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Technical => Luggage => Topic started by: Matt2matt2002 on February 25, 2016, 11:29:27 am
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One of the four 'feet' / plastic buffer strips has started to come away from the bottom of the pannier.
They appear to be sewn on but an inner sealed lining prevents me viewing inside.
What type of glue would be best suited to reattaching it?
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Matt,
Among US suppliers, I would probably use either a beta-cyanoacrylate in gel form (a thicker "super glue" with longer working time, gap-filling ability, and capable of bonding leather, fabric, and wood in addition to the usual list of surfaces)
...or...
McNett's SeamGrip, a specialized adhesive that remains rubbery to some degree after curing and sticks like pine tar.
The choice would depend on the plastic. If it felt a little rubbery or waxy, I'd go with the SeamGrip.
I'm not sure this product is available in your locale, but I feel sure it would work if applied, then covered with waxed paper under a clamp or weight (bed post leg?) overnight. The waxed paper prevent any squishout from sticking to the clamp.
All the best,
Dan.
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I do not know if Shoe Goo is available where you are, but I like it for a lot of things. It is a viscous liquid, about the same viscosity of honey, but after application it rapidly starts losing some of its volatiles and leaves behind a rubbery material that is similar in hardness and stiffness to a rubber shoe sole. I have applied it to a lot of shoe soles to extend their life. I also have used it to glue plastic parts onto things, and it sounds like that is what you are trying to do. After it hardens, it has shrank to about a third to half of its original volume, suggesting that about half of it is volatile. I store the remaining in a glass jar to help prevent the tube from drying out. While looking for a link to show this, I discovered that it also is available in black, I have always bought a 3.7 oz tube in clear as that is all I saw in stores.
http://www.amazon.com/Shoegoo-110231-Shoe-Adhesive-Clear-1-Fl-oz/dp/B008AF1NG2/ref=pd_sim_468_4
I have also used seam grip to glue stuff. (Which Dan also recommended.) Once a tube is opened, it often only takes a few months for the remainder to harden within the tube. After opening, I store the tube of remaining glue in a glass jar in the freezer to make it store longer. This hardens to a softer more flexible material than the Shoe Goo.
http://www.rei.com/product/603034/gear-aid-seam-grip-seam-sealer
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Thanks folks.
All good advice
McNett Seam grip is sold here in UK so I have ordered a tube from eBay.
The ' foot' is right on the curved bottom of the pannier so I will rig something up to go inside the bag and take the pressure.
Out of interest, why don't my pictures show up as pictures?
I saved them as usual in Google+.
Past pictures have been fine.
Thanks again chaps
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Out of interest, why don't my pictures show up as pictures?
I saved them as usual in Google+.
Past pictures have been fine.
The showed up fine for me earlier when I clicked on the included URLs, Matt. Now they don't connect, which suggests they have been moved in some way at the source (Google+). By chance, did you move them to another directory?
I do see they are not contained within the usual html embedded image tags, which look like this without the spaces I inserted to make them display as characters rather than code: [ img ] [ / img ]
All the best,
Dan.
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Thanks Dan
I had used the incorrect tags