gluing rubber to rubber

[Munroast]

Any suggestions - need a good long term waterproof bond, a fair bit to do so bicycle patches are out of the question.

 

[foxhole]

Roofing contact adhesive.?
What's it for?

 

[Munroast]

Roofing contact adhesive.?
What's it for?

I get the impression from your answer in the form of snippy questions that you are a little agitated by my post. why ?

As it is I will thank you for your answer, I was unaware rubber was used as a roofing material so would never thought of looking at the solution you offered.

 

[Munroast]

As an alternative to glue can anyone thing of any small rubber or plastic rivets / clips that I could hold the rubber together with?

To explain more what I am doing; I am forming a garden pond and the ground that the pond will be formed in contains a lot of sharp broken stones, so before I add the liner and underlay (as well as sand) I was going to cover the bottom of the pond with cut up tractor inner tubes, I am trying to think of a way of holding these in place.

 

[Belboz]

I assume you want to join the rubber and not fix to the ground?

There are several tapes which would be suitable but it all depends on budget.

Depnding on how much have you got to join you could consider duct tape, self-amalgamating tape or all-weather tape.

These vary in cost.

Alternatively, have you considered perhaps making holes in each section and joining them together with something like plastic ties. Those won't fall apart.

Plastic ties are cheap.

I am trying to picture what you are trying to do so I can help!!

B

 

[Munroast]

I assume you want to join the rubber and not fix to the ground?

There are several tapes which would be suitable but it all depends on budget.

Depnding on how much have you got to join you could consider duct tape, self-amalgamating tape or all-weather tape.

These vary in cost.

Alternatively, have you considered perhaps making holes in each section and joining them together with something like plastic ties. Those won't fall apart.

Plastic ties are cheap.

I am trying to picture what you are trying to do so I can help!!

B

Basically I am going to cut up some tractor tyre inner tubes and use them to line the bottom of a pond before I lay in the waterproof membrane and its underlay, there is a lot of broken whinstone in our ground and some of that is quite sharp. Hopefully the thick rubber inner tubes (1.75mm) will last for about ever and hopefully stop any of the sharp stones piercing the pond liner.


Nothing needs to be fixed to the ground but I would like the pieces of inner tube to stay in place until the water is in and everything settles into place. I quite like your idea of the plastic ties, but found it difficult to get them through the rubber and it does leave the hard lump bit on the top. However your idea got me thinking and I may opt for a darning needle and some fishing line - quite easy to do when working from just one side and quite a strong finish.

 

[Belboz]

Know what you are saying about the difficulty in penetrating the rubber but I would have been tempted to drill small holes to thread the plastic ties through. If you do it upside down before fitting the whole bed of rubber then the plastic 'bump' would be into the ground and not be an issue for the liner.

At least if I've given you some ideas then it was worth the reply!!

B

 

[Burnerman]

The original Evo Stik impact or contact adhesive is ideal for rubber.....its formula is remarkably similar!
If you want to go stitching, maybe a hot needle could help punch the holes.
John