Superglue and leather
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I never have much success with superglue, but I would think not; it dries hard.
Contact adhesive - and don't be impatient - follow the instructions.
Contact adhesive - and don't be impatient - follow the instructions.
Thanks.
How strong is contact adhesive? is there specific contact adhesive for leather and are there brush on versions as I cannot use spray cans in the area i'm working on? will it bond leather to metal, wood, plastic?
Mmmm. Very strong?
As I said, follow the instructions.
Yes any clean dry surface; not good on polished metal, I suppose. Scuff it up.
As I said, follow the instructions.
Yes any clean dry surface; not good on polished metal, I suppose. Scuff it up.
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I'd go with superglue personally, but be careful as it will stain leather. It tends to work much better if used with an 'activator' spray. Superglue on one surface, activator spray on the other, bonds in seconds but will benefit from a curing period to bond fully. The activator spray is usually non staining. Mitrebond from Howdens is a good glue/activator combination, otherwise any upvc trim shop, Eurocell etc.
Only any good if you can keep both surfaces well apart whilst applying glue to one surface and the activator to the other.
Superglue will be crap if you're wanting the finished work to be flexible: it will just crack, and fail.
How strongly do you want / need the leather to be adhered, and to what?
How strongly do you want / need the leather to be adhered, and to what?
Evo-Stick contact glue will glue leather to almost anything.
You coat both surfaces, wait till tacky then PRECISELY position them as you bring them together. Once they contact you CANNOT slide/slip them into the correct position if they are out of alignment.
Is the item going to be movable? i.e. Is the leather going to fold over a hinged joint? If so you will need to allow a little slack in that area by not gluing along there. So long as you glue either side it should lay flat when the lid is closed but bulge slightly when you open it.
You coat both surfaces, wait till tacky then PRECISELY position them as you bring them together. Once they contact you CANNOT slide/slip them into the correct position if they are out of alignment.
Is the item going to be movable? i.e. Is the leather going to fold over a hinged joint? If so you will need to allow a little slack in that area by not gluing along there. So long as you glue either side it should lay flat when the lid is closed but bulge slightly when you open it.
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+1 here for contact adhesive, ask any upholsterer or local shoe repairs, all use contact adhesive. Superglue was developed and designed for fast adhesion of surfaces with little flex as mentioned it's too brittle for a flexible material.
This sounds good. I am basically installing a leather steering wheel wrap over an existing steering wheel to get a thicker feel and restore it too. A bit like the one in the pic below:
The standard procedure for this seems to be to use double sided tape all around and extra on 3, 6 and 9 o clock as those positions tend to get too much slack otherwise. But I've seen double sided tape not grabbing properly plus the risk of being able to feel it a little.
So the Evo stick contact adhesive has no room for error? What if I do like very little sections at a time? Literally like very small sections? So I have to apply it on each side then wait until it gets tacky then push together right? How long is the wait for tack? If I'm doing small sections at a time how soon can I apply between etc?
I wouldn't think you need any glue for that - or are you talking about just the bits that fit on the spokes?
Will there be room for a second layer under the spoke trim or will you be removing the original covering there?
Will there be room for a second layer under the spoke trim or will you be removing the original covering there?
There is room, because it's made to go over existing leather. If I remove existing leather then it will be too lose. The main areas I need to glue are the 3, 6 and 9 o clock spokes because that's where the instructions says to put lots of double sided tape to reduce the slack and baggyness. Problem is I don't like the double sided tape idea because it doesn't stick as well
Seeing the actual purpose makes things a little clearer, definite no for superglue or imho contact adhesive. A slow curing fabric adhesive to allow time for stitching I would have thought would be the answer, or buy a new steering wheel.
That was my immediate thought on seeing the image.
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