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Maynaard
10-Oct-2017, 16:51
I am refurbishing a Horsemen HD 5x4, and need to know what is the best glue to use, to refit the new bellows!

As I am in Australia, we may not have the same brands so info about type of Glue would be very helpful.

TIA

John Pittman

Australiia

philfrem14
11-Oct-2017, 14:04
Hello from France,
I hope this can help you:
If you have to reattach just parts, use a contact glue.It 's neoprene glue.
Glued on both sides, allow to dry and put in contact.
Good luck
My best
Phil
http://www.ebay.com/itm/STORMSURE-NEOPRENE-QUEEN-5G-WETSUIT-REPAIR-GLUE-/172439930713?epid=739612595&hash=item2826388759:g:GQUAAOSwo4pYS9AF

Peter De Smidt
11-Oct-2017, 14:29
https://www.amazon.com/W-J-Ruscoe-Pliobond-Adhesive/dp/B00OXNIPW0/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1507757307&sr=8-5&keywords=Pliobond

Greg
11-Oct-2017, 14:42
Hello from France,
I hope this can help you:
If you have to reattach just parts, use a contact glue.It 's neoprene glue.
Glued on both sides, allow to dry and put in contact.
Good luck
My best
Phil
http://www.ebay.com/itm/STORMSURE-NEOPRENE-QUEEN-5G-WETSUIT-REPAIR-GLUE-/172439930713?epid=739612595&hash=item2826388759:g:GQUAAOSwo4pYS9AF

Contact cement works great. Before applying the glue, make a simple jig for aligning the dried surfaces. Dried contact cement surfaces meeting together are non-repositional. Good luck.

Bruce Barlow
11-Oct-2017, 17:41
Contact cement works great. Before applying the glue, make a simple jig for aligning the dried surfaces. Dried contact cement surfaces meeting together are non-repositional. Good luck.

Excellent idea, speaking as one who has glued hundreds of bellows to the plastic bellows frames on Zone VI cameras in the way-back-when.

I got street cred when it comes to gluing bellows. And Richard Ritter made me just such a jig for aligning. He got more street cred than me.