Re: [Paddlewise] adding foam padding

From: Michael Daly <michaeldaly_at_home.com>
Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 21:28:35 -0400
wanewman_at_uswest.net wrote:

> I have not tried the 3M product, but my experience with "environmentally
> friendly" contact cement has been negative.  There are some water based latex
> adhesives that claim to contact cement, but they just don't have the same holding
> power.

Let me weigh in with my C$0.02 (don't even bother with the US value) :-)

I've used the LePage water-based contact cement on low stress stuff
with some success.  The thigh pads on my SK are still in place after almost
two years, though the edges are peeling.   This is comparable to the
factory installed i-dunno-what-glue pads on my Perception WW kayak.

I've also used it to build up thin layers of foam into a thick hip pad.
The result is in a nylon cloth wrap, so it doesn't get much shear
stress, nor tension.  It's also holding.

YMMV

Mike

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