Contact Cement?

[Widget]

Dwight,

Thank you again! I'll try that...

[thekid77]

Another few things to consider: 1. Weldwood works great IF you allow the glue to set (become tacky, not wet to the touch), before bonding the two surfaces...I don't even think about using it if the air around me is cooler than 65 degrees because the solvent in the cement does not evaporate. The amount of time it takes for the glue to set largely depends on the temperature...

The solvent in weldwood likes to go into that body and stay...try to use it out in the open if possible, and AWAY from any flame or pilot light, ie water heater...the fumes can collect on the ground and ignite blowing everything up.

Others can chime in and correct me if I'm wrong, but just a little heads up...good luck

[cgleathercraft]

Tried Weldwood after reading a lot of posts about it and it holds stronger than anything else I've worked with. Just make sure not to over-apply.

[TomG]

Has anyone ever laid down a coat of contact cement to fill the leather. I thought I had seen somewhere that if the leather was very rough and porous, to lay down a coat, let it dry, then lay down a second coat, allow to tack up as normal and slap together.

Not sure how that would work.

Edited December 16, 2013 by TomG

[St8LineGunsmith]

I use Dap contact cement.

put it on both pieces let it almost dry then slap the two parts together, lightly pound the joint with a mallet and it will not come apart.

[St8LineGunsmith]

LOL

I just googledDap contact cement and guess what? that'd be Dap Weldwood Contact Cement

Edited December 17, 2013 by St8LineGunsmith

[Northmount]

Has anyone ever laid down a coat of contact cement to fill the leather. I thought I had seen somewhere that if the leather was very rough and porous, to lay down a coat, let it dry, then lay down a second coat, allow to tack up as normal and slap together.

Not sure how that would work.

Wood or leather, if it is too porous, it doesn't leave enough cement on the surface. So yes a second light coat helps.

Tom G

Ha ha! Two Tom Gs

[ramrod]

one thing i do to spread the cement round is to use an old credit card - much as a body man would use a plastic squeegee. this is great for covering large areas. another thing i like to do is to reuse my brush after it has hardened. the very tip of the bristles come back to life when spreading the cement. it works better than trying to spread the cement with a new, soft bristle brush.

just sayin'.