Manufacturing uses Araldite epoxy resin in the manufacture of advanced ballistic protection body armour. Schlösser Metallbau, a manufacturer of metal parts for railway carriages, uses Araldite epoxy resin to bond aluminium profiles of cab doorframes on the DBAG Class 423 Siemens Bombardier train. Fischer Composite Technology GmbH uses the Araldite RTM System to produce carbon composite side blades for the Audi R8. Araldite epoxy resin is commonly used as an embedding medium for electron microscopy. Some Flamenco guitarists (e.g. Paco Peña) use it to reinforce their fingernails. Brian May used it to seal some of the pickups in his homemade Red Special guitar to reduce microphonic feedback. Advertising In 1983, British advertising agency FCO Univas set up a visual stunt presentation of the strength of Araldite adhesive by gluing a yellow Ford Cortina to a billboard on Cromwell Road, London, with the tagline "It also sticks handles to teapots". Later, further to advertise the strength of Araldite, a red Cortina was placed on top of the yellow Cortina, with the tagline "The tension mounts". Finally, the cars were removed, leaving a hole on the billboard and a tagline "How did we pull it off?". See also Aerolite J-B Weld Loctite Redux References External links Specifications for 'Araldite Super Strength' Adhesives Aerospace engineering Thermosetting plastics Brand name materials