, Araldite seriously works - once it has set of course.
Barb
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