outfitting disaster

[allan]

ok, well it's not a disaster, but...

I glued in the outfitting for my new forplay last week, and had a great time on the water with it last sunday. however, I just pulled the boat out of the garage to do some tweaking for this weekend, and behold, all of the foam was readily falling out of the boat...

just did some more extensive searching in the archive, and it seems that everybody suggests using flammable, solvent-based contact cement... looks like I bought the wrong stuff (non-flammable, solvent free - what luck)

so, I'm heading out to get some stronger, more toxic stuff, and i'll be regluing as soon as possible.

here's the question for all you folks out there - what should I do about the residue of the solvent-free stuff? I can scrape some of it off the bottom of the boat, but it's still hanging out on the foam. is there any wonder material to remove it before I apply the new stuff?

thanks in advance, hopefully all will be finished tonight, and I can get her back on the water for sunday.

cheers,
-allan

[allan]

i've got the right contact cement, and I also bought some 'contact cement cleaner/thinner' should work well to get rid of the contac cement, but there's a warning on the label saying that it may harm some plastics... i'm thinking about using a rag with just a little bit on it to scrub, and then washing it all off... is this stuff really bad for the plastic and foam?

thnx,
-allan

[Mike W.]

Allan, I use Weldowood contact cement in the red & black can. Make sure it says "DANGER! flammable liquid & vapor". That's the good stuff.

For cleaning I always try acetone first. You'll want to re-sand the plastic anyway & that should get rid of the residue there. For the foam, I'd just cut a thin slice off where the glue is on it.