LISTED BELOW IS THE PROCEDURE FOR APPLYING THERMOBOND 3 POWDER COATING FILLER FOR PROPER ADHESION:
THERMOBOND 3 MAY SEEM HARD AND DIFFICULT TO SPREAD WHEN IT’S COLD. IT MAY ALSO APPEAR TO BE CAKING. TO MAKE THE PRODUCT EASIER TO STIR, SPREAD AND ACHEIVE A SMOOTHER SURFACE WITHOUT HAVING TO SAND, SIMPLY FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS:
PLACE THE OPENED JAR INTO A COMMON MICROWAVE OVEN FOR 15-20 SECONDS AT A TIME. NOT TO EXCEED THREE INTERVALS. STIR PRODUCT WITH A STIFF INSTRUMENT AFTER EACH INTERVAL UNTIL THE PRODUCT BECOMES SMOOTH AND SOFT. DO NOT LEAVE THE PRODUCT IN THE MICROWAVE LONGER THAT 20 SECONDS AT A TIME, AS MATERIAL MAY BEGIN TO CROSS LINK AND BECOME VERY HARD. WHEN MATERIAL IS PLIABLE AND SOFT YOU MAY PROCEED WITH THE APPLICATION.
THERMOBOND 3 IS A THICK PASTE AND SHOULD BE APPLIED AS FOLLOWS:
USING A CLEAN GLOVED HAND, PLACE THERMOBOND 3 INTO CAVITY TO BE FILLED. HOLD PRODUCT UNDER LIGHT PRESSURE FOR 5-10 SECONDS. THIS PRESSURE WILL ALLOW PRODUCT TO CONFORM TO CAVITY SHAPE RESULTING IN EXCELLENT ADHESION.
NOTE:
SWIPING PRODUCT ONTO SURFACE OF METAL WILL NOT PRODUCE THE DESIRED RESULTS. ABOVE PROCEDURE WILL PROVIDE THE RESULTS YOU WANT.