heymccall
Senior Member
I don't come here a lot, BUT, I thought I'd share. I have Lexan (polycarbonate) windows coming loose (OEM) on my Caterpillar excavators, and my replacement Polycarbonate windows continually come unbonded on all my machines.
As it turns out, you CANNOT use the same adhesive and primer as one would on glass, BUT, I cannot find a qualified glass shop (one that knows what adhesive to use) anywhere in the tri-state area.
Problem 1: The boom side window (polycarbonate) in all of my C and D model Cat excavators is coming undone from the cab, but, it's not a "adhesive" failure, per se. It's a failure of the black shadow mask becoming delaminated from the polycarbonate.
Problem 2: Every polycarbonate window, whether the original reinstalled, or a new replacement, is coming unbonded from the machine cab due to NOONE in the tristate area using the correct primer and adhesive. This is occuring on both my Cat's and my Komatsu's.
Caterpillar sold me a document show what and how to do it, BUT, no glass shop has ever used the Sika products referenced, and, with the initial problem being that of Cat OEM installed polycarbonate coming undone, is Cat right when the say to use Sikaflex 255FC? I'm leaning toward using Sikaflex 295UV, with it's better stretch (elastomeric) properties and additional UV inhibitors.
Komatsu is dumbfounded and cannot find service directions or materials (adhesives) used to install their polycarbonate windows.
Does anyone know a shop versed in polycarbonate glazing install?
Has anyone ever had the Cat windows come undone?
Why is this happening only on my C and D series excavators? (Every B model here still has the OEM polycarbonate still properly attached and ssome of these are 14 years old).
How do I get my replacement Komatsu polycarbonate window to stay adhered to my PC-128?
I just want my windows to stay where they belong...
As it turns out, you CANNOT use the same adhesive and primer as one would on glass, BUT, I cannot find a qualified glass shop (one that knows what adhesive to use) anywhere in the tri-state area.
Problem 1: The boom side window (polycarbonate) in all of my C and D model Cat excavators is coming undone from the cab, but, it's not a "adhesive" failure, per se. It's a failure of the black shadow mask becoming delaminated from the polycarbonate.
Problem 2: Every polycarbonate window, whether the original reinstalled, or a new replacement, is coming unbonded from the machine cab due to NOONE in the tristate area using the correct primer and adhesive. This is occuring on both my Cat's and my Komatsu's.
Caterpillar sold me a document show what and how to do it, BUT, no glass shop has ever used the Sika products referenced, and, with the initial problem being that of Cat OEM installed polycarbonate coming undone, is Cat right when the say to use Sikaflex 255FC? I'm leaning toward using Sikaflex 295UV, with it's better stretch (elastomeric) properties and additional UV inhibitors.
Komatsu is dumbfounded and cannot find service directions or materials (adhesives) used to install their polycarbonate windows.
Does anyone know a shop versed in polycarbonate glazing install?
Has anyone ever had the Cat windows come undone?
Why is this happening only on my C and D series excavators? (Every B model here still has the OEM polycarbonate still properly attached and ssome of these are 14 years old).
How do I get my replacement Komatsu polycarbonate window to stay adhered to my PC-128?
I just want my windows to stay where they belong...