I have a computer 'desk' with simulated wood ie plastic edging which keeps
coming away when I catch it with my feet/hands/clothing. I glue it back
from time to time with yoohoo and other glues which come to hand, but none
seem to last very long. Any suggestions?
--
Jim S
Tyneside UK
www.jimscott.co.uk

Jim S wrote:
I have a computer 'desk' with simulated wood ie plastic edging which keeps
coming away when I catch it with my feet/hands/clothing. I glue it back
from time to time with yoohoo and other glues which come to hand, but none
seem to last very long. Any suggestions?

You need to sand off all the existing glue. Then try a high strength
impact adhesive, or superglue.

Bill

On Tuesday, January 14, 2014 11:00:57 AM UTC, Jim S wrote:
I have a computer 'desk' with simulated wood ie plastic edging which keeps

coming away when I catch it with my feet/hands/clothing. I glue it back

from time to time with yoohoo and other glues which come to hand, but none

seem to last very long. Any suggestions?

--

Jim S

Tyneside UK

www.jimscott.co.uk

You would really need to get some new edging as the existing stuff is probably manky. For myself I'd take the desk edge back slightly with a router to get a clean surface then get some iron on edging. The original was applied with hot melt glue wit an edging machine. You won't be able to replicate this easily.

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Jim S wrote:
I have a computer 'desk' with simulated wood ie plastic edging which
keeps coming away when I catch it with my feet/hands/clothing. I glue it
back from time to time with yoohoo and other glues which come to hand,
but none seem to last very long. Any suggestions?

A decent impact adhesive and some pressure for a while till it dries? But
clean off as much as you can of the old stuff. Sadly, Evostick seems to be
a shadow of its former self since they changed the solvent - I find the
stuff Lidl sometimes sells rather better - and cheaper.

Other stuff which is good is Evostick Serious - but that does need
clamping or whatever until it dries.

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I have a computer 'desk' with simulated wood ie plastic edging which keeps
coming away when I catch it with my feet/hands/clothing. I glue it back
from time to time with yoohoo and other glues which come to hand, but
none
seem to last very long. Any suggestions?
--
Jim S
Tyneside UK
www.jimscott.co.uk

I would replace it with stripwood which could be pinned and glued and use
wood glue (cleaning the old surface well).

On Tuesday, January 14, 2014 11:00:57 AM UTC, Jim S wrote:
I have a computer 'desk' with simulated wood ie plastic edging which keeps
coming away when I catch it with my feet/hands/clothing. I glue it back
from time to time with yoohoo and other glues which come to hand, but none
seem to last very long. Any suggestions?

Use an iron to stick it back. You may find the new glue wont melt & stick though.


NT

On Tue, 14 Jan 2014 10:25:39 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Tuesday, January 14, 2014 11:00:57 AM UTC, Jim S wrote:
I have a computer 'desk' with simulated wood ie plastic edging which keeps
coming away when I catch it with my feet/hands/clothing. I glue it back
from time to time with yoohoo and other glues which come to hand, but none
seem to last very long. Any suggestions?

Use an iron to stick it back. You may find the new glue wont melt & stick though.

NT

After the replies and the lack of success to date, I am minded to remove
the loose ones, plane/sand the edge and give it a coat of varnish
--
Jim S
Tyneside UK
www.jimscott.co.uk

Jim S wrote in
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On Tue, 14 Jan 2014 10:25:39 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Tuesday, January 14, 2014 11:00:57 AM UTC, Jim S wrote:
I have a computer 'desk' with simulated wood ie plastic edging which
keeps coming away when I catch it with my feet/hands/clothing. I
glue it back from time to time with yoohoo and other glues which
come to hand, but none seem to last very long. Any suggestions?

Use an iron to stick it back. You may find the new glue wont melt &
stick though.

NT

After the replies and the lack of success to date, I am minded to
remove the loose ones, plane/sand the edge and give it a coat of
varnish

Just a thought - is it feasable to use a hot melt glue gun to spread
some glue onto the edge of the desk and then apply the edging usine an
iron to re-melt and activate the glue. Would it work as well as iron on
edging?

--

DerbyBorn

On Tuesday, January 14, 2014 7:17:00 PM UTC, DerbyBorn wrote:
Jim S wrote in

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On Tue, 14 Jan 2014 10:25:39 -0800 (PST), wrote:



On Tuesday, January 14, 2014 11:00:57 AM UTC, Jim S wrote:

I have a computer 'desk' with simulated wood ie plastic edging which

keeps coming away when I catch it with my feet/hands/clothing. I

glue it back from time to time with yoohoo and other glues which

come to hand, but none seem to last very long. Any suggestions?



Use an iron to stick it back. You may find the new glue wont melt &

stick though.



NT



After the replies and the lack of success to date, I am minded to

remove the loose ones, plane/sand the edge and give it a coat of

varnish



Just a thought - is it feasable to use a hot melt glue gun to spread

some glue onto the edge of the desk and then apply the edging usine an

iron to re-melt and activate the glue. Would it work as well as iron on

edging?



--



DerbyBorn

No. that wouldn't work. Run the risk of melting the edging and beside he might have trouble buying the un-glued edging.

Nail a bit of hockey moulding to it and give it a coat of varnish ?

On 14/01/2014 13:16, fred wrote:
On Tuesday, January 14, 2014 11:00:57 AM UTC, Jim S wrote:
I have a computer 'desk' with simulated wood ie plastic edging which keeps

coming away when I catch it with my feet/hands/clothing. I glue it back

from time to time with yoohoo and other glues which come to hand, but none

seem to last very long. Any suggestions?

--

Jim S

Tyneside UK

www.jimscott.co.uk

You would really need to get some new edging as the existing stuff is probably manky. For myself I'd take the desk edge back slightly with a router to get a clean surface then get some iron on edging. The original was applied with hot melt glue wit an edging machine. You won't be able to replicate this easily.

Having installed a number of worktops in a school a few years ago (8?) I
found that i had a good fix by sanding down the chipboard to a smooth
surface and then attaching the unglued edging which came with the
worktop using contact adhesive. Most of the edges applied this way are
still there looking good.

Malcolm

On Tuesday, January 14, 2014 7:17:00 PM UTC, DerbyBorn wrote:
Jim S jimXscott.co.uk wrote in
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On Tue, 14 Jan 2014 10:25:39 -0800 (PST), wrote:
On Tuesday, January 14, 2014 11:00:57 AM UTC, Jim S wrote:
I have a computer 'desk' with simulated wood ie plastic edging which
keeps coming away when I catch it with my feet/hands/clothing. I
glue it back from time to time with yoohoo and other glues which
come to hand, but none seem to last very long. Any suggestions?
Use an iron to stick it back. You may find the new glue wont melt &
stick though.
NT
After the replies and the lack of success to date, I am minded to
remove the loose ones, plane/sand the edge and give it a coat of
varnish
Just a thought - is it feasable to use a hot melt glue gun to spread
some glue onto the edge of the desk and then apply the edging usine an
iron to re-melt and activate the glue. Would it work as well as iron on
edging?

ISTR PVA works as hotmelt. Just buy new edging, iron it on. Or better, use wood.


NT

Bill Wright writes:

Jim S wrote:
I have a computer 'desk' with simulated wood ie plastic edging which keeps
coming away when I catch it with my feet/hands/clothing. I glue it back
from time to time with yoohoo and other glues which come to hand, but none
seem to last very long. Any suggestions?

You need to sand off all the existing glue. Then try a high strength
impact adhesive, or superglue.

Is that 'Gorilla glue' any good? Supposedly it foams (which would fill
gaps) and can only be removed by mechanical means once set (which
suggests it might be reasonably strong).
I used some to attach wood trim at the back of a worktop, where contact
cement kept failing, but have no idea if it'll be any good in the long
run.

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