adhesives FAQ
OK here's the chart. It will only align in a non-proportional font.The book
is dated 1998 so it's possible there may be some new, more appropriate
adhesives on the marrket now.
Wood Metal Rubber Flexible Rigid Fabric Paper
China Masonry
plastic plastic leather cardboard
glass
ceramics
Masonry # epoxy PU PU PU contact PVA
epoxy epoxy
China/ epoxy epoxy PU vinyl epoxy contact acrylic
epoxy
glass/
Ceramic
Paper/ PVA acrylic acrylic vinyl acrylic contact PVA
Cardboard
Fabric/ PVA contact contact vinyl contact contact
Leather
Rigid epoxy epoxy PU vinyl cyano-
Plastics* acrylate
Flexible vinyl vinyl PU vinyl
plastics*
Rubber PU PU PU
Metal epoxy epoxy
Wood PVA or
PU
PU = polyurethane
# = block co-polymer building adhesive such as GripFill, No More Nails etc
* polyolefins such as polyethylene, polypropylene must be flamed first
Source: "Selly's Quick Adhesive Guide".
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