best outdoor adhesive

[iqgranite]

What would be the best outdoor adhesive for laminating ?

[VThartzog]

Epoxy

[Mark Smith]

Depends on if you want it to be uv stable. Do you want it to change color? Because if you use run of the mill indoor epoxy that will happen. Or do you want it to stay clear etc..........Also what material are you laminating?

[iqgranite]

When laminated pieces are left aside my shop exposed to the sun the lamination tends to always fall off. We have used flow polyester for outdoor applications but want to use something superior that for a pending 120 s.f outdoor kitchen job. Stone is Solaris

[Terry Roberts]

Touch Stone Epoxy knife grade

[Dan R.]

I agree with Terry. Even if the epoxy yellows, it will not matter on that stone. You should investigate the type of resin used on the slab of Solarius. An improperly resined slab will make the correct laminate glue a moot point. Do your homework, all of it. Don't necesarrily believe the the distributor, as he probably only knows what his supplier told him. Dig as deep as you can to discover the the type of resin used. Educate yourself.

[Ken Lago]

The only uv stable resin I know of is Glax by Tenax, and its 100% clear.

[Stone Dude]

Glaxs is a urethane, not a resin.

Bonstone makes Last Patch Gel, which is by far the best for exterior (along with Glaxs) as it is a urethane. UV stable, won't shrink or yellow, but it's not cheap.

Otherwise I would go with something like Bonstone, Tenax, or Stone Weld epoxies.

[Ken Lago]

Glaxs is a urethane, not a resin.

Excuse me! I should have said "sticky stuff"

[Stone Dude]

That's better