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badwargamer11 Jul 2021 11:54 a.m. PST

Google has failed me. I want to glue one of those plastic self healing cutting mats to some wood and am unsure what type of glue to use. Any suggestions. I'm in the UK.

JimDuncanUK11 Jul 2021 11:59 a.m. PST

Any contact adhesive sold by many household companies like B&Q.

Personal logo ColCampbell Supporting Member of TMP11 Jul 2021 12:14 p.m. PST

Just make sure you weigh the mat down while the adhesive dries so the mat doesn't curl at the edges.

Jim

Personal logo Sgt Slag Supporting Member of TMP11 Jul 2021 6:43 p.m. PST

Contact cement would be good, as well: paint it on both the wood and the mat. It will set, on contact. Cheers!

badwargamer12 Jul 2021 1:24 a.m. PST

Thanks all. I was going to try contact adhesive but wanted to get a second opinion before I covered it all. Thanks again

Greylegion12 Jul 2021 3:35 a.m. PST

link

This always has good info.

SHaT198412 Jul 2021 4:51 a.m. PST

I see no reason to.

Personal logo Sgt Slag Supporting Member of TMP12 Jul 2021 12:10 p.m. PST

If you go the route of Contact Cement, pay close attention to the time limits: it needs to 'cure' for X amount of time, but then you only have Y amount of time to put them together -- it has a short expiration time. Typically they need 15-20 minutes to 'cure', and then you will have up to 2 hours to bond them -- after that, you will need to re-apply the Contact Cement, and start over. Read the directions, carefully, for proper times. Cheers!

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