Glue for Tolex Repairs

I think your choices are many here, but I think ideally a contact cement would be the most appropriate, because you can apply it to both surfaces, wait a bit, then press 'em together and it's done. However, I've used regular old Elmer's (in a situation where I could let it dry) with good results on a small tear, but that kind of glue isn't a good bet to withstand moisture, whereas the yellow woodworker's glue would be (again needing setting/drying time). If it was a big piece, I think that spray on adhesive would work pretty well (maybe 3M still makes it), and it's immediately done. So, lots of possibilities.

 

Bumping this old thread for additional ideas. Is Super Glue ok for a tiny tear?

 

I've used Super Glue with great results on small tears.

 

Zap makes a super glue that remains a little more flexible after its dry. the regular stuff can dry pretty hard and brittle. i think that its called flex-zap 2. and their poly zap also works well on vinyl.

 

contact cement

 

Super Glue can be brittle when dried. A contact cement that
is rubber based is a much better choice.

Barge Cement, used by shoe repairshops, is great stuff if you
can find it.

http://www.filmtools.com/bargecement1.html

 

nice nice nice. so contact cement is obviously a good choice?

 

Have had good luck with Barge (on small areas) and is available at my local hardware store.
Contact cement works very well but don't like the water based / acrylic stuff.

 

gorilla glue is pretty useful stuff

 

I just fixed a few pulling seams on my 15 year old carpet cabs with a hot glue gun. Seemed to take pretty well.