Needing some Glue advice?

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Trollin79
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Needing some Glue advice?

#1 Post by Trollin79 » Wed Aug 10, 2016 9:41 am

I just got some felt backed marine grade vinyl for a good price. I am needing so glue anyone have any suggestions?

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Re: Needing some Glue advice?

#2 Post by Bamaman » Wed Aug 10, 2016 10:53 am

I would suggest contacting pontoonstuff.com to see if they carry a special mastic for that purpose.

You cannot just go to Home Depot/Lowes and get a vinyl floor mastic. There are many different kinds of glues for different floors on different substrates. You have to get the correct one for your use.

I put the wrong mastic on 750 square feet of a 3" x 36" Naafco strip flooring that looked like wood--on a concrete slab. First time the floor got wet, the flooring started popping up. I had to spend many days removing the new floor and reinstalling it with a special Domco 404 adhesive/mastic made for that purpose. Get the right stuff.
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Re: Needing some Glue advice?

#3 Post by Trollin79 » Thu Aug 11, 2016 1:49 pm

I called pontoon stuff they didn't have anything.. There glue is just for the rubberbacked stuff they sell

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Re: Needing some Glue advice?

#4 Post by Bamaman » Thu Aug 11, 2016 2:16 pm

In that case, I'd take a sample of the flooring and go to a large flooring store that sells a bunch of vinyl flooring. Ask them what they suggest.

Our local flooring giant has a separate building full of different kinds of mastics. Some are pretty flammable.
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Re: Needing some Glue advice?

#5 Post by ralph » Fri Aug 12, 2016 12:54 am

Yes be very careful of your surroundings when applying. Used to dock at a marina with a rack storage building. Some guy was working with glue on his boat and a spark set off a fire that burned the whole place down, boats and all.
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Re: Needing some Glue advice?

#6 Post by Seon » Fri Aug 12, 2016 8:50 am

ralph wrote:...Some guy was working with glue on his boat and a spark set off a fire that burned the whole place down, boats and all.
So the glue was flammable that caused the fire? Wow!
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Re: Needing some Glue advice?

#7 Post by krisburg » Tue Sep 20, 2016 9:50 am

You need glue that is designed for outdoor vinyl which is more tolerant of wet conditions, or preferably marine glue.

Check out HH-66 contact cement for vinyl, which is waterproof and inexpensive.
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