Panel Adhesive Shortage/Recommendation for Thin Diamond Plate

[formula388]

I am looking to install thin fascia aluminum diamond plate to the bottom 3' of my garage wall, about 75' total so 225sqft. Since my walls are cleanly painted drywall and the aluminum is non porous, I have been looking for Titebond Advanced Polymer 4319 in a 3.5gallon bucket. (I need about 4-5 gallons) Of course, there are shortages with many building materials, normally this costs about $150 for the bucket... Its not available anywhere, locally, or online that I can find. I even spoke with the NY rep for Titebond and he said basically that no one has it locally. I was told I must use an adhesive that is capable of adhering two non porous materials, so PL Premium would work but they only come in tubes and I am looking to trowel it on as it is a lot of square footage of coverage needed. Does anyone have any recommendations on a capable adhesive? I do not want to use screws as the diamond plate is very thin, .025" and adhering it to the wall I feel will have the best look and feel compared to screwing it.
Thanks,
Dennis

 

[woodscaper]

I would use contact cement, they have formulations for metal. Get it in the right place the first time! LOL

 

[rustyjames]

I would use the PL Premium and not be concerned about 100% coverage.

 

[formula388]

I would use contact cement, they have formulations for metal. Get it in the right place the first time! LOL

I read that many contact cements dont work with painted surfaced because the cement can destroy the paint. Not sure how true this is and maybe it depends on the formulation of the glue. Getting it right the first time is also a concern as they are 10ft long panels!

I would use the PL Premium and not be concerned about 100% coverage.

The reason I wanted to trowel it on is because if I did beads I would feel that it might feel hollow when touched as opposed to a tiled on feel that it becomes part of the drywall. Also the cost of the PL Premium is going to be crazy even with their recommended coverage on the tube.

 

[woodscaper]

When I worked in the furniture shop putting formica on, we always used rollers for full coverage, worked great. I think you could find one that will work. Come in 5 gallon buckets too, we had 55 gal drums to work out of too, fun!

 

[NUTTSGT]

I'd have to measure how think the ATP was that I put up as a back splash on my workbench. I used screws and caulked the top edge. I have no issues and it's 12" tall.

EDIT: I checked what I have and its .045 twice as thick as what you have.

I'm not so sure I would still rule screws, Id still consider #8 pan head screws with a #8 washer both in stainless if you can't find the right adhesive you're looking for.

 

[formula388]

I'd have to measure how think the ATP was that I put up as a back splash on my workbench. I used screws and caulked the top edge. I have no issues and it's 12" tall.

EDIT: I checked what I have and its .045 twice as thick as what you have.

I'm not so sure I would still rule screws, Id still consider #8 pan head screws with a #8 washer both in stainless if you can't find the right adhesive you're looking for.

Yeah thanks for looking, I looked at the .045 and the 1/16" but the price was outrageous and I was told if I glue it to the wall it becomes just as solid as the drywall it is adhered to, plus it creates an easy to clean surface. That is the reason I am looking to glue it to the walls.

 

[never enuf time]

Just run a bead of pl & then trowel. The walls won't be straight, so trowel high spots/heavy bead at low. It's messy & sticks to everything.

Also could get solvent based construction adhesive, just as strong not as messy.

 

[Bondo]

Just run a bead of pl & then trowel. The walls won't be straight, so trowel high spots/heavy bead at low. It's messy & sticks to everything.

Also could get solvent based construction adhesive, just as strong not as messy.

Ayuh,..... The same could be done with 100% silicone caulking,......
Silicone has great sticking characteristics, but has the slightest give to it, so it'll hold, even when the 2 substrates have different expansion rates, unlike glues that set to a solid state,.....

 

[ZRX61]

Given how thin it is I'd just use aerosol cans of 3M spray adheive