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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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