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Re: Barge Cement

Pierre Oliver
 

There should be a specific thinner/cleaner for that product. No doubt it is known to cause cancer in California

Pierre Oliver
www.elgincarshops.com
www.yarmouthmodelworks.com
On 3/27/16 11:27 AM, north@... [STMFC] wrote:

 

I've been using Weldwood contact cement for various modeling & household projects for years.

http://www.homedepot.com/p/DAP-Weldwood-3-fl-oz-Original-Contact-Cement-00107/100195615


I there a solvent it can thined with?  I tried acetone, the Weldwood just balled up.


Thanks, Robert Simpson





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On Mar 22, 2016, at 9:03 AM, Charles Peck lnnrr152@... [STMFC] wrote:

> How different is barge cement from Weldwood? Are we talking apples and oranges
> or is there some similarity?

Weldwood is (or at least was) a urea-formaldehide resin which, when set, formed a plastic. Barge cement, on the other hand, is a rubber-based contact cement similar to Goo.
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