Rubber Cement + Tenergy

Lately I am experimenting with using a bit of tuner as solvative added to basic glue cement.
Even olive oil can simply be mixed in with the glue and works as a solvent then as it thins the glue.

This way the glue layer can be made comparable in consistency (a long lasting tack, viscosity) with the glue layers on pre-glued rubbers. A few dinner spoons on a liter can seems to be enough (I have to experiment more to find the right amount). 
Too much it becomes a guey mess.
In principal this method seems ideal for me as I also buy rubbers for clubmates and have to glue them on at the club.
As soon as I get the rubber in I apply the gluelayer(s), let the voc,s damp out completely overnight and put a plastic foil on. At the club only a gluelayer on the blade suffices with a shorter drying time  as the voc solvents don,t penetrate the wood too much) .
As the voc solvents can damp out fully with open air contact and the rubber can shrink back completely the expanding / shrinking problem is not significant. At the time I apply the rubber I also use voc-free glue...home made with the cheapest rubber cement as a base.

i have a few teammates who swears on elmer's when gluing tenergy. but just to be safe on such a expensive investment i went with the wbg.  Again thanks for everyone on this foum. except mildseven lol cuz he mad and i guess all the time according to some lol

mon22 wrote: i have a few teammates who swears on elmer's when gluing tenergy. but just to be safe on such a expensive investment i went with the wbg.  Again thanks for everyone on this foum. except mildseven lol cuz he mad and i guess all the time according to some lol

Yep, I would becareful about using Elmer's.   Yes! Paste seems to work fine for me and it is easy to clean.

All types of regular (non-speed) glue seems to be working fine with Tenergy.

pnachtwey wrote: I should try cutting the rubber first and then gluing when I attach my next $14 Chinese rubber with rubber cement.

pnachtwey wrote: I use Elmer's rubber cement on the Chinese rubbers I try.  I have to move fast and spread the rubber thin as possible and still cover the blade and rubber.  I cut with a good pair of scissors after the rubber dries.   I have had no problems and the edge look good.

All this talk of Elmer RC shrinking your rubber is bull-pappy. RC is cheaper and better... just don't use it if you play in tournaments unless it's been a few days. It has a mild speed glue effect because it contains heptane so it will expand slightly and the contraction will either not happen or barely be noticeable. Fine, leave a little rubber if you know it contracts and suffer the first few days of speed effect until it tames down to being normal. Damn VOC-free glues are an excuse to get more money out of people. BTY doesn't like you buying $1.99 RC.

EDIT: And I definitely need to try the pen method when cutting my next rubbers. I keep tempting myself to try it, seems reasonable.




Edited by Phot0n - 12/01/2010 at 5:48pm