Felt

[Susan Kline]

Roger wrote:

 >I thought she was crazy, until I tried it, no pun intended.

<grin>

I find, as far as the wicking question goes, that when the two
glues react (explode would almost be a better term) they form
a sort of hardened froth. If you are pressing the cloth down you
can feel the heat from the chemical reaction. This clotted ....
stuff ..... doesn't wick in very far.

Also, although I suggested using very small quantities of CA,
others did it differently. If you do something like gluing wood
to wood, and use lots of both glues, you'll have squeeze out, but
it will be that foamy, frothy sort of stuff, and after a few
minutes it is fairly easy to just peel off. I wouldn't try leaving
it more than about 1/2 hour, though.

I hope with time that these little details will be explored and
understood.

Susan

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>Hi Brian,
>               Susan Kline shared a tip with us some time ago, apply white
>glue on the porous material, CA glue to the non porous. The white glue acts
>like an accelerator for an instant adhesion, with little to no wicking into
>the felt.
>I thought she was crazy, until I tried it, no pun intended.  Works
>wonderfully for this, as well as trap work type jobs, the non wick
>characteristics prevents leather and felt becoming hard.
>It's a good sustitute for many hot hide glue applications, like back check
>leathers in the field.
>
>Apply the thin CA with a small artist brush and you can really target the
>area. Clean brush Immediately with CA solvent, for reuse later.  This will
>solve you running problems.
>
>Regards Roger