What is "the best" glue for attaching closed cell foam to plastic or fiberglass? Why is this glue the best? I was considering contact cement, but perhaps there are other better options? Derek --------------------------------------------------------------- Please limit all email attachments sent to this address to a maximum of 0.5MB. All email attachments that are larger then 0.5MB will automatically be deleted. --------------------------------------------------------------- ICQ: 262152266, AIM: GlamourpetsD, MSN: [my email address], Yahoo Messenger: glamourpets --------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
On Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 9:45 AM, Derek <glamourpets_at_yahoo.com> wrote: > What is "the best" glue for attaching closed cell foam > to plastic or fiberglass? Why is this glue the best? > > I was considering contact cement, but perhaps there > are other better options? I've always had good luck with contact cement, myself. On both plastic and fiberglass boats it has stuck well; sometimes too well. I've never taken a lot of care to create the perfect bond environment either. I just wipe down the area with a clean, moint rag and let it dry. Then I use an el-cheapo paintbrush to coat both surfaces with contact cement and let them dry. Sometimes I do a second coat, sometimes I don't. After the coats are dry I try to get them where I wanted them. This mostly succeeds more-or-less. Because I use kayaks with sliding seats I have to upholster more of the under-deck areas with foam than other boats so I've done this a lot. There are several web pages on the internet devoted to customizing kayak cockpits. Dave Kruger, who is trained as a chemist, probably can point you to the "best" glue. :) Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Craig Jungers wrote: > There are several web pages on the internet devoted to customizing kayak > cockpits. Dave Kruger, who is trained as a chemist, probably can point you > to the "best" glue. :) Weldwood contact cement. Red can. The water-based variant (green can?) is inferior. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Weldwood contact cement in the red can. Ubiquitous, cheap, and durable. Steve Derek wrote: > What is "the best" glue for attaching closed cell foam > to plastic or fiberglass? Why is this glue the best? > > I was considering contact cement, but perhaps there > are other better options? -- Steve Cramer Athens, GA http://www.savvypaddler.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Steve Cramer wrote: > Weldwood contact cement in the red can. Ubiquitous, cheap, and durable. Ditto here. Old reliable. Why mess with a good thing? -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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