Among many lighting fixtures, silicone light strips are widely used in home decoration, commercial lighting, advertising signs and other scenes because they are soft, durable and environmentally friendly. However, to ensure that silicone light strips can work stably and lastingly, it is very important to choose the right adhesive. Next, let's share which adhesives are more suitable for silicone light strips?
Silicone glue is specially developed for silicone materials and has excellent affinity and bonding properties for silicone. After curing, it can show good weather resistance, aging resistance, corrosion resistance and electrical properties. It also performs well in curing speed, is easy to operate, and meets environmental protection requirements. Whether it is a delicate indoor decorative light strip or a landscape light strip that has been subjected to harsh outdoor environments for a long time, it is extremely suitable to use silicone glue. It can firmly and stably bond the light strip and extend the service life of the light strip.
RTV silicone glue
RTV silicone glue, also known as room temperature vulcanized silicone rubber, is a versatile adhesive. It has outstanding high and low temperature resistance and can maintain stable performance in extremely cold and hot environments. At the same time, it also has good aging resistance, sealing performance and electrical performance, low odor and simple operation. In the application of silicone light strips, it is often used for sealing and bonding of light strips. By applying RTV silicone glue, it can effectively prevent moisture, dust and impurities from invading the interior of the light strip, avoid erosion of electronic components, greatly improve the service life and reliability of the light strip, and escort the stable operation of the light strip.
Epoxy resin potting glue
Epoxy resin potting glue is a two-component glue that can be cured at room temperature or medium temperature to form an elastic epoxy potting glue. It has the characteristics of high transparency and will not affect the luminous effect of the light strip. It also has excellent aging resistance and chemical corrosion resistance. After curing, its hardness is high, just like putting a layer of solid armor on the electronic components inside the light strip. In scenarios with high requirements for waterproof, moisture-proof, dust-proof and earthquake-resistant performance, such as underwater lighting and installation of light strips in humid environments, epoxy resin potting glue can protect the light strips in all directions and extend their service life.
Quick-drying glue
In the pursuit of efficient production of silicone light strip manufacturing process, quick-drying glue is indispensable. Its biggest advantage is that the bonding speed is extremely fast, and it can achieve firm bonding in a short time, which greatly improves production efficiency and is very suitable for assembly line batch operations. However, quick-drying glue also has certain limitations. Its weather resistance and aging resistance are relatively weak, which determines that it is not suitable for long-term exposure to outdoor or harsh environments. It is more suitable for some scenarios with high requirements for short-term fixation.
Double-sided adhesive
Double-sided adhesive is extremely convenient to use. It can be pasted by tearing it open, and can quickly achieve the bonding and fixation of silicone light strips. In some scenarios where the bonding strength is not high and long-term fixation is not required, such as temporary displays and holiday decorations, double-sided adhesive has become people's first choice. However, since the stickiness of double-sided adhesive tape will gradually decrease with time and changes in ambient temperature, it is not suitable for long-term installation of light strips, but is more suitable for temporary and flexible installation needs.
Silicone back glue
When silicone light strips need to be pasted on the surface of glass, metal, plastic and other materials, silicone back glue can play a key role. It is specially used for back glue coating of silicone materials, which can significantly improve the bonding performance between silicone light strips and other materials. In practical applications, first evenly apply silicone back glue on the silicone light strip, and then paste it after it dries, which can effectively enhance the bonding strength and stability, and broaden the application range of silicone light strips.
