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Subject:Re: Glue for Rubber?
From:Don Hanson
Date:Fri, 31 Aug 2018 09:38:57 -0700

Barge cement.  Comes in a small bottle will an included brush

On Fri, Aug 31, 2018, 7:03 AM Jim. Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:

> I super-glue does a great job of attaching rubber and rubber/vinyl, if the
> finish can be taken off the vinyl a little bit. But it isn't very flexible,
> and its brittleness seems to me to increase with time and especially heat.
> So yes, it is the best strength wise at least at first but I would worry
> about it long term. I use cyanoacrylate on broken chainsaw handle mounts,
> for instance, and it holds up to a lot of abuse. For a while...
>
> The 3M upholstery and weatherstripping you get in a good parts place should
> be the best be IMHO. Apply evenly to both parts, let it dry tacky, then
> press together.
>
> Jim
>
> On Thu, Aug 30, 2018 at 10:44 PM Mark Belanger <mbelanger@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Greetings all,
> >
> > I'm looking to reattach the rubber corner protector
> > <https://postimg.cc/image/rpg5f8vh7/> that goes around the driver's seat
> > and the Great Google seems to indicate cyanoacrylate is the best glue for
> > handling disparate rubber and plastic types.
> >
> > Does the vanagon-l ubermind agree or have a better solution?
> >
> >
> > Thanks mucho,
> > MB
> > --
> > ________________________________________________________________________
> > Mark Belanger - mbelanger@gmail.com
> >
>

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