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18th Jan 2024, 9:54 am | #1 |
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Transparent Tacky glue - What is it?
Often found holding plastic parts together or used in transparent packing. It's non setting and very tenatious but can usually be removed by rolling it up into a ball a bit like Blu-Tac. Any ideas as to what it's called and where to get it.
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18th Jan 2024, 10:53 am | #2 |
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Re: Transparent Tacky glue - What is it?
I suspect you may be referring to a 'pressure sensitive hot melt adhesive', e.g., such as the small adhesive 'dots' used to hold new credit cards to letters during delivery. The following link gives a general overview if it is this type.
https://www.hotmelt.com/blogs/blog/e...-melt-adhesive |
18th Jan 2024, 3:24 pm | #3 |
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Re: Transparent Tacky glue - What is it?
Thanks for identifying the product Goldie. Had a search but only seems to be in the USA. Far too expensive for the couple of square inches I need. I'll keep looking as somebody in the UK might supply under a different name.
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18th Jan 2024, 3:57 pm | #4 |
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Re: Transparent Tacky glue - What is it?
Had a look on Google but can only find products in industrial quantities.
Think I might try 'Shoe glue' as it says it remains flexible when cured. |
18th Jan 2024, 4:58 pm | #5 |
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Re: Transparent Tacky glue - What is it?
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There's a product here https://www.gluegunsdirect.com/shop/...ack-glue-dots/ that might be suitable. It's high tack glue dots. They also stock a low tack version too. Regards, Symon |
18th Jan 2024, 9:16 pm | #6 |
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Re: Transparent Tacky glue - What is it?
I recall many years ago a similar behaviour substance on a washing machine that was in bits, where i once helped out.
My boss, explaininga situation to another person commented "It looks like glue, but its not." The way he spoke those last two words remain with me today, even after over 50 years! Delibarate or not, it had us in stitches! Rob
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18th Jan 2024, 10:15 pm | #8 |
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18th Jan 2024, 11:18 pm | #10 | |
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They would have to be suitable for wet/dry and hot/cold conditions as I need them for use on a mirror on a mode of transport we mustn't mention although they have many other uses. I can think of several other uses within our usual Radio and TV restorations. |
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19th Jan 2024, 11:47 am | #12 |
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Re: Transparent Tacky glue - What is it?
I am sure I recall seeing some stuff like this being sold in one of the usual DIY sheds, on cards with the usual clear blister pack, under the name Command.
There was a range of 'no mark' sticky things in the same spirit as Blu-Tack, intended for fixing posters and Christmas decorations and pictures to walls and windows.
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23rd Jan 2024, 5:10 pm | #13 |
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23rd Jan 2024, 5:41 pm | #14 |
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Re: Transparent Tacky glue - What is it?
Biggest problem is that it has to be less than 1mm thick and withstand high and low temperatures when fitted. I did try a sticky pad but if failed almost as soon as it got wet. So any pad with a foam carrier doesn’t seem to be suitable and the much thinner double sided tape, which was better for thickness, also failed. I think I might have to resort to a contact adhesive and hope it doesn’t need to come apart again.
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24th Jan 2024, 4:53 pm | #15 |
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Re: Transparent Tacky glue - What is it?
How about the double sided tape used to fit trim and number plates onto cars ? The stuff I have is clear, about 9mm wide and approx 1mm thick. The packet says acrylic foam, weather and temp resistant, brand Sanojtape. Certainly seems to work well. I could pop a bit in the post if that helps.
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24th Jan 2024, 5:38 pm | #16 |
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Re: Transparent Tacky glue - What is it?
Thanks for the sugestion and offer. I had to glue it back together and used a clear UHU contact adhesive. It holds a thin finger of plastic across part of the LED unit in a door mirror. Hopefully it'll hold but at least it gets the vehicle through the MOT.
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28th Feb 2024, 1:04 pm | #17 |
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Re: Transparent Tacky glue - What is it?
I suspect the glue you're thinking of may be like this:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08Y5F3B...roduct_details It's a tacky glue that sets to a rubbery clear solid that can be peeled off. Bit like the stuff they use to stick your bank cards to paper when they send them to you. |
29th Feb 2024, 3:18 pm | #18 |
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Re: Transparent Tacky glue - What is it?
Aha, being a consumer of canned alcoholic beverages, I recycle the glue that is used to stick "plastic-free" cans together. it just rolls off the cans at room temperature, Holstein pils cans seem to have the best glue.
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1st Mar 2024, 7:13 pm | #19 |
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Re: Transparent Tacky glue - What is it?
The sticky pads used to glass-mount carphone antennas would come off in the rain if you didn't seal around them with the supplied silicone. I bought a car in 2018 with a lit up ETACS carphone with a glass mount antenna that took a lot of work to remove, (I remembered to use dental floss). I've got another car with a glass mount on the windscreen that I fitted in 2001 that's never been garaged. Most badges on modern cars are stuck on with "mounting tape".
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