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Step 2. Heat each of the faces until they are soft. Put on your gloves and press them together. It is possible to heat them too much, so it may be wise to practice on scrap first. here
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Step 2. Heat each of the faces until they are soft. Put on your gloves and press them together. It is possible to heat them too much, so it may be wise to practice on scrap first. here
Here are two methods of welding plastic: more
Some plastic, in spite of its versatility, has a difficult time accepting glue. Once glue is applied, its bond is really only temporary. This includes any plastic made from high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and polypropylene (PP). The only way to truly fuse them together with any lasting effort is by using high heat.
Pro tip: If you find this too difficult, try to heat a screw until it passes through the both materials. Then heat it until they fuse together.
Step 1. Using pliers, hold a piece of plastic (in a stick form if possible) at the seams or in between your surfaces. here
I've done lots of heat patching to vinyl tarps with success. When I was ready to try that to the billboard tarp that I was making into a 2v cover, not so much luck. It barely worked at all. It would stick, but one good tug and it just came apart. Not something I recommend for a dome in Black Rock.
So my brother and I set out to the hardware store and checked out some different glues.
After several trials, we found that what held the best was PVC glue. I know it's nasty stuff, but the seal could withstand hurricane winds.
Make sure it's not the kind that requires PVC primer. That stuff will melt right through. We found this stuff:
http://shop.tjb-inc.com/shared/StoreFro . googlebase
Does anyone have any tips for doing this, or know where I can find this document? Thanks!
I'm looking at ways to build a better cover for my 2v dome this year, and billboard vinyl looks promising. I've seen many people reference a document containing instructions for heat-sealing this material, but haven't found the document itself! more
Post by ygmir » Sat May 16, 2009 9:07 am
There is also a low VOC version of this very stuff that wasn't available when we were doing ours.
Which brings me to the off-gassing. Fumes galore! Once we finished and put the cover on the frame, the fumes were strong.
We left it up for a week or 2 and kept the door flaps open.
No more fumes. Serious, my boyfriend is quite sensitive to fumes like that, and he didn't notice any at BM. [links]
I presume the cheap tarps are the common blue type that is woven polyethene. Nothing really bonds to poly. But if it is woven you may want to try this: get some urathane adhesive/caulk/sealent from Home Depot and run a bead along one seam. Lap the seam from another tarp over it and roll the two togehter with a "j" roller. Becarefull as urathane is really messy and clean up is almost impossable.<br /><br />Becuase of the woven nature, some of the adhesive may get squeezed into the weaving and may hold.<br /><br />The cost of the urathane will set you back on the cheapness scale a few points and if it doesn't work even more.<br /><br />StillFishin'
Don't know about glue but I would just stitch them together.
I am one cheap SOB too. However, I keep reminding myself that I have to stop risking a lot to save a little. <br /><br />I did what you are trying to do last seasson. I'm lucky I didn't destroy my boat. Somehow the water found a seam (it went through several tarps and a mooring cover) and filled my boat with water. The Cuddy had several inches of water on the floor that froze. Thank heavens the boat was bow down so it stayed out of the engine compartment.<br /><br />This year I bought a custom cover from iBoats made of shark skin and paid like $150 with the tie downs for a 28' boat. Not bad and I won't be worrying or finding surprises in the spring.<br /><br />Just food for thought. more
If there are gromets you can tie them together with cord and if you are too cheap to buy cord you can get some from the home depot for free to tie things on to your cartop.Charlie
Re: How can I glue some tarps together? [links]
Re: How can I glue some tarps together? here
Apply gentle pressure with a small plastic scraper to remove as much glue from your floor as possible. … Dampen a cotton cloth with a small amount of acetone-based nail polish remover. … Gently scrape away the top layer of softened glue. … Continue dabbing with nail polish remover and scraping.More items…
Can Gorilla Glue be used on vinyl? No you cannot. Gorilla Glue is a polyurethane glue used on wood, stone, foam, metal, ceramic, glass and other materials according to the company.
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If you cannot find a product specifically designed for linoleum, look for other flooring adhesives used to install linoleum. These include wood glue, which is also called PVA glue; acrylate glue; and ethylene vinyl acetate glue, or EVA glue.
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