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  • foamex glue …..i aint got a clue

    Posted by Brian Little on December 17, 2006 at 5:07 pm

    hi folks i did a job for a hotel this week and the customer gave me the old sign to takeaway …eh… enter the new "ive got no money …or ive got money but dont want to spend it on the likes of you signwriters/makers " type of customer …i thought i could utilies the old wooden sign by putting on a new facing of foamx …its just a small sign about 480×480…is there a good glue i could use to bond it on …or better with panal pins ?

    David Rogers replied 17 years, 5 months ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  • Jim McManus

    Member
    December 17, 2006 at 5:48 pm

    Brian ,

    I have done this in the past and used stuff called tiger seal and also stuff called sikaflex. Both are very good as long as the old surface is sound enough and keyed with a bit of sandpaper. alternatively it could be screwed on using coloured screw caps.

  • Brian Little

    Member
    December 17, 2006 at 6:27 pm

    cheers jim ….a visit to B&Q tommorow then

  • David Rogers

    Member
    December 17, 2006 at 8:40 pm

    Tiger seal is great – but the green tins of evostik contact adhesive (‘cos I got high…) work well (kept locked away – you’ll have to ask). Also evostik ‘serious stuff’ is pretty close to tiger seal in performance…without the solvent abuse. And it’s white (I think tiger seal is black IIRC?) Both take a while to ‘go off’, and are totally permanent.

    Dave

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