W W Meixner
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Good day all. I've done a good bit of digging before starting this thread. First off, I know this project is a little trivial and I could just buy the gloves from a few reputable online stores. The issue is that won't give me any experience glueing latex and fixing a drysuit, and since I'm cheap and I'd like to do my own repairs I figured this would be a fun project and a good place to start. If I mess up, not really a big deal.
I'm looking to build these;
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I know the gloves are Showa 720's and I have no problem sourcing them. Picking up a set of latex bottleneck wrist seals shouldn't be an issue, it's the glue that I'm having an issue with. From older threads it seams PB-300 was a good glue. In the UK they have Rema Tip Top SC4000 and I'm trying to source it now. Looks to be good stuff and it comes with the hardener. Aquaseal is also an option, but it doesn't come with a hardener and to be honest anything with "aqua" this or "scuba" that usually has a hefty price tag. Rema Tip Top SC4000 is for bonding conveyor belts together (I suspect it's really all the same). I know DRIS has glue, but I'm specifically looking for something commercial grade that I can buy for cheap.
Does anyone have sources to be able to locate where to get good glue. How much should I buy and how long can I expect it to last in the can (storage life on the shelf)?
I have also watched a good many youtube videos, specifically here;
Dry Suits Projects
They seem to have a lot of good info. I asked them about glue and they said they use the Rema Tip Top SC4000.
Thanks all, will try to get all the pieces and assemble over the Christmas holiday and post pictures when I'm done. Excited to have a drysuit, it'll be nice to have a set of dry gloves to go with it.
Rob...
All the adhesive/prep/pre-cleaning/glue accelerator products you're looking for are available through ''Viking''...that's Viking dry-suits...
The trick is finding gloves/bottle neck wrist seals that are the same circumference at the mating end...
The glove you have shown has a bonded yellow flock liner...you can also use any one of a hundred or more ''unlined gloves''...and use separate glove liners of your choice...
You will need to insert a ring at the bonding point...suggest a plastic that you can flex/turn sideways/pull out...you can cut a two inch wide ring off the top of a plastic cup...sand any rough/sharp edges...make sure its a flexible poly cup ..once the glue has set...
Use talcum powder to kill the curing when you are finished...
I've replaced many wrist/neck seals...perform a dry run with no adhesive...until you have a system down pat...flip the seal cuff inside out where it will be glued...mask around the perimeter of the glove to give you a nice clean line...once you have your surfaces mated up...apply adhesive to the glove/flipped over seal cuff...let dry and repeat three times...flip seal cuff on top of the glued surface of the glove...seal with a small wooden roller...apply talcum powder...remove masking tape border...remove cup ring...you're done...
do not use any tape...masking or otherwise on the latex seal...as some tape will not come off and you'll rip the seal...trying to remove the tape...
Best of luck with your project...
W.W...