Clecos and Panel Bond- Can I do that?

[jeepinerdeep]

Leaning on some of you guys with more light sheet metal experience....... doing surgery on a Lista cabinet, can I use Clecos with panel bond adhesive? Will I get my clecos back or will it be a struggle? Have not yet worked with PBA, but would like to try to minimize welding on this project, trying to preserve as much original finish as possible.

 

[Rockable]

If you coat the business end of the cleco with grease or something similar, you should be able to pull the cleco back out. I would make sure there was just a thin film around the perimeter of the cleco hole. If you just squish a bunch of it together around that cleco, you might end up having to cut it off with a cutoff disck and drive it through with a punch....which might bend your sheet metal. PBA is really strong stuff.

 

[kerrynzl]

Leaning on some of you guys with more light sheet metal experience....... doing surgery on a Lista cabinet, can I use Clecos with panel bond adhesive? Will I get my clecos back or will it be a struggle? Have not yet worked with PBA, but would like to try to minimize welding on this project, trying to preserve as much original finish as possible.

Sorry to chime in a bit late [I've been away for 3 weeks]

As for your question, I do this myself
The clecos pull out easily and simply keep them squeezed and you can clean them with a wire brush.
When the cleco is clamping, the clearances are so tight that any "glue" doesn't get in them [I don't use any grease / Vaseline on them at all]

 

[jeepinerdeep]

Thanks gents.