Champion
Epoxy Adhesive

Champion Epoxy Adhesive Features:

How to Bond RTRC Conduit Joints

• Prepare the conduit. Cut the end of the conduit with a diamond tip chop saw blade or portaband saw. Field cutting and joint preparation are demonstrated in the Field Cutting installation video.
• Abrade the bonding surfaces. Using 60 grit emery cloth, sand the inside of the coupling and the outside of the conduit to the depth of the coupling, until the sheen is removed from the conduit.
• Clean the joint. Use a rag to remove any loose material, oil and dirt from the area to be bonded.
• Load and prime the cartridge. Champion Epoxy Adhesive is a two-part epoxy resin system supplied at a 1-to-1 mix ratio in a 600 ML cartridge, two 300 ML tubes side by side, with one plastic static mixer. Insert the cartridge into the adhesive gun, fit the static mixer, and prime by pumping the gun to fill the mixer.
• Apply and assemble. Apply the adhesive at least 1/4 inch back from the end of the conduit in a zigzag pattern, then twist the coupling onto the prepared conduit.
• Finish and cure. Smooth any excess adhesive with a spatula or gloved finger. The adhesive gels within a few minutes and reaches full cure several minutes after that. For cold-weather or rapid-sequence work, specify the Fast Gel formulation by adding the suffix -FG to the item number; because Fast Gel sets faster, additional mixing tubes may be required.

The adhesive bonds fiberglass conduit to fiberglass and to PVC Schedule 40 and 80, and is also designed for use with pultruded polyester and vinyl ester components. It is not classified as a dangerous good, so it can ship by air freight. To estimate cartridge counts for a project, use the Epoxy Adhesive Calculator.