How do you cement rubber?

[dongfang]

Hi,

Does anyone know a reliable way to glue/cement rubber?

I know there is one Loctite product (name / number?) that is often used for making O-rings on the fly. Does that also work for larger surfaces?

Any other suggestions are also welcome.

Regards
Soren

[Hydra]

Most people use Epoxy.

[Lentamentalisk]

Loctite is just some icky gooey stuff that you smear on the threads of a bolt or the likes that hardens to keep it from coming unscrewed, though I suppose it could be used instead of PTFE tape on small fittings.

[jrrdw]

Loctite is just some icky gooey stuff that you smear on the threads of a bolt or the likes that hardens to keep it from coming unscrewed, though I suppose it could be used instead of PTFE tape on small fittings.

The Loctite company makes many kinds of adhesives.

Use rubber cement, works great.

[Gippeto]

I'm not sure if contact cement is the same as rubber cement, but I used contact cement to attach the sealing face to the piston for my "marshmallow" gun.

It has not failed yet.

It was LePages. The evil, solvent based kind.

[paaiyan]

To cement rubber, one would use rubber cement, haha.

[dongfang]

Hi,

OK, rubber cement; that sound plausible, haha. Problem is, I see all kinds of Loctite etc. products where I get my pneumatic parts, but nothing called rubber cement. OK I will ask.

Thanks for the answers.

Regards
Soren

[jrrdw]

You can get rubber cement where ever you can buy auto tire plugs or inner tube patchs. Sorry, I should have said that.

[goathunter]

Actually certain types of cynocrylate(aka super glue) will work(depends largely on whether or not you buy the gel or liquid types). I know in the US Elmers glues makes a super glue especially for rubbers and vinyls. Super glue should be at any general store.

For heavy duty stuff go to a marine parts supplier. They should have a large supply of different adhesives. You name it, you can get a glue for it.