Best adhesive for cable tie to a metal pole

irishgal21

Hiya, can someone recommend the best type of adhesive to use on cables ties that are currently used to hold a poster on a lamp post.

I need to stop the poster and ties rotating around the post in the wind so would like to lash some glue on the cable ties, so outdoor water resistant ?

BorneTobyWilde

Tiger Seal

jack of all

Use another cable tie to tie the other one tightly to the pole.

irishgal21

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118579561#Comment_118579561

Hiya, can you explain a bit more ? you mean use another tie perpendicular to the current one ?To squeeze the open side tighter ? The current ties are not loose, they are as tight as they can go but will still rotate around the pole in strong winds because the poster is basically a sail !

irishgal21

A pic for clarity, the poster should be parallel to the wall.

There's also anti climb paint or something which is probably helping the rotation.

You can also see that its dropped about 4 inches recently.. The council put it up like this !

kirk.

If the ties are tightened properly it can't rotate , as above double them up

No need for glue

irishgal21

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118579932#Comment_118579932

Hiya, the pic above is the poster in question, the cable ties are not currently doubled up. There is something else attached to the pole that has been turned to the back. The poster currently has 2 large black cable ties attached, and they are as tight as they can go. Are you saying just add more cable ties and pull tighter ? The poster will still rotate in the wind, cables ties and all. Twisting it back takes effort , as I've had to twist it back before so the cable ties are very tight, just not tight enough in a strong wind, hence the question about adhesive.

cnocbui

Adhesive shouldn't be used unless you are the owner of the pole. Whats needed is to increase the friction between the tie and the pole. A strip of rubber would probably do the trick, perhaps a washing up glove cut into a strip in a spiral from the opening to the fingers to make it long enough might do it. This would go between the tie and pole. Also, the existing ties could possibly be tightened further with another tie cinched around the ties, behind the placard and between it and the pole. One would want to be careful as it might be possible to exert so much force on the existing tie that it starts to cut through the placard.

irishgal21

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118580823#Comment_118580823

Hiya, yes I've thought about the clinching of another cable tie but the holes in the poster are too far apart so it would cut into the placard immediately .The rubber glove sounds like and idea but if we're talking about going to such lengths then can we talk adhesive please !

Something I lash on to the cable ties with a brush, without removing the ties . I'll worry about the consequences of adhesive later !

Has the placard not been applied correctly in the first place ? No thought for the fact that it will catch in the wind ?

cnocbui

The earlier tiger seal suggestion seems sound. Halfords list it.

Still stihl waters 3

Teck screw

SloppySkidMark

steel nail

irishgal21

Below was suggested on another forum but would involve screwing into the lamp post, although If I was willing to do that, which I'm not sure ,

I could just screw a self tapping screw into the current cable tie to hold it in position, the lampost post would have live wires inside, and creating a hole in a lampost could cause water ingress ?

DublinDilbert

If it is going to be semi-permeant you really need some form of proper pipe clamp or metal clip to hold it in place. The sign/poster should probably be mounted to a backing (metal/plastic) with can securely be fixed to the pole with the metal clip.

GreeBo

tbh it seems like the poster should be on the wall.

If you are not going to directly fix to the pole, then the poster should be 3 sided (a triangle of 3 posters) so that it doesnt matter if it rotates.

To tighten the ties further, use another tie between the poster and the pole at 90*, this will increase the friction and might prevent it turning.

finally, depending on whats on the poster, creatnig some gaps in it will stop it catching so much wind.

ted1

Do you own the pole?

what’s the poster ?