Tear Mender in Singapore

It is not available in Sg.

 Find out what tear mender is (water based latex cement?) and you should be able to find an equivalent in a hardware or general or crafts store.   

Edited by Anderni - 01/15/2013 at 10:47am

aeoliah wrote: Anderni, I try to avoid water based glue, therefore I am looking fore tear mender. Water based glue for table tennis is easy to find here.

Well, I'm not sure why you avoid water-based glues, but in that case you would have been disappointed anyway.  That's because Tearmender is very similar to the water-based latex glues that table tennis companies sell.  It is white, smells exactly the same, behaves pretty much the same -- although if you dilute it 80 parts Tearmender:20 parts water before using it, I find it comes off of blades and rubbers somewhat easier.  Also that keeps it from drying too fast.  (Thanks to debraj for providing that important hint for how to best use this product, it helps a lot).  The main advantages?  Price and instant availability.  It is much much cheaper, and at least in US, you can buy it at pretty much any hardware store.  Also, when diluted, tends to come off rackets and rubbers a little bit easier than say, Butterfly glue or Donic Vario glue.  But basically it is the same type of stuff and it has been around forever.  TT companies just jacked up the price because it was for TT.


Edited by Baal - 01/16/2013 at 7:19am

Hi Baal, The Tear Mender i have in mind is not water based, so it should be not possible to dilute it with water.

Hi Anderni, problem is I don't want water based glue. However if I cannot find what I want, then I would have to buy it. They are readily available in the local table tennis shop.

aeoliah wrote: Hi Baal, The Tear Mender i have in mind is not water based, so it should be not possible to dilute it with water. Hi Anderni, problem is I don't want water based glue. However if I cannot find what I want, then I would have to buy it. They are readily available in the local table tennis shop.

Wow, now I'm not sure what exact product you are looking for.  Tear Mender is a white water-based latex glue manufactured since 1932 (or so they claim) by " Val-A Chicago, Inc.". Their website is  http://www.tearmender.com/ and you can even follow them on Twitter -- which I suppose someone would do if they have no life whatsoever.  It is quite similar to the glues sold by TT companies.   I am pretty sure there is no other product by the same name.  I couldn't find one by searching for a little while.  Interestingly, I learned that some people use it for training the ears of puppies.  I'm not sure what that means.  I'm not a puppy but speaking for myself, my ears are just fine and don't need training. 

Yes, I am guessing he is thinking of rubber cement?  Definitely not water-based and should be easy to find.

Back, in the day, one of my friends made a pretty nasty speed glue by mixing rubber cement with lighter fluid and some other solvent.  It was a diabolical brew that stank like the river Styx, but boy, did it ever have sound on his blade!


Edited by Baal - 01/31/2013 at 9:39pm