Hi Guys I have a old school safari chiller and ha

[Dolfie81]

Hi Guys

I have a old school safari chiller and have made it a project of mine to give it a facelift instead of getting a new chiller based on some of the negative reviews they have been getting not being as hard as the old ones or not as well sealed.

My chiller had alot of dings and crack , but the main sore spot is the cutting board that fell out a long time ago. I have since givent the box a good sanding and coated it in an adhesive bond paint that made it look good as new. I have also got a new cutting board cut at my local cabinet makers to fit perfectly in the lid.

The only problem i am faced with now is glueing the cutting board in place and what glue to use.. I woman at the hardware store didnt have much of a clue. I will try attach a picture of the lid where i need to glue the board in but basically you can see the yellow foam. I dont want to stuff the whole lid up after all my hard work up till this point. Want to do a proper job so it can last me and not fall out again. I was thinking about using sillicon but i think that wouldnt have enough stick , maybe some styro foam type pollyfiller spray and then squash the board in there and as the foam expands and dries it will hold the board in place maybe ? Or Liquid nails adhesive , but i think then i run the risk of the adhesive eating away the foam..

I also thought of maybe drilling 4 holes through the lid and usinf 4 bolts into the cutting board with a piece of alliminium plate onto the bottom of the lid - But i would prefer the bait box to look as authentic as possible.

Any suggestions out there ? Im sure there must be someone that has had the same problem.

Thanks in Advance !

 

 

 

[Haggers]

Hi Dolfie

You have two options IMO:

1) Glue the lid with the adhesive they use for laminated flooring edging, worked well for me; or

2) Build a new lid (like the way the new safaris come out), will not cost alot, check sealine, saw a thread on it.

Cheers
Haggers

 

[AndriesH]

Silicone should be fine, it seals the edges and keeps the gunk out and also, many biiiig fishtanks are glued with silicone and dont come apart. Test the silicone with a small blob on either surface and see if it sticks afte 24hrs. P.S. Welcome to Sealine

 

[pieterh]

Waar kry jy nou weer daai land kaart?

Ek dink ek moet jou chiller oor vat Andries.

 

[Razeen]

Not much will stick to fibreglass, so find out by a panelbeater what u should use. Better to get a full cutting board lid, thats what i did. Cost R110 for Polyethylene and Foam, used Genkem to xtick it together, workd better than the original lid, because with the original lid if u knock on the edge of the lid and cutting board you back to square 1.

 

[Dolfie81]

Hi Haggers and Andries , thanks for the advise man. I would have had the lid made like Razzeen suggested but im livving in the Northern West of Australia and i could probably buy a new cooler box type chiller here for what it would cost me to import a new lid

Im going to try silicon a small blob as suggested to both materials and see how that sticks.

Will keep you guys posted.

Thanks again for the advice

 

[fisheagle]

coat the foam with roof paint,this should stop the glue u use from eating into the foam.then use epoxy to stick the lid on.epoxy is realy strong and should do a good job

 

[Razeen]

Dolfie

Have look at this this Thread: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080109132428AA9qarg

 

I would put a piece of fibreglass mat on the back of your cutting board, then a piece of fibre matt on the lid, Use the epoxy/resin and stick it together as you will have fibreglass against Fibreglass and not against plastic.

 

[sakkie7116]

Try the guys that build walk in fridges and freezers.
They have a two part glue that literally sticks to every thing. They use this to glue the polistireen sides and the metal sheets together. I used it on nylon and plastick and it sits. Just roughen the back of your cutting board with 100 gritt sand paper.

Cheers
Sakkie

 

[Dolfie81]

Hi Guys thanks for all the advice i tried a few things and i got it about 90% right or so i thaught , i used an polymer adhesive to mould the bait board in place which i thought looked pretty good , but i realised this stuff tends to shrink when weather gets colder and my bait board fell out the next morning.. The one good thing about this is that where the cutting board fits into the lid is now perfectly shaped and square for the board. I went and got some silicon and sanded the back of the cutting board with a rough sand paper and then siliconned it in place and put some clamps on to keep it flush with the lid. It is now perfect and when you chop on the board it has a solid sound , not a hollow sound like before.

Here are some pics of the whole process , i will take some more of the siliconed lid in the next few days.

 

[Dolfie81]

The Lid

 

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Treated Chiller

 

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I used a rubber matting under the bait board to give some padding for when you are hammering on the lid.

 

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Bait Board and matting

 

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The board and lid without adhesive

 

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With Adhesive

 

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getting there

 

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Second Coating after sanding.

 

[Dolfie81]

The adhesive work is a bit rough i know But i like it having a bit of a a personal touch that makes it a bit different , also you can identify your stuff if ever some drol steels it.

 

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The final result