For nearly four decades, Chemical Concepts has been a leader in the sign industry for offering adhesives that installers count on. The experts at Chemical Concepts are sure to have the tape, silicone, fastener or offset for your project, with wise and experienced guidance to help along the way.

We only carry the best product lines for the sign industry – and one of the primary product lines that we recommend is from Lord Corporation. Lord’s respected Signlok structural adhesives and 810/20 LRT (Low Read-Through) adhesive are proven bonding solutions tailored specifically for Sign Industry professionals.

Chemical Concepts is proud to carry these products, and we consistently hear from our customers that Signlok products, teamed with the 810/20 LRT adhesive are true champs at solving a wide variety of installation issues.

Let’s focus in on the 810/20 LRT adhesive from Lord.

LORD® 810 Low Read-Through Acrylic Adhesive with LORD Accelerator 20  

Lord’s 810/20 Low Read-Through adhesive is an absolute improvement upon the often maligned byproduct of high read-through alternatives that leave signs looking pretty rough aesthetically. You’ll find a much different result with Lord’s 810/20 LRT, as it offers no bond-line read-through, minimal shrinkage, very little substrate preparation, and 90% to full cure in just one hour. (24 Hour full cure, 25 minutes handling strength) The non-sagging, two-component adhesive also has excellent peel strength and is exceptionally flexible (190% elongation). Chemical Concepts offers Lord’s 810/20 LRT adhesive in 400 mL, 200 mL, 50 mL, and 5 gallon pails and drums. No matter the size and scope of your installation, we can connect you with the size that leaves you with minimal product left-over, and keeps your installation budget intact.

LORD® 810 Low Read-Through (LRT) acrylic adhesive when cured with LORD Accelerator 20GB creates a flexible adhesive system for bonding metals, such as aluminum, galvanized steel and CRS, and engineered plastics, such as PC-ABS and ASA. LORD 810 adhesive in combination with LORD Accelerator 20 delivers fast cure speed and strong bonding with minimal bondline read-through (BLRT).

LORD Accelerator 20 allows precise control of the adhesive bondline thickness due to its content of glass beads.

Let’s take a closer look at its impressive list of features and benefits:

• Aesthetics – bonds thin and flexible substrates with little to no bondline read-through.
• Convenient – requires little or no substrate preparation for bonding metals and plastics.
• Non-Sag – remains in position when applied on vertical or overhead surfaces, allowing for greater process flexibility.
• No bond-line read-through
• Flexible, low exotherm, low-shrinkage
• 90% full cure within one hour
• Accelerator 20 is glass bead filled for precise bond-line control
• Little to no substrate preparation
• Non-sagging
• Excellent peel strength
• Bonds thin-gauge metal-to-metal and metal-to-composite/plastics
• Available in 400 mL, 200 mL, 50 mL, 5 gallon pails, and drums

Sign industry professionals from all over the world trust the products carried by Chemical Concepts for the highest levels of ease of installation, structural integrity, and appearance.  We’d love if you’d take a look at our brochure specifically designed for professionals in the sign industry.

If you have any questions about what products will work best for your particular sign installation needs, we are happy to help! Contact us here or call us toll-free at 800-220-1966.