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Is there anything that helps the castex glide stay on better?





Due to the design of these wands, with no external lips and a variable internal slot, the glide must be affixed to the wand with a good quality adhesive / sealant. We recommend and use GOOP Brand Household Adhesive and Sealant. • Clean wand head well and lightly scuff with ultra fine sand paper on the outer slot area at least 1-½” up, front and back. • Place the glide on the lips of the wand and press on until the wand lips are fully seated in the bottom of the glide channel and the glide is centered on the wand. • Clamp or tape the glide firmly in position on the wand. Make sure you still allow yourself access to the areas to be sealed! • Run a bead of GOOP along the front and back edges of the glide. Do not GOOP the ends of the glide. • Place the wand in the cleaning position and allow the sealant to cure for at least eight hours, preferably 24 hours. • After the GOOP is fully cured, check for any areas that might need a reapplication. Apply more GOOP as needed and allow to cure. • Use wand as normal. • Inspect the integrity of the adhesive frequently and remove and reapply the GOOP as needed. • Use the provided cleaning tool to ream out the holes in your glides, this keeps them round and free of debris, thereby maximizing the performance of your glides.








That’s messed up. There’s no way I’m gonna try to glue something to metal. NASA has been trying that unsuccessfully for years.






the wand isnt going to outerspace. Our customers have been doing it for twenty years with no crash landings. and when the glide wears out, the goop or silicone is easily removed. If you wand a glide that clips on, slides in or plugs in, you'll need a different wand.
 
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I don't really care either...


but you can "glue" all sorts of things to metal.........including teflon.....
 
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NASA approved?



since you aren't worried about outgassing and whatnot permabond adhesives and "superglue" should work....although not needed for the glide
 
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Is there anything that helps the castex glide stay on better?





Due to the design of these wands, with no external lips and a variable internal slot, the glide must be affixed to the wand with a good quality adhesive / sealant. We recommend and use GOOP Brand Household Adhesive and Sealant. • Clean wand head well and lightly scuff with ultra fine sand paper on the outer slot area at least 1-½” up, front and back. • Place the glide on the lips of the wand and press on until the wand lips are fully seated in the bottom of the glide channel and the glide is centered on the wand. • Clamp or tape the glide firmly in position on the wand. Make sure you still allow yourself access to the areas to be sealed! • Run a bead of GOOP along the front and back edges of the glide. Do not GOOP the ends of the glide. • Place the wand in the cleaning position and allow the sealant to cure for at least eight hours, preferably 24 hours. • After the GOOP is fully cured, check for any areas that might need a reapplication. Apply more GOOP as needed and allow to cure. • Use wand as normal. • Inspect the integrity of the adhesive frequently and remove and reapply the GOOP as needed. • Use the provided cleaning tool to ream out the holes in your glides, this keeps them round and free of debris, thereby maximizing the performance of your glides.








That’s messed up. There’s no way I’m gonna try to glue something to metal. NASA has been trying that unsuccessfully for years.






the wand isnt going to outerspace. Our customers have been doing it for twenty years with no crash landings. and when the glide wears out, the goop or silicone is easily removed. If you wand a glide that clips on, slides in or plugs in, you'll need a different wand.
Goop works! Back around '98 we have a Green Guide on two of our Rotovacs. The only thing that held those on was Goop.
 
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GG started in 2004

speaking of which I was cleaning off the greenglides.com folder and kept these two pics in case you want them for the history page

jeffdemostheglide_tb.jpgshowinemhowitsdone_tb.jpg
 

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