High Heat Adhesive Advice

[classiccaprice]

I decided to try and clean up the old 1958 Kenmore Gas Range in the garage and in the process accidentally popped off some chrome trim.

Here's my question, What kind of adhesive would be best for a high heat application? The cheaper the better. Thanks fellas!

 

[panthera]

How high of a heat are you talking?

There are adhesives which are used for mufflers, others which are silicone based and good up to several hundred degrees.

Some epoxies can also be used for moderately high heat. It is all a question of the temperature range and whether the substrate is stable (porcelain enameled) or will stretch and shrink a lot (aluminum).

How was it originally attached?

 

[classiccaprice]

It is range, so I just need an adhesive able to withstand the heat coming off the oven.

The trim appears to have a black glue on the back. There are two aluminum pieces. One was on a knob and the other on a handle. Both the knob and handle are plastic, but are very close to the porcelain.

 

[panthera]

OK, that is not so bad

Since we are not talking about the adhesive actually hitting high temps, just getting warm then cooling, you'd probably be ok with one of the cheaper silicons, GE makes a few which should do you - see their fact sheets. DAP does, too and Henkel, though GE will be easiest to find.
A radiator epoxy would handle the temperatures, but you'd have trouble getting it down to the near-film thickness you need.
The black adhesive may be impossible to remove without damaging the trim, I'd try gluing the strip down with it first.
Here's a link to a commercial site, they discuss various types of adhesive for warm/hot applications.

http://www.cotronics.com/vo/cotr/newprod.htm

 

[everythingold]

Putty epoxy is great, its like playdo, no more runs and getting it all over your hands.

 

[panthera]

Definitely,

except I don't think it is quite the thing for this problem - too thick.
I've used the putty epoxy to reform load bearing components, stuff holds very well.
Unfortunately, it also fails catastrophically...