The right glue for rubber matting

pilsbury · 9 Jul 2019

Not really building..... well I am building my trailer! What is a decent glue to stick some rubber checkerplate matting to my painted plywood trailer base?

My initial thoughts was some evostick contact adhesive, but I want a minutes play to get in the right position. A flexible 6x4 sheet of rubber is gonna be a bugger to align straight off and that evostick sticks hard instantly. A world of pain.

noseall · 10 Jul 2019

pilsbury said:
My initial thoughts was some evostick contact adhesive

Correct.

pilsbury said:
I want a minutes play

Why?

You lay the mat in position. Peel back some of the mat (whilst positioned upon it) and apply some glue. Stick that bit down pushing or pressing from the middle out. Then swivel round and peel back and do the rest.

^woody^ · 10 Jul 2019

Cornflakes and milk are quite stong, and you will get some play along with a healthy breakfast.

The key is to roll out and cut the mat to suit, then fix (staple?) one edge and then roll it up, glue the base and then just roll the thing back out. Put some weight on it. No need to coat both surfaces.

23vc · 10 Jul 2019

I’ve always said weetabix, but pilsbury will probably stick to his tried and tested Cheerios.

Notch7 · 10 Jul 2019

Use something like hardboard or strips of wood to keep apart areas of the mat whilst you work your way. The worst thing is if a bit unexpectedly flips back and sticks.

You can work from one side, or lay the rubber in place, clamp down one half, roll back the other, glue and stick.

Watch a video of doing an epdm roof as its the same thing

noseall · 10 Jul 2019

^woody^ said:
then roll it up, glue the base and then just roll the thing back out.

Notch7 said:
clamp down one half, roll back the other, glue and stick.

I'm sure someone suggested something similar earlier in the thread.....

^woody^ · 10 Jul 2019

noseall said:
I'm sure someone suggested something similar earlier in the thread.....

I thought pilsbury would be confused as to how he could clamp one half, whilst rolling up the other half.

I knew what you meant though.

pilsbury · 19 Jul 2019

Thank you all for your pearls of wisdom. Rubber mat went down a treat. As per suggestion, laid it in position, folded half back, glued, then repeated for the other half. Simples.

I have now realised I have another issue. My trusty trailer, all rusty, scuffed and boarded with flaking, rotting OSB got me through my entire build. Bricks, rubble and any horrid sh1t you could imagine was handled with ease. It is now immaculate. Stripped, painted, new ply boards painted up, rubber checker plate matting, working lights.... a real beauty. But the only thing I’m willing to transport is pillows and blankets (not the scratchy ones). Can’t bear to put a mark on it.

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