Aussies and Kiwis, what glue do you use for joining foam?

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Aussies and Kiwis, what glue do you use for joining foam?

Postby Zealander » Fri Nov 05, 2021 12:41 am

Looking in Bunnings I see we have Gorilla Glue which is pretty expensive. Is there anything else which works well for joining foam to foam? I tried a polyurethane construction adhesive and got a dissolved mess from the solvent, on test pieces.

For sticking the PMF we have good old waterproof PVA which is our version of Titebond 2 I think, so that's easy and cheap to get.
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Re: Aussies and Kiwis, what glue do you use for joining foam

Postby GPW » Fri Nov 05, 2021 3:58 am

Z, the glue is the strongest part of the equation , the foam will most always fail first .. It’s the skin that keeps it all together … ;) We use Titebond 2 for all our foam construction for many years now … No troubles !!! :thumbsup:

note : T2 is not waterproof , but water resistant , So you’ll have to make provisions for keeping it dry from repetitive wettings ( like the morning dew) I recommend “drip edges” on all foamie trailers now and it really work to purpose …
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