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Mar 26, 2011 at 9:56 pm #1271185
Any one know what the best glue is for the white construction tyvek?
Mar 26, 2011 at 10:41 pm #1715354PVA works…
FrancoMar 28, 2011 at 7:48 am #1715879This guy has lots of information. He likes Cuben Fiber ($$) over Tyvek but I'd imagine the adhesive he uses – a two-part expoxy from Loctite – would work for you too. http://www.suluk46.com/RandD.html
Mar 28, 2011 at 3:14 pm #1716158There were several fairly lengthy threads a while back concerning Thom Dorrah's GCB (ground-cover-bivy) and he noted that simple, relatively inexpensive 3M Super 77 and Super 90 worked well in bonding Tyvek — I would probably go with the 90 just because. Best luck!
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