YouTube video series published by Renia of a Jim McFarland on adhesives
Notes
- Jim trained at Renia in Cologne
- also works with Petronio
- problem: new materials in shoes
PU
- especially comfort soles
- better abrasion than EVA
- green can primer
- still works after turning white
- don’t let the primer dry
- don’t need to prime EVA
- Vibram Memphis is PU
ECCO
- TPR and PU gums up sandpapers
- cut off as much as you can before sanding
- if crumbling, don’t bother
- caused by age
Wet PU
- open cell, so absorbs moisture
- contrast closed-cell EVA
- dry out, with out with towels
- convection oven
- don’t leave unattended
- if you can smell it, it’s too late
TPR
- test: ruby a little solvent on rag, rub against material, check if color comes off, spot becomes shiny
Ortec
- polypropylene, polyethylene, Plastazote
- dries clear
Toluene
- Europe: affects the unborn
- “What’s good for women can’t be bad for men.”