1882 Water Based Contact Cement ECO Friendly 4 oz 118ml

I bought this to repair the speaker cabinet for a guitar amplifier that is covered in Tolex®, a tough sort of leather imitation product routinely used for this purpose. Back in the early 90s, a friend decided to teach me how to cover a cabinet in the material, as I'd started building custom amps, but was sending them out to be covered! We decided to cover it with black on the top, back and bottom, with red on the sides. He did the work, while I watched. I don't recall what kind of glue he used, but it was apparently inferior, as the cabinet had sat, untouched or used, since the material was applied. Now, after sitting for 15 years, untouched and unused, the black material had lifted along the edges, where it overlapped the red material.To apply the glue, I used a small acid brush, which can be purchased here on Amazon. In a virgin application, a much larger brush would be used. But, to get the glue up under the lifted edge, it was perfect. I placed some blue painter's tape along the edge where the black material would come down onto the red, and this aided me in preventing slopping the glue onto exposed red areas. I did find, however, that I could slop it a bit during application, as long as I immediately wiped up any excess with a paper towel, though a damp cloth would be even better. Then, after the glue was applied, I walked away for 2 hours, more than ample time to allow the glue to dry, BEFORE applying a heat gun to the area, heating it to between 120ºF & 130ºF, and then pressing it together (I think I got it much hotter than that, which wasn't problem, as long as I didn't push the telex around too hard, as it was so soft, it could wrinkle!). The heat gun is an essential step in making this product work, as is applying it to both pieces & allowing it to thoroughly dry before applying the heat and then pressing the pieces together. As long as you understand that aspect of it's use, I highly recommend this product, and I've been building and covering one-off custom built guitar amplifiers under the brand name, "Hep Cat Amps®", since 1995.

We used it to attach laminate edging to cuts in kitchen countertop (countertop is laminate-covered pressed particle board, from Ikea). It worked perfectly and NO ODOR at all. Kitchen looks great. We also used to it re-attach a sole to a shoe, and after 2 months the sole is still "good as new." Seller shipped it quickly and packed it well--arrived intact and did not leak in shipping. It's very easy to use: just paint it on, wait until it dries clear, then attach.

While this isn't a true permanent bond like contact cement, it is a great latex-based glue that adheres leathers together fairly quickly. For a minute or two after application, items can still be pulled apart to reposition. I also appreciate the ability to pour this into one of those disposable squeeze bottles to make application more precise than just a brush. Less product is wasted this way too.Will buy again.

The media could not be loaded.  QUALITY. Buying direct from them in the future so they don't get raked by AMz fees. This is not crappy craft store junk. Using this for glue ups before hand stitching leather. Apply to scuffed leather, apply to the other piece of leather. LET DRY to tacky, then you better have your two pieces lined up and theyll be contact cemented together. If you're sticking them together wet, you're doing it wrong. Then stitch.I even glued a leather checkbook cover and it's even holding together without stitching. Did the same with a watch band.With it being water based I can stay inside vs going outside in 100+ degree weather. THANK YOU.

Being water-based, there are no objectional smells or hazardous volatile hydrocarbons. That is a huge positive.Once the material has been placed on a surface and allowed to harden, a second layer does not dissolve into the first layer. This creates a "joint" that is substantially weaker than would be the case with (hydrocarbon) solvent-based contact cement. This can be a negative if you happen to get called away from your project and aren't able to come back to the project while the first layer is still at least tacky.When applied to two surfaces and allowed to dry to the point of "just slightly tacky" the bond seemed to me to be at least as strong as that of (hydrocarbon) solvent-based contact cement. I tried pulling two pieces of leather apart and the leather ripped rather than the cement bond. Not sure what would have happened with say laminate-wood "joint"; I tried but couldn't pull them apart nor did the glue "joint" give way.

I purchased a nationally known brand of water based contact cement and did sample tests with it. No matter what I did the national brand did not work. I followed the directions as best I could.I ran the same tests with the 1882 and it worked perfectly. The time for the clue to set up is not critical. The temperature of the glue is not critical.I used the 1882 to glue down some cork tiles that came loose. It was recommended that water based contact cement should to be used with the cork. You only get one try to get it right as you can't replace the cork tile with matching new tiles.

Though I haven't used this brand before, using a water based contact cement allows for easy clean up of the work area and tools. The glue is still strong enough to cement what ever you are gluing.

Worked pretty much as advertised. I needed to glue a strip of plastic trim onto a curved wood edge and my first attempt with Gorilla glue just didn't work very well using small clamps. After a little research I realized contact glue ( which I had never used before) was probably what I needed. One tip: this glue does not come with an applicator. I used a small paintbrush and the bristles almost immediately became "glued" up, making the brush a bit difficult to use in applying the glue evenly. (The directions say "brush or roller"). I applied the glue as best I could (with the "gummed up" brush) to both the plastic trim and wood and waited 30 minutes before setting the plastic onto the wood. ( You basically get one shot at attaching the two surfaces together). No clamps needed and I am pleased so far with the results.

While this product might work for some applications, it did not work for gluing EVA foam together strongly for a costume piece. I purchase this because it is water based and I don't like working with strong smelling chemicals. I was hopeful that it would do the trick. Unfortunately the seams of my project just split when pressure was applied. This might work for gluing layers together, but not for gluing seams with any kind of stress on them.

misleading images. note that the price reflects two of the small bottles.