Aquilim 315

Renia-produced water-based contact cement

Label

Contact cement for bonding leather, EVA, PUR, cork, felt, foam, textiles, PP/PE and many other materials in O&P. Sand and clean surface from dust. Apply Aquilim on both sides only once. Dry at room temperature or with heat until film is transparent. Fix and press with appropriate pressure. Trim and finish straight after. Protect from freezing!

Promo Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8xw5vHaB2M

• shoemakers, bootmakers, shoe repair
• glue flesh sides
• nearly instant bond
• purse linings
• zipper
• won’t stick to sewing machine needles
• no odor
• white color
• water-based
• coat only one side
• main focus on shoe repair industry
  • in decline for a few decades
• diversifying
  • foot orthopedics
  • orthopedic shoemaking
  • sole production, up to industrial scale
  • leatherwork from individual to industrial

Founder Product Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mf-aR9bKNw0

• works exactly like a contact cement

• start: use like Topfit or Colle de Cologne
• coat both sides, let dry, stick together, done
• dries completely clear
• that’s how you know it’s ready to bond
• on leather, dries within two or three minutes
• on rubber and other compact materials, esp. foams, can take 10-15-20 minutes
• will always turn clear when ready to bond
• foams
  • be careful
  • absorbent, e.g. PU, take in water
  • leather wicks water away
  • issue: dried adhesive layer on top, but fed water from the bottom
  • use heat
• can bond nearly everything as Topfit
• can press leather together by hand
• wouldn’t use on plastic soling materials
• doesn’t work on vinyl
• will work on synthetic leather

• more of a building adhesive

• not so much a repairing adhesive
• not for repairing soling because of trouble with shoe plastics
• need to press with fitting last
• does not need to be heat-activated, but can benefit
• orthopedics: need to heat material to make it moldable anyway
• layer thickness
  • controls drying speed
  • controls success of bond
  • too much → won’t work
• high solid content → need to use less
• 1 pint lasts like another quart
• grabs quickly due to high solids
• works on somewhat wet leather
• if wet forming, e.g. cowboy boot soles, making bag gusset, can pre-coat the pieces
  • enough to hold together for sewing
  • not for shoe soles
• no odor whatsoever
  • working at home, small workshops
  • not flammable
  • easy to shop and haul around