UK contact cement options

[Frodo]

20 hours ago, fredk said:

naff = not good at all. or very poor

AH... "POS "    piece of ------

[Art]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Aquilim-315-dispersion-adhesives-500g/dp/B00DJ3KHSA 

Renia Aquilim 315 it works very well. Water based, no VOCs. I stayed away from anything like this for the longest time. This is all I use now even though I have a gallon of Master in the shop.

 

[philg9]

On 3/30/2020 at 7:30 PM, hughlle said:

An update to this. It was the leather, not the glue. the flesh side is just too slick and smooth on this leather. I had a sample delivered and the skin side was similar to the flesh side on my existing leather. So I grabbed some sandpaper, roughed it up a bit, and jobs a good un  every day is a learning day. 

Hughlle,  I'm a harness maker in the UK,  the contact glue I use is the solibond 949 contact adhesive from Abbey and I find thiis covers all I need,   it isnt stringy when you put your spreader in the tin and it soreads lovely onto the leather with no after mess to deal with and if left for the correct time to go a bit past tacky to the touch then it will glue and stick well. I only work with Bakers oak bark tanned hides for my work and that can be a bit greasy as it's hand stuffed with natural grease and the only way is as you have now found out,  sandpapering both surfaces before glueing is the only way.  

The biggest problem I see folk struggle with when it comes to using contact adhesive is they put too much on.  

Edited June 10, 2020 by philg9

[ASAuLTCases]

im evo contact and just got a tool centre contact that is runny, i am not sure on that yet,

but for watch straps Gorilla glue classic will beat all the others but it would cost more than the leather on bigger builds, but i would say its ideal for you, I've glued my souls on old boots and they are still stuck, after months, that is all the proof i need, i tried loads over the years and would not even bother trying the others, i have a Gorilla glue and tried it not expecting it to work, brilliant stuff and you damp one side and a bit goes a long way, we don't have better in the UK.

[toxo]

4 minutes ago, ASAuLTCases said:

im evo contact and just got a tool centre contact that is runny, i am not sure on that yet,

but for watch straps Gorilla glue classic will beat all the others but it would cost more than the leather on bigger builds, but i would say its ideal for you, I've glued my souls on old boots and they are still stuck, after months, that is all the proof i need, i tried loads over the years and would not even bother trying the others, i have a Gorilla glue and tried it not expecting it to work, brilliant stuff and you damp one side and a bit goes a long way, we don't have better in the UK.

+1 for thye Gorilla glue. The leather will tear long before the GG gives up. If that Tool Center stuff is Everbuild I was getting really ticked off with it until I bought a bottle of Toluene. Can have it as runny as I like now.

 

[fredk]

The only 'Gorilla' glues I can find locally are an expensive Cyanoacrylate (aka CA, or Superglue) or an expensive PVA. (about £10 for 125ml)

[toxo]

This is the stuff I use Fred. Not superglue. It needs damp to work and it foams and gets into every crevice. You would'nt use it for big jobs but this is the size I have and I've had it a long time.

Edit;  Forgot to say it's not contact. Needs holding in place until it sets. I put some books on a project to hold it overnight but had inadvertantly moved the piece while doing so. Ask me how I know how strong it is.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gorilla-1044202-Glue-60ml/dp/B001W030CW/ref=asc_df_B001W030CW/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=207961523712&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8485715406187694190&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9045025&hvtargid=pla-421292502629&psc=1

Edited June 13, 2020 by toxo