PVA glue

[esantoro]

Ed, I'm certainly interested in the results!

I do have a teensy recomendation for this.....portion into sealable containers early in the experiment. If this is similar to the stuff I used before (not on leather), it dries pretty quickly and you can get glue boogers inside the can that'll drop into the mix and make a mess when you try to spread it.

I get those "boogers" even with Tanner's Bond. It's not too bad, but occasionally I have to pick them out. My big criterion is that it dries clear.

ed

[Timd]

Ed, that kind of adhesive usually dries to a yellow, try a pint tub first.

[esantoro]

The label on one of them states that it dries clear, so I guess I'll get that one. Thanks.

Ed, that kind of adhesive usually dries to a yellow, try a pint tub first.

[esantoro]

If CelticLeather is successfully using Wickes, which I believe is a builders PVA, we've got to have something similar at The Home Depot and Lowes.

ed

[celticleather]

Ed

I had a look at the US Home Depot and Lowes websites, and I can't see an equivalent product . . . but I'm sure there must be one somewhere!

There seems to be a difference in definition in the US between PVA and latex. I think PVA may be called 'synthetic latex' on your side of the pond - but you're right - the Wickes product is builders' adhesive.

Terry

[esantoro]

Terry,

Thanks for checking into this. I should be able to get to one of these stores in the next few days to try out this PVA.

Ed

Ed

I had a look at the US Home Depot and Lowes websites, and I can't see an equivalent product . . . but I'm sure there must be one somewhere!

There seems to be a difference in definition in the US between PVA and latex. I think PVA may be called 'synthetic latex' on your side of the pond - but you're right - the Wickes product is builders' adhesive.

Terry

[esantoro]

further research turns up this:

"Be wary of over priced PVAs that claim to be for a specific use. There is very little difference from one PVA to the other, and nothing that should increase the cost."

ed

[Regis]

Ed,

Your link goes to the p/n 3300-1 but, the p/n 2057-1 says it dries clear. The 3300 does not say one way or the other. Both of these also come in quart size so we can try them out for less than 4 bucks each. I'll be in homedepot today and will pick them up (if in stock).

Regis

[Hilly]

Isn't woodworker's glue the same kind of glue?

[esantoro]

I was a bit quick in placing the link. The 2057 does seem the best bet.

Ed

Ed,

Your link goes to the p/n 3300-1 but, the p/n 2057-1 says it dries clear. The 3300 does not say one way or the other. Both of these also come in quart size so we can try them out for less than 4 bucks each. I'll be in homedepot today and will pick them up (if in stock).

Regis

Wood glue, if it dries clear and doesn't take too long to set, would work well and seems to be a little less expensive than Tanners Bond.

Another thing I noticed with the wood glue is that the set time is about an hour and the curing time 24 hours, about the same as with Tanners Bond. The 2057 has an open time of about 45 minutes, which may make it more similar to TB than are the other building glues.

ed

Isn't woodworker's glue the same kind of glue?

Edited July 1, 2009 by esantoro