Corney Keg fix rubber top & bottom

Thu Jul 29, 2010 6:17 am

ok guys, what kind of glue should I be using to reattach the rubber tops & bottoms of my Corny kegs? I've just received two of them that are busted up and very loose and can fix them with the rubbers from another keg that is totally shot.
Thanks in advance folks!
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Re: Corney Keg fix rubber top & bottom

Thu Jul 29, 2010 10:50 am

I'm interested in the responses to this question, too. I have one keg that has a loose handle.

I was thinking about using that "shoe goo" stuff, or maybe some epoxy resin. I think whatever you use, it should have a little resiliency to deal with the constantly changing temperatures that these things see.


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Re: Corney Keg fix rubber top & bottom

Thu Jul 29, 2010 11:38 am

I'd like to know too. Someone told me to use gorilla glue, and that didn't last too terribly long.
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Re: Corney Keg fix rubber top & bottom

Thu Jul 29, 2010 4:49 pm

I would give JBWeld or some other epoxy a try. It isn't flexible but it bonds pretty well to most anything. You might need to rough up the metal surface being bonded. A more flexible compound is contact cement but I don't know if that will stick to metal.
DOW seems to make some really neat stuff to do this though: http://www.dow.com/assets/attachments/i ... SGuide.pdf
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Re: Corney Keg fix rubber top & bottom

Thu Jul 29, 2010 6:50 pm

use duct tape

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Re: Corney Keg fix rubber top & bottom

Sat Jul 31, 2010 8:45 am

thanks matt, as soon as I'm done using CoffeeMate in my milk stout...
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Re: Corney Keg fix rubber top & bottom

Sun Aug 01, 2010 12:49 pm

Silicone caulking?

Clear - maybe a kitchen and bath product (or exterior door and window) could handle the moisture, cold, etc.

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Re: Corney Keg fix rubber top & bottom

Sun Aug 01, 2010 12:51 pm

What about replacement parts? I have a keg with no bottom.
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