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Hi all, It's been a long long time since I posted on here. I am currently experimenting with putting my embroidered patches that I sell onto leather purses and other small leather items. They have a very good solid heat glue backing. However that does not work well on leather. I did some searching and see that PETRONIO RUBBER CEMENT seems to be a good glue for leather. Is there anything better than that? I suppose I may have to rough up the solid glue backing on the patches to get them to stick. I tried the best glue that Tandy leather has and it did not work good at all. Any advice or tips much appreciated. Thank you. -
Hi Everyone, First post here. I am using Wickett and Craig harness leather for the first time. I am planning on using Master cement to glue my wallet together, both flesh to flesh and grain to flesh. I've heard applying two coats can make the bond stronger. Have y'all tried this? I have the refinished harness, so it is slick, oily and waxy...not great for gluing. Thanks for any help, guys.
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Does anyone have any suggestions for some good leather cement that won't leave a glaze on the dye. I am using the fiebings and if it seeps out onto the work even after I wipe it off it still leaves a glaze where it came out
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So far, I have been using Tandy's rubber cement stuff to hold two pieces of leather together so that I can sew. The problem I have been having is with wallets in particular. I make the inside portion of the wallet shorter lengthwise than the outside, in order to assist the wallet in folding. So the cement I have been using doesn't work great because the two pieces wont hold in place while I wait for it to set up (I tried using clamps, but they mark the leather). Long story short, does anyone know of any glue that hold leather on leather really well that isnt extremely messy or overly toxic? I have read that Barge's is extremely toxic and contains carcinogens. Does anyone have experience with Weldwood? I guess I am looking for more of a permanent bond to hold the leather in place without clamps.
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Hello, Hope that someone might suggest where I can buy Tanners Bond Craftsman Contact Cement that Tandy leather supplies in UK? Or an alternative to this brand. Thanks Eirian -
HI Tried using a PVA glue but still comes through even if left to very tacky on the flesh side of to slide cards out. Veg Tan . If left too longwill not stick at all. The lining is a beige colour and is quite shiny. Not willing, yet, to go down double sided tape route yet. First time lining using a non leather product, should stick to pigskin but trying to design to" Steve Morelli " specifications that is very thin profile yet easy to slide cards out. Steve has a You TUBE channel and all he does , seemingly, is to review wallets. -
Hello, you leather geniuses, you. I am wondering if any of you have discovered any good natural leather adhesives with the same, or similar, holding strength as rubber cement (I currently use weldwood, with the red label). I would prefer something that is store bought, but I am completely open to brewing something up myself. I am sick of the fumes, and I always prefer the more natural route. I've heard that some people use PVA glue for leather on leather bonding, but it takes about 24 hours to set, and time is money. Also, PVA isn't natural. At the moment, the only thing I really use glue for, is to join two pieces of leather together at the edge, so I can set my stitching holes. As always, thank you so much for any advice! Zayne -
Hello All!! I'm looking for a little help on the cement front. I attach suede to the bottoms of shoes to turn them into dance shoes at several large swing dance events here on the Eastern seaboard. I've been doing it for several years now and recently ran into a problem when I bought a gallon of Barge's new cement formula... Specifically the Super Bond "Fast-Dry" with the gold label. I found the bond to not be as good as my previous trusty "old" formula Barge cement (which I can't get anymore)...and I had some unhappy dancers on my hands who's suede was coming off after only a couple days! I'm typically bonding rough or chrome suede to various types of rubber bottoms of existing shoes and usually do a quick cleaning and sanding of the bottom to rough it up before adhering and follow up with a mallet or roller for extra stick. Am I doing something wrong? Do you recommend a better method? And more importantly, is there a better cement on the market for attaching leather to rubber, while allowing it to remain a flexible bond? Time is a bit of the essence in my case as I need to go ahead and get a gallon on order in the next week or so. Thanks so much for your time!
