Best glue for camera leatherette

[Chan Tran]

I need to calibrate my camera shutter and it's necessary to remove a piece of the leatherette. I wonder what kind of glue would you recommend to glue it back?

 

[BrianShaw]

Pliobond is the traditional glue.

As in: Dead Link Removed

 

[Sirius Glass]

Try rubber cement first. If there is a problem later you can still peal off the leather.

 

[Nicholas Lindan]

If you use Pliobond you can make it a bit more re-pealable by putting the glue on one surface and then joining the surfaces while the glue is still rather wetish. If you follow the instructions - apply to both surfaces and join under pressure when the glue has dried to a dry tack - the leatherette will be really stuck to the camera.

 

[BrianShaw]

If you use Pliobond you can make it a bit more re-pealable by putting the glue on one surface and then joining the surfaces while the glue is still rather wetish. If you follow the instructions - apply to both surfaces and join under pressure when the glue has dried to a dry tack - the leatherette will be really stuck to the camera.

I didn't think of mentioning that trick. It's a great one -- using a contact adhesive like it is rubber cement.

 

[bsdunek]

Traditionally, shellac was used. I use gasket cement from NAPA auto parts. It is a traditional shellac cement. It can later be softened and removed with alcohol.

 

[Chan Tran]

Thank you all! I think I will use the Pliobond.

 

[jk0592]

I used Pliobond to glue the leatherette on a Hasselblad with great success.

 

[E. von Hoegh]

I need to calibrate my camera shutter and it's necessary to remove a piece of the leatherette. I wonder what kind of glue would you recommend to glue it back?

Pliobond.

 

[mgb74]

+1 for Pliobond. But note that it comes with dire warnings about breathing fumes. Also, it does tend to separate in the bottle and needs to be shaken.

I have also found it at the hardware store (a more traditional one that seems to have one of everything).

 

[E. von Hoegh]

+1 for Pliobond. But note that it comes with dire warnings about breathing fumes. Also, it does tend to separate in the bottle and needs to be shaken.

I have also found it at the hardware store (a more traditional one that seems to have one of everything).

Yes, don't pour it in a bag and huff it.:confused:

The dire warnings are more for the benefit of lawyers the the guy replacing some leatherette on a camera, there's so little area to glue you don't need to worry about it. Unless you're cementing in batches of 50 or so.

 

[Nicholas Lindan]

Traditionally, shellac was used. I use gasket cement ... removed with alcohol.

Ah, great, I was wondering where to get the stuff. From my limited experience German camera makers tended to use shellac and Japanese used pressure adhesive.

 

[Ian Grant]

Traditionally bone glues were used, at least here in the UK (they do look like shellac).

The only problem with using Contact/Impact ahesives is sometimes the solvents can affect modern materials.

Ian