Does anyone know if this is suitable for gel-backed carpets to ali panels?

Cheers!

i would not have thought so, PVA tends to bond well to porus material and ali isnt very porus, i could be compleatly wrong however since i have never tryed it

tilly

PVA won't dry, use contact adhesive

but do test some on a small sample of the carpet & gel to see it is compatible first


[Edited on 26/8/11 by Mr Whippy]

My kids were using PVA to stick sea shells to paper the other day when they were making collages and it worked amazingly well!

It also dries clear so won't look a mess.

I would have thought it would work well on carpet to Ali. It is cheap enough to have a go on a cut off.

Stu

PVA won't form a good bond to metal.

As already suggested contact adhesive ----- Evostick.

You could also try a hot glue gun.

Thanks people!

Just a tip with contact adhesive on ally, give the ally a quick dusting with etch primer a few hours before spraying the adhesive, makes it stick sooo much better

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Originally posted by Mark Allanson
Just a tip with contact adhesive on ally, give the ally a quick dusting with etch primer a few hours before spraying the adhesive, makes it stick sooo much better

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As above PVA needs the water to escape to dry so metal is a no no, re contact adhesives we have found the stuff from Wickes/ Screwfix to be just as good as the original evo stik. hth
Mike

I ended up using the Alpha stuff from Woolies. Not cheap at £24 a litre (VAT and delivery inclusive), but it works well!