Patent ID: 7125461

Claim:
A method of sealing, baffling or reinforcing a portion of an automotive vehicle, the method comprising: providing an activatable material, the activatable material including: i) 30% to about 80% by weight epoxy resin; ii) 5% to about 25% by weight thermoplastic polyether selected from a polyetheramine and a polyamino ether; and iii) a curing agent; applying the activatable material to a surface of a carrier member; inserting the carrier member with the activatable material disposed thereon into a cavity that is at least partially defined by a structural member of the automotive vehicle; and exposing the activatable material to heat thereby activating the activatable material to bond to surfaces of the structural member; wherein the thermoplastic polyether has a melt index between about 25 and about 75 per 10 minutes under a load of 2.16 Kg at a temperature of 190° C.