I think the subject just about says it all! I want to make some
stretchy waterproof covers and the ideal material would seem to be (to
me) the thin, stretchy vinyl that gloves are made of. I do want the
material pretty thin and lightweight, like the stuff gloves are made
of. I want vinyl/pvc rather than 'rubber' because it is much easier
to glue successfully in my experience, most of the 'rubbers' are
difficult and not as well glued as vinyl/PVC with a solvent weld type
glue.

However I can't find any suppliers though I have had some
'interesting' results from some of my searches, not suprising really
once you mix 'stretch' and 'vinyl'! :-)

Any ideas anyone?

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On 20/09/2017 12:08, Chris Green wrote:
I think the subject just about says it all! I want to make some
stretchy waterproof covers and the ideal material would seem to be (to
me) the thin, stretchy vinyl that gloves are made of. I do want the
material pretty thin and lightweight, like the stuff gloves are made
of. I want vinyl/pvc rather than 'rubber' because it is much easier
to glue successfully in my experience, most of the 'rubbers' are
difficult and not as well glued as vinyl/PVC with a solvent weld type
glue.

However I can't find any suppliers though I have had some
'interesting' results from some of my searches, not suprising really
once you mix 'stretch' and 'vinyl'! :-)

Any ideas anyone?

What about the PVC damp proof membranes you get from builders merchants?
Try searching for Visqueen sheets etc.


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On 20/09/17 12:08, Chris Green wrote:
I think the subject just about says it all! I want to make some
stretchy waterproof covers and the ideal material would seem to be (to
me) the thin, stretchy vinyl that gloves are made of. I do want the
material pretty thin and lightweight, like the stuff gloves are made
of. I want vinyl/pvc rather than 'rubber' because it is much easier
to glue successfully in my experience, most of the 'rubbers' are
difficult and not as well glued as vinyl/PVC with a solvent weld type
glue.

However I can't find any suppliers though I have had some
'interesting' results from some of my searches, not suprising really
once you mix 'stretch' and 'vinyl'! :-)

Any ideas anyone?

I think what you want is leatherette. It's widely available in drapers
that sell fabric or online.

https://www.online-fabrics.co.uk/Vin...cs/Leatherette

I wouldn't expect that glueing would work though. Usually use a sewing
machine with that and sew in piping for the edges.

http://www.woolies-trim.co.uk/p-1661...or-piping.aspx

You might be able to glue pure PVC tho

https://www.online-fabrics.co.uk/Vin...cs/Plain-Vinyl

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people
by telling poor people that "other" rich people are the reason they are
poor.

Peter Thompson

On 20/09/17 12:46, John Rumm wrote:
On 20/09/2017 12:08, Chris Green wrote:
I think the subject just about says it all!Â* I want to make some
stretchy waterproof covers and the ideal material would seem to be (to
me) the thin, stretchy vinyl that gloves are made of.Â* I do want the
material pretty thin and lightweight, like the stuff gloves are made
of.Â* I want vinyl/pvc rather than 'rubber' because it is much easier
to glue successfully in my experience, most of the 'rubbers' are
difficult and not as well glued as vinyl/PVC with a solvent weld type
glue.

However I can't find any suppliers though I have had some
'interesting' results from some of my searches, not suprising really
once you mix 'stretch' and 'vinyl'!Â* :-)

Any ideas anyone?

What about the PVC damp proof membranes you get from builders merchants?
Try searching for Visqueen sheets etc.

They are a bit large and a bit stiff. Lets face it - thin stuff is bin
liners. Thick stuff is DPM . Want something in between


I think what the OP really needs is the sort of stuff tablecloths are
made of.





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too dark to read.

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Chris Green wrote:

I want to make some stretchy waterproof covers

For outdoor furniture, by any chance?

the ideal material would seem to be (to me) the thin, stretchy vinyl
that gloves are made of. I do want the material pretty thin and
lightweight
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0028PW8UA

On 20/09/2017 12:08, Chris Green wrote:
I think the subject just about says it all! I want to make some
stretchy waterproof covers and the ideal material would seem to be (to
me) the thin, stretchy vinyl that gloves are made of. I do want the
material pretty thin and lightweight, like the stuff gloves are made
of. I want vinyl/pvc rather than 'rubber' because it is much easier
to glue successfully in my experience, most of the 'rubbers' are
difficult and not as well glued as vinyl/PVC with a solvent weld type
glue.

However I can't find any suppliers though I have had some
'interesting' results from some of my searches, not suprising really
once you mix 'stretch' and 'vinyl'! :-)

Any ideas anyone?

Romelu Lukaku's birth control aid should be large enough, according to
ManU's supporters, to wrap your house with.

On Wednesday, 20 September 2017 13:02:44 UTC+1, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
I think what the OP really needs is the sort of stuff tablecloths are
made of.

https://www.iwantfabric.com/uv-resis...er-fabric.html

0.75 mm thick

Dental dam is thinner (0.125 mm), but usually latex

http://www.propdog.co.uk/dental-dam-Ultra-Thin-latex

Owain

In article ,
Chris Green wrote:
I think the subject just about says it all! I want to make some
stretchy waterproof covers and the ideal material would seem to be (to
me) the thin, stretchy vinyl that gloves are made of. I do want the
material pretty thin and lightweight, like the stuff gloves are made
of. I want vinyl/pvc rather than 'rubber' because it is much easier
to glue successfully in my experience, most of the 'rubbers' are
difficult and not as well glued as vinyl/PVC with a solvent weld type
glue.

Do you really mean PVC? It's not what I'd call a stretch material.

Medical type stretchy gloves are latex. Which should glue easily.

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John Rumm wrote:
On 20/09/2017 12:08, Chris Green wrote:
I think the subject just about says it all! I want to make some
stretchy waterproof covers and the ideal material would seem to be (to
me) the thin, stretchy vinyl that gloves are made of. I do want the
material pretty thin and lightweight, like the stuff gloves are made
of. I want vinyl/pvc rather than 'rubber' because it is much easier
to glue successfully in my experience, most of the 'rubbers' are
difficult and not as well glued as vinyl/PVC with a solvent weld type
glue.

However I can't find any suppliers though I have had some
'interesting' results from some of my searches, not suprising really
once you mix 'stretch' and 'vinyl'! :-)

Any ideas anyone?

What about the PVC damp proof membranes you get from builders merchants?
Try searching for Visqueen sheets etc.

Visqueen is polythene not PVC, very difficult to stick. I'm not sure
if other brands are PVC though, I'll try digging around.

--
Chris Green
·

wrote:
On Wednesday, 20 September 2017 13:02:44 UTC+1, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
I think what the OP really needs is the sort of stuff tablecloths are
made of.

https://www.iwantfabric.com/uv-resis...er-fabric.html

0.75 mm thick

No, I can find lots of things like that, PVC reinforced with fabric of
some sort and not stretchy at all. I.e. it's a tarpaulin.


Dental dam is thinner (0.125 mm), but usually latex

http://www.propdog.co.uk/dental-dam-Ultra-Thin-latex

Yes, more the idea but, as you say, this is latex which is difficult
to glue. I want the 'dental dam' type material in easy to stick PVC,
that's the whole problem! :-)

--
Chris Green
·

The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 20/09/17 12:08, Chris Green wrote:
I think the subject just about says it all! I want to make some
stretchy waterproof covers and the ideal material would seem to be (to
me) the thin, stretchy vinyl that gloves are made of. I do want the
material pretty thin and lightweight, like the stuff gloves are made
of. I want vinyl/pvc rather than 'rubber' because it is much easier
to glue successfully in my experience, most of the 'rubbers' are
difficult and not as well glued as vinyl/PVC with a solvent weld type
glue.

However I can't find any suppliers though I have had some
'interesting' results from some of my searches, not suprising really
once you mix 'stretch' and 'vinyl'! :-)

Any ideas anyone?

I think what you want is leatherette. It's widely available in drapers
that sell fabric or online.

https://www.online-fabrics.co.uk/Vin...cs/Leatherette

I wouldn't expect that glueing would work though. Usually use a sewing
machine with that and sew in piping for the edges.

http://www.woolies-trim.co.uk/p-1661...or-piping.aspx

You might be able to glue pure PVC tho

https://www.online-fabrics.co.uk/Vin...cs/Plain-Vinyl

That's exactly it! I want to glue 'lap joints' so leatherette won't
work because of the fabric backing.

The 'plain vinyl' at https://www.online-fabrics.co.uk/Vin...cs/Plain-Vinyl
might be what I need though it's not quite clear that it's just
plastic sheet with no backing. I'll send them an enquiry, thanks.

--
Chris Green
·

Andy Burns wrote:
Chris Green wrote:

I want to make some stretchy waterproof covers

For outdoor furniture, by any chance?

No, smaller things, that's why I want thin and stretchy, too difficult
to sew shapes.

the ideal material would seem to be (to me) the thin, stretchy vinyl
that gloves are made of. I do want the material pretty thin and
lightweight
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0028PW8UA

Not clear whether it has a fabric backing or not, I guess I can ask.

--
Chris Green
·

"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:
In article ,
Chris Green wrote:
I think the subject just about says it all! I want to make some
stretchy waterproof covers and the ideal material would seem to be (to
me) the thin, stretchy vinyl that gloves are made of. I do want the
material pretty thin and lightweight, like the stuff gloves are made
of. I want vinyl/pvc rather than 'rubber' because it is much easier
to glue successfully in my experience, most of the 'rubbers' are
difficult and not as well glued as vinyl/PVC with a solvent weld type
glue.

Do you really mean PVC? It's not what I'd call a stretch material.

Medical type stretchy gloves are latex. Which should glue easily.

Yes, I *do* mean PVC/Vinyl. I have some vinyl gloves just like
surgeons gloves but (among other things) safe for people with a latex
allergy. Vinyl *can* be stretchy, it presumably depends on the amount
of plasticiser and other such things.

--
Chris Green
·

On 20/09/2017 14:21, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Chris Green wrote:
I think the subject just about says it all! I want to make some
stretchy waterproof covers and the ideal material would seem to be (to
me) the thin, stretchy vinyl that gloves are made of. I do want the
material pretty thin and lightweight, like the stuff gloves are made
of. I want vinyl/pvc rather than 'rubber' because it is much easier
to glue successfully in my experience, most of the 'rubbers' are
difficult and not as well glued as vinyl/PVC with a solvent weld type
glue.

Do you really mean PVC? It's not what I'd call a stretch material.

Medical type stretchy gloves are latex. Which should glue easily.


It's not clear from the OP whether "waterproof" means "rain-proof", but
I don't think latex will tolerate the UV.

Well, most people weld pvc using heat. It is available as sign makers use
it, as do makers of those pouches for sending articles for the blind through
the mail.
Brian

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I think the subject just about says it all! I want to make some
stretchy waterproof covers and the ideal material would seem to be (to
me) the thin, stretchy vinyl that gloves are made of. I do want the
material pretty thin and lightweight, like the stuff gloves are made
of. I want vinyl/pvc rather than 'rubber' because it is much easier
to glue successfully in my experience, most of the 'rubbers' are
difficult and not as well glued as vinyl/PVC with a solvent weld type
glue.

However I can't find any suppliers though I have had some
'interesting' results from some of my searches, not suprising really
once you mix 'stretch' and 'vinyl'! :-)

Any ideas anyone?

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·

Actually though he may find that some of the results are a bit niche, pvc
clothing etc, some of the smaller companies can be very helpful where they
get supplies as long as they know you are not setting up in competition. the
same goes for leather I found out some time ago.


I don't think Bin liners are pvc, as they are often too tough. Surely there
have to still be bulk plastic suppliers out there. Brian

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On 20/09/17 12:46, John Rumm wrote:
On 20/09/2017 12:08, Chris Green wrote:
I think the subject just about says it all! I want to make some
stretchy waterproof covers and the ideal material would seem to be (to
me) the thin, stretchy vinyl that gloves are made of. I do want the
material pretty thin and lightweight, like the stuff gloves are made
of. I want vinyl/pvc rather than 'rubber' because it is much easier
to glue successfully in my experience, most of the 'rubbers' are
difficult and not as well glued as vinyl/PVC with a solvent weld type
glue.

However I can't find any suppliers though I have had some
'interesting' results from some of my searches, not suprising really
once you mix 'stretch' and 'vinyl'! :-)

Any ideas anyone?

What about the PVC damp proof membranes you get from builders merchants?
Try searching for Visqueen sheets etc.

They are a bit large and a bit stiff. Lets face it - thin stuff is bin
liners. Thick stuff is DPM . Want something in between


I think what the OP really needs is the sort of stuff tablecloths are made
of.





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dark to read.

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Latex is a bit too stretchy I think.

Depends on what he wants it tcover and how accurately he measures the job.

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On Wednesday, 20 September 2017 13:02:44 UTC+1, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:
I think what the OP really needs is the sort of stuff tablecloths are
made of.

https://www.iwantfabric.com/uv-resis...er-fabric.html

0.75 mm thick

Dental dam is thinner (0.125 mm), but usually latex

http://www.propdog.co.uk/dental-dam-Ultra-Thin-latex

Owain

On Wednesday, 20 September 2017 15:33:04 UTC+1, Chris Green wrote:
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:
In article ,
Chris Green wrote:
I think the subject just about says it all! I want to make some
stretchy waterproof covers and the ideal material would seem to be (to
me) the thin, stretchy vinyl that gloves are made of. I do want the
material pretty thin and lightweight, like the stuff gloves are made
of. I want vinyl/pvc rather than 'rubber' because it is much easier
to glue successfully in my experience, most of the 'rubbers' are
difficult and not as well glued as vinyl/PVC with a solvent weld type
glue.

Do you really mean PVC? It's not what I'd call a stretch material.

Medical type stretchy gloves are latex. Which should glue easily.

Yes, I *do* mean PVC/Vinyl. I have some vinyl gloves just like
surgeons gloves but (among other things) safe for people with a latex
allergy. Vinyl *can* be stretchy, it presumably depends on the amount
of plasticiser and other such things.

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Chris Green
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The only place can think that might have this sort of thing.

https://www.uberkinky.co.uk/

https://www.uberkinky.co.uk/catalogs...q=sheet+of+PVC

whisky-dave wrote:
On Wednesday, 20 September 2017 15:33:04 UTC+1, Chris Green wrote:
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:
In article ,
Chris Green wrote:
I think the subject just about says it all! I want to make some
stretchy waterproof covers and the ideal material would seem to be (to
me) the thin, stretchy vinyl that gloves are made of. I do want the
material pretty thin and lightweight, like the stuff gloves are made
of. I want vinyl/pvc rather than 'rubber' because it is much easier
to glue successfully in my experience, most of the 'rubbers' are
difficult and not as well glued as vinyl/PVC with a solvent weld type
glue.

Do you really mean PVC? It's not what I'd call a stretch material.

Medical type stretchy gloves are latex. Which should glue easily.

Yes, I *do* mean PVC/Vinyl. I have some vinyl gloves just like
surgeons gloves but (among other things) safe for people with a latex
allergy. Vinyl *can* be stretchy, it presumably depends on the amount
of plasticiser and other such things.

--
Chris Green
·

The only place can think that might have this sort of thing.

https://www.uberkinky.co.uk/

https://www.uberkinky.co.uk/catalogs...q=sheet+of+PVC

Looks good until you read the details:-

this sumptuous fitted bed sheet is made from strong polyester
jersey which is coated with polyurethane

So it's not PVC/vinyl and it has a fabric backing.

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On Wednesday, 20 September 2017 12:16:05 UTC+1, Chris Green wrote:
I think the subject just about says it all! I want to make some
stretchy waterproof covers and the ideal material would seem to be (to
me) the thin, stretchy vinyl that gloves are made of. I do want the
material pretty thin and lightweight, like the stuff gloves are made
of. I want vinyl/pvc rather than 'rubber' because it is much easier
to glue successfully in my experience, most of the 'rubbers' are
difficult and not as well glued as vinyl/PVC with a solvent weld type
glue.

However I can't find any suppliers though I have had some
'interesting' results from some of my searches, not suprising really
once you mix 'stretch' and 'vinyl'! :-)

Any ideas anyone?

Use the interesting results to find people to mail to ask "where do
you source your pvc/vinyl sheeting"?

wrote:
On Wednesday, 20 September 2017 12:16:05 UTC+1, Chris Green wrote:
I think the subject just about says it all! I want to make some
stretchy waterproof covers and the ideal material would seem to be (to
me) the thin, stretchy vinyl that gloves are made of. I do want the
material pretty thin and lightweight, like the stuff gloves are made
of. I want vinyl/pvc rather than 'rubber' because it is much easier
to glue successfully in my experience, most of the 'rubbers' are
difficult and not as well glued as vinyl/PVC with a solvent weld type
glue.

However I can't find any suppliers though I have had some
'interesting' results from some of my searches, not suprising really
once you mix 'stretch' and 'vinyl'! :-)

Any ideas anyone?

Use the interesting results to find people to mail to ask "where do
you source your pvc/vinyl sheeting"?

:-)

However the 'interesting' results are all clothes which use the fabric
backed stretch PVC material which is not what I want.

I did do quite a lot of searching before asking here, much of the
problem is the 'noise' caused by kinky black PVC clothes and, rather
to my surprise, by vinyl stickers for vehicles. In addition one tends
to get a lot of hits for parcel wrapping film.

As I said you *can* get very stretchy PVC/Vinyl, in among the other
'not what I want' hits I came across quite a few for vinyl gloves,
mostly from medical suppliers. I have actually bought some vinyl
gloves (for protecting my hands from paint stripper) and they really
are very stretchy.

--
Chris Green
·

On Wednesday, 20 September 2017 16:08:18 UTC+1, Brian Gaff wrote:
the same goes for leather I found out some time ago.

Did you also need the rivets and buckles? ;-)

Owain

On 20/09/2017 15:28, Chris Green wrote:
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:
In article ,
Chris Green wrote:
I think the subject just about says it all! I want to make some
stretchy waterproof covers and the ideal material would seem to be (to
me) the thin, stretchy vinyl that gloves are made of. I do want the
material pretty thin and lightweight, like the stuff gloves are made
of. I want vinyl/pvc rather than 'rubber' because it is much easier
to glue successfully in my experience, most of the 'rubbers' are
difficult and not as well glued as vinyl/PVC with a solvent weld type
glue.

Do you really mean PVC? It's not what I'd call a stretch material.

Medical type stretchy gloves are latex. Which should glue easily.

Yes, I *do* mean PVC/Vinyl. I have some vinyl gloves just like
surgeons gloves but (among other things) safe for people with a latex
allergy. Vinyl *can* be stretchy, it presumably depends on the amount
of plasticiser and other such things.

Latex free gloves tend to be Nitrile rubber.
Available in sheet form www.rubbersheet.uk.com
A quick google suggests there are specialist adhesive for glueing rubber
and nitrile.

On 20/09/2017 12:08, Chris Green wrote:
I think the subject just about says it all! I want to make some
stretchy waterproof covers and the ideal material would seem to be (to
me) the thin, stretchy vinyl that gloves are made of. I do want the
material pretty thin and lightweight, like the stuff gloves are made
of. I want vinyl/pvc rather than 'rubber' because it is much easier
to glue successfully in my experience, most of the 'rubbers' are
difficult and not as well glued as vinyl/PVC with a solvent weld type
glue.

However I can't find any suppliers though I have had some
'interesting' results from some of my searches, not suprising really
once you mix 'stretch' and 'vinyl'! :-)

Any ideas anyone?

EPDM pond liner from garden centres ?. About 1mm thick I think.

Andrew wrote:
On 20/09/2017 12:08, Chris Green wrote:
I think the subject just about says it all! I want to make some
stretchy waterproof covers and the ideal material would seem to be (to
me) the thin, stretchy vinyl that gloves are made of. I do want the
material pretty thin and lightweight, like the stuff gloves are made
of. I want vinyl/pvc rather than 'rubber' because it is much easier
to glue successfully in my experience, most of the 'rubbers' are
difficult and not as well glued as vinyl/PVC with a solvent weld type
glue.

However I can't find any suppliers though I have had some
'interesting' results from some of my searches, not suprising really
once you mix 'stretch' and 'vinyl'! :-)

Any ideas anyone?

EPDM pond liner from garden centres ?. About 1mm thick I think.

That's one possible route, yes. You can also get PVC pond liner which
is probably the closest to what I want that I've found so far.

Thanks.

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On Wed, 20 Sep 2017 12:08:01 +0100, Chris Green wrote:

I think the subject just about says it all! I want to make some
stretchy waterproof covers and the ideal material would seem to be (to
me) the thin, stretchy vinyl that gloves are made of. I do want the
material pretty thin and lightweight, like the stuff gloves are made
of. I want vinyl/pvc rather than 'rubber' because it is much easier
to glue successfully in my experience, most of the 'rubbers' are
difficult and not as well glued as vinyl/PVC with a solvent weld type
glue.

Consider 0.8mm neoprene. Thicker neoprene foam is glued together for
wetsuits.

AJH

On Wed, 20 Sep 2017 12:08:01 +0100, Chris Green wrote:

I think the subject just about says it all! I want to make some
stretchy waterproof covers and the ideal material would seem to be (to
me) the thin, stretchy vinyl that gloves are made of. I do want the
material pretty thin and lightweight, like the stuff gloves are made
of. I want vinyl/pvc rather than 'rubber' because it is much easier
to glue successfully in my experience, most of the 'rubbers' are
difficult and not as well glued as vinyl/PVC with a solvent weld type
glue.


Any ideas anyone?

Pond liner material is easily obtained in sheets from various
suppliers, a quick gander at some suppliers does suggest though the
qualities of stretchiness you are after may be difficult to find with
PVC and advise use of EPDM or Butyl where liners have to stretched in
a pond to line it tidily.

Your worries about glues not withstanding these places do sell
adhesives to repair such materials and the joints have to be water
tight.

G.Harman

On Wed, 20 Sep 2017 12:08:01 +0100
Chris Green wrote:

However I can't find any suppliers though I have had some
'interesting' results from some of my searches, not suprising really
once you mix 'stretch' and 'vinyl'! :-)

Any ideas anyone?

Cheap shower curtain?

wrote:
On Wed, 20 Sep 2017 12:08:01 +0100, Chris Green wrote:

I think the subject just about says it all! I want to make some
stretchy waterproof covers and the ideal material would seem to be (to
me) the thin, stretchy vinyl that gloves are made of. I do want the
material pretty thin and lightweight, like the stuff gloves are made
of. I want vinyl/pvc rather than 'rubber' because it is much easier
to glue successfully in my experience, most of the 'rubbers' are
difficult and not as well glued as vinyl/PVC with a solvent weld type
glue.


Any ideas anyone?

Pond liner material is easily obtained in sheets from various
suppliers, a quick gander at some suppliers does suggest though the
qualities of stretchiness you are after may be difficult to find with
PVC and advise use of EPDM or Butyl where liners have to stretched in
a pond to line it tidily.

Your worries about glues not withstanding these places do sell
adhesives to repair such materials and the joints have to be water
tight.

Yes, that may be the way to go, I've never found it *easy* to stick
edpm, nitrile, neoprene, etc, though. With PVC it's trivial to stick.

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Chris Green wrote:

I've never found it *easy* to stick edpm

The last time someone asked, I suggested evostik contact adhesive, when
I tried it using some offcuts left from when I did my roof it stuck, but
not very well.

The epdm came with some tins of primer to use before glueing, which
presumably 'breaks through' the low surface energy and lets the glue get
a grip.

Unfortunately the primer is not the sort of stuff you can keep around,
it had a short shelf life and dire warnings not to open it until you
were ready to use it as it would go off to a useless gel within 24 hours.

Andy Burns wrote:
Chris Green wrote:

I've never found it *easy* to stick edpm

The last time someone asked, I suggested evostik contact adhesive, when
I tried it using some offcuts left from when I did my roof it stuck, but
not very well.

Exactly!


The epdm came with some tins of primer to use before glueing, which
presumably 'breaks through' the low surface energy and lets the glue get
a grip.

Unfortunately the primer is not the sort of stuff you can keep around,
it had a short shelf life and dire warnings not to open it until you
were ready to use it as it would go off to a useless gel within 24 hours.

Much easier to stick PVC! .... which is where I started.

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Rob Morley Wrote in message:
On Wed, 20 Sep 2017 12:08:01 +0100
Chris Green wrote:

However I can't find any suppliers though I have had some
'interesting' results from some of my searches, not suprising really
once you mix 'stretch' and 'vinyl'! :-)

Any ideas anyone?

Cheap shower curtain?



Stretchy?
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Rob Morley Wrote in message:
On Wed, 20 Sep 2017 12:08:01 +0100
Chris Green wrote:

However I can't find any suppliers though I have had some
'interesting' results from some of my searches, not suprising
really once you mix 'stretch' and 'vinyl'! :-)

Any ideas anyone?

Cheap shower curtain?



Stretchy?

To a degree, obviously not like latex.

jim k wrote:
Rob Morley Wrote in message:
On Wed, 20 Sep 2017 12:08:01 +0100
Chris Green wrote:

However I can't find any suppliers though I have had some
'interesting' results from some of my searches, not suprising really
once you mix 'stretch' and 'vinyl'! :-)

Any ideas anyone?

Cheap shower curtain?



Stretchy?

Exactly the problem, it's relatively easy to find non-stretchy PVC
sheet but stretcy is another matter. It *can* be made because you can
get very stretchy PVC gloves but I can't find a source of simple,
stretchy sheet. I guess it's because it doesn't find many (any?) uses
so no one makes or sells it - pity.

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Chris Green
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On Sunday, 24 September 2017 09:15:58 UTC+1, Chris Green wrote:
Exactly the problem, it's relatively easy to find non-stretchy PVC
sheet but stretcy is another matter. It *can* be made because you can
get very stretchy PVC gloves

Are PVC gloves made from sheet or are they made by dipping moulds into liquid?

Owain

wrote:
On Sunday, 24 September 2017 09:15:58 UTC+1, Chris Green wrote:
Exactly the problem, it's relatively easy to find non-stretchy PVC
sheet but stretcy is another matter. It *can* be made because you can
get very stretchy PVC gloves

Are PVC gloves made from sheet or are they made by dipping moulds into liquid?

I'd *guess* they are made by the dipping method, I don't think there
are any seams. However it doesn't mean it's not possible to produce
stretchy sheet, just that it might not be produced.

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Chris Green
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On Sunday, 24 September 2017 12:47:58 UTC+1, Chris Green wrote:
wrote:
On Sunday, 24 September 2017 09:15:58 UTC+1, Chris Green wrote:
Exactly the problem, it's relatively easy to find non-stretchy PVC
sheet but stretcy is another matter. It *can* be made because you can
get very stretchy PVC gloves

Are PVC gloves made from sheet or are they made by dipping moulds into liquid?

I'd *guess* they are made by the dipping method, I don't think there
are any seams. However it doesn't mean it's not possible to produce
stretchy sheet, just that it might not be produced.

I've seen them made by dipping. Whether there are any sewn sheet ones I don't know for sure, but can only think of downsides to doing them that way


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