Shoe goo in place of aquaseal

[Ulfhedinn]

All of our plastic bubble compasses are glued to Kydex compass boards with marine goo. Still going strong after 3 years.

I also used it on a polyethylene neck ring with a whites Vinyl drysuit Liner when nothing else I tried would bond permanently.

I find that e6000 dries less flexible than marine goo.

Is this what you are talking about?

https://www.amazon.com/Amazing-GOOP-170011-Marine-Adhesive/dp/B081XMZQPJ

 

[Ulfhedinn]

I need to glue a pocket onto a wetsuit. Seems like aquaseal is kinda sparce locally right now so I'm thinking would shoegoo work?

Has anyone tried it?

Do you have an REI near?

 

[formernuke]

Do you have an REI near?

Yes

 

[lexvil]

I used this

I glued a salvaged pocket onto my neoprene drysuit, it’s been several months and dives, holding up great. I bought it at Lowe’s

 

[divezonescuba]

Is this what you are talking about?

https://www.amazon.com/Amazing-GOOP-170011-Marine-Adhesive/dp/B081XMZQPJ

That’s it. And the best thing aside of the fact that it works is the price. You can get it at many hardware and home improvement stores.

 

[formernuke]

Many great ideas here

 

[Ulfhedinn]

Yes

REI seals Aquaseal. Well the one near me does.

 

[Still Kicking]

If you want to go down a bit of a rabbit hole, here's a comparison of different glues:


Executive summary, Shoe Goo and E6000 fared well (I think they are very similar formulas). Gorilla Glue not so much.

But for gluing a large surface area like a pocket with a relatively light load, I'm sure all will do the job fine.

 

[grf88]

I prefer Shoe Goo and E6000 in place of Aquaseal but since it can not be accelerated you need to leave it longer to cure. Another advantage is that it does not start to harden up in the tube the minute you break the seal. E6000 and all the goo's and goop's seem to be made by the same company with a similar formulation base modified for different applications..

 

[Whitrzac]

There's a chart out there that shows all the differences between the 'goop' types. IIRC the main difference was some had UV protection and some didn't. They're all pretty similar.