Looks great. Was that PVA (wood glue) used to glue down the tolex? Always wanted to try that method. I rolled on contact cement on the last cabs that I built years ago and man did that stuff stink something awful. My shop smelled like a chemical refinery for a week.
Thanks!
It's LePage water-based contact cement. It's low in VOC content, low in odour, solvent-free, and non-toxic. The Canadian government has really cracked down on solvent based glues, paints, etc. and I'm glad they did. A former colleague of mine used to use some kind solvent based finish on his plane and sadly, never wore a respirator. He died of Picks Disease as a direct result.
When I bought the Tolex to recover my AC4 (here's the thread I posted of my AC4 re-Tolex job I did three years ago and the Tolex hasn't budged,
https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/a-vox-just-isn’t-a-vox.151615/), the supplier recommended it, so I gave it a try. Glad I did, it's so easy to work with and it's very forgiving and absolutely no smell and washes up with water. There's an application brush in the lid, which works well, but it's kind of small. I found that pouring it on and using a bigger paint brush to coat the surfaces, was more efficient for larger areas.
It works just like any other contact cement, coat both surfaces, wait 30-40 minutes (the cement on the wood will turn clear), bring the two surfaces together and roll out the Tolex. Once the cement completely cures, the Tolex is not easily coming off. The nice thing about it is that if you make a mistake, you still have time to reposition the material and you don't have to work fast...you have quite a bit of time. For example, I did the top, bottom and two sides of the face at the same time. If you take longer, reapply more cement and it will reactivate the cement already applied.
Also, if you get any glue on the good side of the Tolex or the paint, like I have on the inside, wait 'til it dries and just remove it, no solvent cleaner needed. You can even wipe it up with water before it cures.
I wouldn't use anything else!
https://www.lepage.ca/en/lepage-pro...s/contact-cement/low_odour_contactcement.html
