Northmount Posted July 1, 2012 Report Posted July 1, 2012 North~ what sort of wait time is there before you can assemble? I used to sell Titebond's GreenChoice neoprene (water based) contact cement which dried reasonably fast for a water based product. Never used it on leather though. No VOC's to off-gas. I've used Weldwood's original (nice and stinky bad for you) for years..it has never failed me. Would like to get away from the chemicals though. Jake Just got the can out to take a look at it. It is actually Lepage Pres-Tite Green contact cement. (Shows how good my memory is!) It lists the drying time as 30 to 40 minutes, or until the milky white turns to clear. I usually leave it only 10 to 15 minutes, then assemble. 475 mL (~ 1 pint) costs about $10. CTG Quote
Members Sparks Posted January 11, 2013 Members Report Posted January 11, 2013 I have been using Tanner's Bond contact cement (old red-label formulation) in my garage. I keep the glue container in the house so it is room temperature. I put space heaters in the garage to warm that up...it likes to stay at 40 degrees this time of year. It never gets anything like warm in the garage, but I still do my gluing out there bacause my wife is also very sensitive to the volatile chemicals. I open the garage doors a little while gluing to avoid a buildup of the vapors so the furnace pilot light doesn't ignite them. After a few minutes I shut the garage door mostly and run the space heaters (they are the oil filled type with no open heating elements). After a pretty short period of time I am able to bring the leather into the house...I put it upstairs and shut the door to finish curing. Seems most of the off-gassing of fumes takes place pretty fast, as my spouse has had no problems with the fumes. I wish I could say how long I leave these in the garage, but I can't remember if it is 30 minutes or two hours...I just go do something else for awhile and then bring them in the house. Quote "I thought when you said you chased tornados, it was just a metaphor." Soon-to-be-Ex-Fiance in Twister
Contributing Member SooperJake Posted January 11, 2013 Contributing Member Report Posted January 11, 2013 White glue isnt water resistant, if that matters in your designs. Titebond III is water proof and works on leather. It's the one from Titebond with the green colored label. Quote Once you know what the magician know.... it isn't magic anymore.
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