Method of securing an end closure to a container body

A method of securing a metal end closure having a depending annular wall to an open end of a metal container body which comprises

• applying an adhesive to a surface of the annular wall of the end closure and the container body, the adhesive being comprised of a homogeneous dispersion in a volatile organic solvent of a mixture of about 10 to about 70% by weight of a thermoplastic vinyl chloride polymer resin and about 5 to about 30% by weight of a thermosetting epoxy resin normally incompatible with the vinyl chloride polymer resin and an amount of about 20 to about 85% by weight of an acrylonitrile/butadiene/styrene copolymer which amount of copolymer is capable of imparting compatibility between the epoxy resin and the vinyl chloride polymer, the copolymer containing about 10 to about 30% by weight acrylonitrile, about 10 to about 30% by weight butadiene and about 40 to about 70% by weight styrene;
• heating the adhesive coated surfaces to volatilize the solvent, soften the thermoplastic resins and harden the epoxy resin;
• overlapping the annular wall portion of the end closure on the open end of the container body to form a lap seam assembly;
• cooling the assembly whereby the opposed surfaces of the assembly are bonded together by the adhesive solids remaining in the assembly.