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TimLiggins · 27th Oct 2017, 9:27 pm

If the surfaces to be joined are flat and you can slide them, a 'rubbed" hide glue joint is unbeatable. If the surfaces are uneven use PU. If using PU damp the surfaces and use masking tape either side of the joint and wear latex gloves!

I am in the process, not for the first time, of restoring a set of 8 antique dining chairs (my wife does the upholstery). From previous experience hide glue is the way to go, and can always be undone by steaming when they need to be restored again in another 100 years.

27th Oct 2017, 9:27 pm	#20
TimLiggins Tetrode Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: York, North Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 54	Re: Gorilla Glue: your experiences & opinions If the surfaces to be joined are flat and you can slide them, a 'rubbed" hide glue joint is unbeatable. If the surfaces are uneven use PU. If using PU damp the surfaces and use masking tape either side of the joint and wear latex gloves! I am in the process, not for the first time, of restoring a set of 8 antique dining chairs (my wife does the upholstery). From previous experience hide glue is the way to go, and can always be undone by steaming when they need to be restored again in another 100 years.