Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 12:17:30 -0400
From: Andrew <puppetvision-AT-gmail.com>
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] I HATE press-tite green


I have used LePage's Green Pres-Tite contact cement on foam and found it
works extremely well, although it is tricky to get the hang of. It doesn't
bond foam instantly like LePage's other foam adhesives, but then it doesn't
contain cancer-causing chemicals either.

I haven't been using it since moving to Mexico two years ago (very few
things in Mexico are environmentally friendly I'm afraid), but if memory
serves you do have to make sure both parts are sufficiently tacky (almost
dry I think) before putting them together and they will bond just as well as
the regular contact cement.

- Andrew

On 6/27/07, puptcrit-request-AT-puptcrit.org <puptcrit-request-AT-puptcrit.org>
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> From: Mathieu Ren? <creaturiste-AT-primus.ca>
> Subject: [Puptcrit] I HATE press-tite green
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> Well, I gave it its last chance.
> The first contact cement I ever tried was Press-tite green, from Lepage.
> It was very hard to use, took forever to dry, was not tacky enough when
> parts were brought together,and the result was weak, at best.
>
> 7 years of experience later, I figured maybe I'd be able to make it work.
> After all, it's been on the market a while, it must be good for
> something...
>
> NOt so.
> It's awful, it's stupid, user-unfriendly, not worth the money, not worth
> the time.
> Even on this very hot summer day, with a 1500watt hair dryer to speed it
> up, it takes forever to dry on foam, and when you think it is ready, the
> parts won't grab together enough to do any good. One would need to pin the
> foam in place while its curing! That totally defeata the purpsoe of contact
> cement!
> The only things this glue seems to be good for is wasting money and being
> a nightmare to use.
> It is even more difficult to clean off of brushes than the rubber latex.
> It is so bad I'm not even sorry I spilled three quarters of the can when a
> mosquito decided to attack my eyes while I was holding the can.
>
> It may be non-toxic physically, but I'd reccomend labeling it TOXIC for
> the technical mind!!!
>
>
> How can a company like Lepage, which has a lot of great products,  make
> such a horrible useless sludge?
>
>
> One the other hand, last winter I tried the regular Press-tite (gel
> consistency), and it's marvelous on foam, if a bit stinky.
> Not as good as the Helmifix, but I might have to go back to Press0tite
> gell if I find out it is less toxic and has no toluene nor other nasties.
>
> To try to finish on a fairer, less emotional note...
> I did try the same press-tite green on blue and pink styrofoam this
> winter, and it works well, as long as the parets are perfectly flat and
> smooth to allow for a good surface contact.
>



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