Woody Campbell Posted December 11, 2006 Share #1 Posted December 11, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) Pardon a really mundane question. I've got a metal 39mm lens cap which is suffering from its red felt peeling off. Any ideas for an appropriate adhesive? Now that really was mundane, wasn't it? Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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marknorton Posted December 11, 2006 Share #2 Posted December 11, 2006 You need to avoid a glue which soaks through the felt and changes the texture of the surface in contact with the lens. I recommend you use a viscous liquid glue applied as thinly as possible to the inside rim of the lens cap, NOT the felt itself. Allow the glue to become tacky to the touch (5-10 minutes) and then press the felt into position, but not so firmly as to force any glue through the felt. I think you'd find a toothpick useful to spread the glue and another to press the felt into position. Allow the glue to dry thoroughly before putting the lens cap on the lens. Don't know about glue brands in the US, but in Europe, I'd recommmend Uhu or Bostik. There, a mundane answer to a mundane question! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ho_co Posted December 11, 2006 Share #3 Posted December 11, 2006 There, a mundane answer to a mundane question! Mundane, c'est mondiale! --HC Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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lars_bergquist Posted December 11, 2006 Share #5 Posted December 11, 2006 Common contact glue also works fine, only you don't follow instructions but place the parts in contact BEFORE the glue surfaces have lost their stickiness. A couple of minutes is fine. This way you can peel the two apart later, if you want. This recipe also works well for peeling leatherette coverings. The old man from the Age of Adhesive Tape Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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