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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Adhesive for PVC?
By:Phil Nelson
Date: 4/3/2009, 7:40 pm
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Adhesive for PVC? (Tom Yost)

Hi Tom,

I'm in Australia too & am building a frame that I'll be skinning soon. Would you mind emailing me a copy of that list of builders too ?

Regards,

Phil.

: Hi Darren,

: I've sent you an email list of builders in AU and NZ who have made PVC skins
: using various glues. Bostik comes to mind, but there are many types of Bostik
: cements for various applications. Contact these builders directly for their
: input.

: You need to find a PVC /Vinyl truck tarp or upholstery specific cement
: that allows pre-coating and drying of the sections to be glued, before
: overlaying / positioning the 2 PVC sections together. After positioning
: and taping in place, you can then reactivate the cement with a heatgun to
: complete the bond.

: If the vinyl cement you choose does not have this property, then you will be
: be essentially using a vinyl contact cement, and that will likely create a
: huge mess when trying to glue two long seams together.

: Regards, Tom

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