Gluing Vinyl To Polyester

It s 2016 and it has been some time since this post first went live on 2 8 13.

Gluing vinyl to polyester. The adhesive bonds are resistant to water gasoline weak acids and many solvents. Vinyl is made by mixing two chemicals chlorine and ethylene and comes in many forms from semi liquid to rigid thin to thick and flexible to breakable. A lot has changed. Loctite vinyl plastic was specially formulated for repairs to plastic fabrics such as vinyl.

Purchase or make mod podge. Regardless of the form gluing vinyl to wood requires specific types of glue. Gluing with mod podge 1. You can buy mod podge at an arts and crafts store or you can purchase it online.

All tarps are subject at least to some extent to damage from abrasion and from uv rays and may need to be repaired. The basis of it is still the same. All surfaces must be clean dust free and tight fitting. Since there are endless combinations of things that could be adhered together there needs to be some sort of guide.

Prepare and dampen the surface if you re using gorilla glue for the first time or binding a new type of material we always recommend trying a test piece first. Polyester has the advantage of being extremely inexpensive when compared with other thermoset resins i e. Figuring out what type of glue to use to adhere one material to another is important. Unsaturated polyester adhesives are widely used for glass fiber laminates optical products furniture concrete flooring and automobile body repair.

The choice for glue depends on the back of the vinyl the part where the glue will go. For example we needed to glue a piece of wood to metal that was going to hold over 100 pounds. I ve got more experience crafting with glues often daily. This versatile crafting glue is an adhesive sealer and finisher and can be used on a variety of different materials including fabric and wood.

If the upside is cheap pricing the down side includes poor adhesions high water absorption and high shrinkage. There are a variety of different mod podge options you can. Polyester resins are only compatible with fiberglass fibers. Some formulas have changed and are more or less effective than they were a while back ago.

Tarps are made from various plastics such as vinyl and polyester and from canvas. Grommet replacement is a related type of repair. New products have come to the market that are even better than what i was using years ago. For shiny surfaces such as metals glass and some plastics rough up the material to give the glue something to bite into.

The adhesive dries clear and remains flexible.