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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Adhesive for PVC?
By:Darren
Date: 4/5/2009, 11:50 pm
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Adhesive for PVC? (Phil Nelson)

Hi all,

I found it! After Tom mentioned I need to ensure I get heat-activated glue, I search Google and found a shop here that sells rubber dinghies, and had a repair tutorial mentioning the glue.

A quick call and the friendly guy gave me the name of Bostick 1669 heat-activated polyeurethane glue, used in the footwear industry for glueing shoe soles on: they use it to repair holes in sea-going inflatable PVC dinghies.

Found a supplier around the corner from work, $51.50 for 4 litres.

So, Aussies, I'll try this stuff out this week and let you know how I go. Just call Bostik and they'll tell you who your local supplier is too. Comes in various sizes.

Yay! Now to decide if I finish the SOF fro the trip on Friday, or just take the (heavy) C17 for fishing...

Thanks all for the suggestions and help.

Regards,
Darren

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Adhesive for PVC?
Darren -- 4/2/2009, 10:52 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Adhesive for PVC?
Tom Yost -- 4/3/2009, 10:13 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Adhesive for PVC?
Phil Nelson -- 4/3/2009, 7:40 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Adhesive for PVC?
Darren -- 4/5/2009, 6:11 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Adhesive for PVC?
Phil Nelson -- 4/5/2009, 8:26 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Adhesive for PVC?
Darren -- 4/5/2009, 11:50 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Adhesive for PVC?
Mike Savage -- 4/6/2009, 7:56 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Adhesive for PVC?
Mike Savage -- 4/3/2009, 5:40 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Adhesive for PVC?
Allan -- 4/2/2009, 11:48 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Adhesive for PVC?
FrankP -- 4/3/2009, 8:07 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Adhesive for PVC?
Darren -- 4/3/2009, 12:01 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Adhesive for PVC?
Allan -- 4/3/2009, 2:13 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Adhesive for PVC?
Darren -- 4/5/2009, 5:13 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Adhesive for PVC?
Bill Hamm -- 4/3/2009, 12:15 am