The instructions for a panel I need to glue say use a solvent free silicon. I don't know how you tell if its solvent free.
What is solvent free silicone?
Apr 14, 2008
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They might mean a natural cure one - i.e. that does not produce acetic acid on curing.
I don't know if they're silicone specifically, but many adhesives and sealants seem to be available in both normal and solvent-free variants. I used one to stick a load of polystyrene to my shed roof as insulation
- made sure I got the solvent-free version as I suspect the normal kind would have melted the polystyrene.
As for how you tell, the solvent-free ones have a special giveaway code written on the tube - it says "solvent free".
Pete
This, for example
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