17 Apr
2013
17 Apr
'13
1:11 p.m.
On Tue, 16 Apr 2013, Fred Cisin wrote:
On Tue, 16 Apr 2013, Chuck Guzis wrote:
The original formula is still available (yellow label), just only in large
quart or gallon size containers (like their thinner). The smaller metal
tubes (blue label) are only available with the newer formula. IIRC, they
changed the formula so they could take out the Toluene.
After a lot of digging, I discovered that shoe
repair shops use a
special brand of contact cement known as "Barge" cement. The stuff
stinks like heck and soaks into rubber, so a 6 ounce tube barely
suffices for a pair of soles. But the bond is unassailable by moisture
or wear.
Barge changed their formula ("can't use xxx in the formula anymore").
The current stuff is crap compared to what it once was. A friend has
been watching eBay for NOS of the old formula, without success. One ad
had the new formula, but the picture was the packaging of the old
formula.