25905 Contact Cement, 1.5 oz.

If you’re a DIYer, you definitely need this when fixing or needing to bond things together. It’s my first time using this and I am very surprised of how well it works.

I bought and first used this a month and a half ago, gluing new rubber to the bottoms of my beloved old Brooks Glycerin running shoes, then patching some clothing and adding a handle to a water bottle. I was immediately impressed, but wanted to wait to see how the fixes held up over time before I wrote a review. ' In the 3rd photo (photo on the right), you see my running shoe repair some 4mm black shoe sole rubber; 2 strips on the left, 3 on the right. The shoe with 2 black strips was done 6 weeks and 100 miles ago; the repair I did today has 3 black strips. You can see the rubber has worn smooth on the left, whereas on the right, it still has treads. Under heavy use, the cement has held firm. . The photo in the middle is of my favorite shorts - ancient and disintegrating but I love them. The patch material was some cloth tape (I think people might use it for hemming)? Two rectangular patches are marked with little black arrows to the left of each patch. I ignored the Permatex instructions on the tube, applying a small smear of glue around each hole, smearing it around a bit with the cloth tape and pressing them together for about a minute. The glue on my fingers balled up like rubber cement and just rubbed off. The next day, I applied a little more cement under the patch corners with a flat toothpick and held that in place for another minute. Voila! The cement dried flexible and has held to this day. ' In the 1st photo (most recent cement use on the left), you are looking at a water bottle I modified about a month ago so I could carry it on long runs. I attached the handle (strapping material with velcro closure) using 4 black zip ties. This is where I was most impressed with the cement. After I made 2 loops with the 4 zip ties and tightened them around the water bottle, rather than cut off the ends of the 4 zip ties, I bent them back on themselves so as to make a small loop and glued them down. Remarkably, although it took substantial pressure to bend those ties 360 degrees, the Permatex cement made a solid bond after only a few minutes of hold time. When I am not holding it, the water bottle hangs on clips (one of which is attached to the zip tie loop) as I run and yet the cement is still holding.

This stuff worked great. I was using this to repair my instrument, and had to secure a new cork onto the neck. Very easy to use, don't put out too much of the product and spread lightly to avoid having spots that would overflow. This stuff hardens really well, and it would be a pain to adjust it after it solidifies. Did the trick for me. The container is rather small, though, so keep in mind that when thinking about how much you need, it's also pretty sticky.

Worked well to reattach a strip of countertop laminate. It flows well but only for a really short time so it's tricky to spread over a larger area. I was using a foam brush and the cement got tacky quickly and was tearing at the foam brush.

Consider myself advanced glue user. This is “contact cement”, a type of glue used by cabinet makers to adhere veneers, formica and other surfaces to cabinets and furniture. Spread it on both sides and let them dry for at least 10 minutes. Then very carefully join the surfaces. Once placed, there is no turning back. You can’t move the objects around, they are stuck. It does not work unless both sides are dry/tacky before you put them together! It works well with wood, leather, metal and vinyl, not edge to edge but overlapping. Got a pair of shoes with a floppy sole? Go for it. I buy this tube for around the house jobs like floppy shoes, cans dry out after a short time. I buy cans for things like laying new carpet in my boat. Well, I’m off to glue the rubber pad back on the bottom of my coffee cup, this glue will work like a charm.

Trying to put a metal pull on my full size glass mirror that enters into my walk in closest. I tried many different products but they did not hold for very long. This was the best product for my purpose.

The glue is really watery and runs like crazy. This would work much better if it were sold in a bottle or can with a screwed on stick-brush cap instead of in a squeeze tube. The squeeze tube offered very little to zero control over where and how much glue to apply on your work pieces. The glue itself worked well as long as you let the glue dry completely on the work pieces before assemblage. Be sure to mark and preposition your work piece before pressing them together as they will stick to each other upon contact - that's why it's called contact cement. Once the pieces make contact with each other, it'll be very difficult to remove or reposition them. Also, it's too bad that they didn't make a clear glue. The glue comes out in a brownish color and stays that way. Using lacquer thinner to clean up residual as per their instructions does work, but on white or light color work pieces, you might end up with noticeable dark color line along the repaired crack. A clear glue would have been less noticeable.

Reading a few earlier critiques, it was wise to use a small container and a brush. due to this adhesive/cement being a thin viscosity. Works great and is certainly what I had needed.

works well

This can barely be considered glue, let alone contact cement! It dries to a very elastic brown goo which resembles a translucent chewing gum. Doesn't hold anything firmly in place and is a complete waste of time. I ended up using superglue from the dollar shop instead which was much more effective.