Suggestions for permanently bonding Rubber to rubber.?

First off you are asking a kids. You need to first learn this:

Uses of Rubber Cement

Rubber cement is inexpensive and easily available in the market. It can be used to bind any kind of material, but works well with paper or thin sheets. It’s ability to form permanent and re-positional bond distinguishes it from other adhesives. Two materials can be joined permanently by applying rubber cement to both the surfaces to be joined. On the other hand, if a temporary bond is required, then only either of the surfaces need to applied with rubber cement. Unlike glue, excess rubber cement can be removed without damaging or wrinkling the sheet of paper. Considering it’s peculiar qualities, rubber cement is best suited for card making, photo lamination, and collage crafts, etc.

Rubber cement ages and becomes brittle and cannot stand up to temperature changes.

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Now every adhesive company makes a rubber to rubber product and their is a dizzying array at Home Depot and you must read the back of the packages to be double sure it is the proper adhesive.

Gorilla glue is just nasty stuff. It expands and bubbles and it is to glue any 2 things together, as long as you don’t give a hoot how it looks as it swells out from the sides.

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Your best bet is to pull down all the 2-tube epoxies they have and start reading.

3M in the red package is also for rubber.

But the best would be ATOMIC BOND EPOXY GLUE

Liquid Nails is good but they have a new product: Perfect Glue 1 in a small yellow tube with a red cap.

You need to make sure you don’t get something that will actually dissolve the rubber, or expand, etc.

The best adhesives you can get are right on line for only a couple of bucks. Home Depot stuff is not for top notch professional work.

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Don’t bother to ask anyone at Home Depot, they will all say Gorilla Glue. I worked there and we never got trained on adhesives so that’s our pat answer for every adhesive question.

You have to stand there and just be patient and read. But Begin with the epoxy 2-tube variety for a permanent bond.

—-if the idea of reading is not for you then just get the ATOMIC BOND EPOXY GLUE. Goggle it and you’ll find it for only a few dollars. Home Depot doesn’t want to get sued for people damaging themselves with professional grade products, so I get all my stuff on line.

But see what they have and maybe you will find just what you want.

Synthetic Rubber Adhesives are used to paste rubber to rubber, rubber to metal or Rubber to cemented floor.

rubber cement of course. but, you need to prepare your surfaces. wash with soapy water, rinse and dry completely. now rough up the area to be glued with sandpaper or a little grater(often included with the glue). you should probably stretch your rubber if it will be normally stretched.

Gorilla Glue. I would rub it into both surfaces and then stick the two together with a little dab. Watch out because Gorilla glue expands as it dries.

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