"Charlie Pridham" wrote
"Pete C" wrote ...
Andrew Mawson wrote:


I suspect that silicone will peel off in the wet and wind as the
I doubt it, Silicon is great stuff, if after a storm I have a sheet of
broken greenhouse glass I stick it back with the stuff just along the
broken edge and these repairs will last 20 years or more and often
prevent the sheet rebreaking in the next high wind.
However I have heard of this problem happening and the owner claimed to
have stopped it by fitting rigid cross braces on every sheet (stuck on
with silicon) these apparently prevent the flexing

All fish tanks are stuck together with silicone glue these days without any
support or bracing of any kind, just glass and glue, and they last a very
long time despite the constant pressure from the water trying to push it all
apart. The only thing is, it must all be bone dry before gluing.

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Regards
Bob Hobden