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2. Shoe Goo - Wikipedia

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   Shoe Goo was created in part in 1972 by Lyman Van Vliet, a 45-year-old senior executive at Hughes Aircraft Co. [1] [2] As a frequent tennis player, Van Vliet was dissatisfied with the durability of the soles of his tennis shoes and sought a method to extend their life by repairing them.

3. Rubber cement - Wikipedia

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   A bottle of rubber cement, showing a brush built into its cap and a photo about to be cemented to graph paper. Rubber cement (cow gum in British English) is an adhesive made from elastic polymers (typically latex) mixed in a solvent such as acetone, hexane, heptane or toluene to keep it fluid enough to be used.

4. Adhesive - Wikipedia

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   There are two types of adhesives that harden by drying: solvent-based adhesives and polymer dispersion adhesives, also known as emulsion adhesives. Solvent-based adhesives are a mixture of ingredients (typically polymers) dissolved in a solvent. White glue, contact adhesives and rubber cements are members of the drying adhesive family. As the ...

5. Pressure-sensitive adhesive - Wikipedia

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   In contrast, pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs) form a bond simply by the application of light pressure to marry the adhesive with the adherend. Pressure-sensitive adhesives are designed with a balance between flow and resistance to flow. The bond forms because the adhesive is soft enough to flow, or wet, the adherend.

6. Impact glue - Wikipedia

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   Impact glue, contact glue, contact cement, or neoprene glue is a type of solvent-based adhesive which may be used to bond materials such as plastics, laminates, and metal or wood veneers. [1] The term "contact glue" come from the practice of applying adhesive to both surfaces to be bonded; the surfaces are joined once the solvent in the ...

7. List of glues - Wikipedia

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   Cabinetmaking, bookbinding, lutherie, glue-size: Keratin glues Hoof glue and horn glue: hooves of ungulates, animal horns: Hooves or horns are fragmented, boiled into goo, and acidified partially- hydrolyzed keratin: Until it cools Thermoplastic. Hardens as it cools, but does not become brittle Gluing and stiffening textiles, cabinetmaking ...

8. Resorcinol glue - Wikipedia

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   Resorcinol glue, also known as resorcinol-formaldehyde, is an adhesive combination of resin and hardener that withstands long-term water immersion and has high resistance to ultraviolet light. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The adhesive, introduced in 1943, has been popular in aircraft and boat construction.

9. Construction adhesive - Wikipedia

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   Construction adhesive being used to attach an access panel to drywall. The construction adhesive is in a caulking gun at the top of the image. Construction adhesive is a general-purpose adhesive used for attaching drywall , tile , molding , and fixtures to walls, ceilings, and floors. [ 1 ]