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Nov 5, 2007 at 12:02 pm #1225705
I am making a pot cozy and was wondering if anyone knows if Elmer's rubber cement will hold up to the temps that the pot will put on the cozy. If not, what are some other good alternatives…duct tape?
Nov 5, 2007 at 1:58 pm #1407867Don't know about rubber cement…contact cement certainly will. As will duct tape. If you make them out of that reflective bubble wrap, there is an aluminum foil tape specifically for that product which works extremely well.
Nov 5, 2007 at 3:41 pm #1407893The cozy will not have to handle temperatures above the working limits of most household contact cements. Elmer's contact cement will probably work. Duco household contact cement and Barges certainly will because I have used them for years with no failures.
Nov 5, 2007 at 3:49 pm #1407895You don't say what cozy material you're using. If neoprene, then you can use neoprene cement, which will definitely be up to the task.
FWIW rubber cement is quite weak. The suggested contact cement is quite strong, but I always make a huge mess when I use it!
Nov 6, 2007 at 1:05 pm #1408061Electrical tape can take a bit of heat, IIRC
Nov 6, 2007 at 1:22 pm #1408066What material are you using? Reflectex?
The tape will most likely be on the outside where it won't be susceptible to very much heat. The point of the cozy, yes? I'm sure you can take your pick of adhesives and tape materials. Metal Tape is heavy and the application in this neck of the woods is for high heat applications, e.g. sealing your Pepsi Stove. I used duct tape on my cozies, but I'm positive even that's overkill.
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Nov 6, 2007 at 4:32 pm #1408088I believe rubber cement is quite flammable. Perhaps some of the Reflectix foil tape might work.
Nov 7, 2007 at 3:22 am #1408143There is a heat tape that is very thin and light I've found sold right next to Reflectix in our local hardware store. This topic was discussed recently. There's a photo there of a cozy I've made using Reflectix and this tape.
Making a cozy is a very easy project.
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