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RE: Contact Cement

Author: ron b  Date:   2002-10-01 04:36 Hi, Dan Contact cement is Not the only glue used nowadays but it's probably the most popular. It contains tolulol, M.E.K. and maybe other stuff that can be very irritating, even toxic, under the best of conditions. Some folks are just plain alergic, surely much more sensitive to such stuff than others. Some people cannot tolerate latex in any form - and it can be much worse than just a headache etc. The list of irritants is long and growing daily. So, it's a good idea to investigate options. In addition to Willie's already mentioned product, you might want to consider these: For decades stick or flake shellac was the 'universal' adhesive. Some techs still will use nothing else. It requires heat to melt it to a useable state - when it hardens it's very tough stuff. Denatured alcohol for cleanup. Micro pad cement comes in a tube, if you can still find it, and is pretty easy to use. Most techs I know do not like it at all. Its drying time is on the slow side. Cleanup and thin with denatured alcohol. Glue gun sticks are popular. Again you need to heat it to make it workable. Super glue will work well if you're very fast... ssswwiiisssshhh -- Wanna see it again? I hope the list of options grows because some folks just have a bad time with even everyday products that others take for granted. We need all the alternatives we can find these days.

Topics	Author	Date
Contact Cement  new	Dan	2002-10-01 01:00
RE: Contact Cement  new	Willie	2002-10-01 03:48
RE: Contact Cement  new	Jim E.	2002-10-01 04:24
RE: Contact Cement	ron b	2002-10-01 04:36
RE: Contact Cement  new	Gordon (NZ)	2002-10-02 05:06
RE: Contact Cement  new	Bob	2002-10-02 12:33
RE: Contact Cement  new	ron b	2002-10-02 18:47
RE: Contact Cement  new	Bob	2002-10-02 21:10
RE: Contact Cement  new	L. Omar Henderson	2002-10-03 00:28
RE: Contact Cement  new	Gordon (NZ)	2002-10-03 08:52
RE: Contact Cement  new	Bob	2002-10-03 12:46
RE: Contact Cement  new	ron b	2002-10-03 16:07
RE: Contact Cement  new	Gordon (NZ)	2002-10-03 16:38
RE: Contact Cements, etc  new	Don Berger	2002-10-03 17:39
RE: Contact Cements, etc  new	Mark Charette	2002-10-03 19:02
RE: Contact Cements, etc  new	Don Berger	2002-10-03 20:31

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