Saddle cover peeling?
07-22-18, 10:50 PM
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Saddle cover peeling?
I put the original saddle back on my 1983 Miyata 710. I'd never used it before today, but I think I've got it set up in a way that I like. BUT - and this is part of why I'd replaced it with a different saddle in the first place when I got the bike a couple years ago - the saddle's cover fabric is held on just by adhesive, and the adhesive is failing in back:
Besides the fact that it's falling off, the fabric seems to be in good condition, and I'd like to re-attach it. How should I go about this? Hit it with something like a headliner adhesive and clamp it in place while it sets?
Besides the fact that it's falling off, the fabric seems to be in good condition, and I'd like to re-attach it. How should I go about this? Hit it with something like a headliner adhesive and clamp it in place while it sets?
07-22-18, 11:05 PM
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Sand the nylon base. clean off the sanding debris.
Take a small glass jar with a screw on lid and politely implore a local cobbler for some adhesive.
Pay him.
get a disposable acid brush or two and prime the two contact surfaces, apply a coat after the first has "flashed" off.
pull into position, a heat gun / hair dryer may help.
clamping without marring is tough.
this is one of the few times I cannot tell what the cover material is.
Take a small glass jar with a screw on lid and politely implore a local cobbler for some adhesive.
Pay him.
get a disposable acid brush or two and prime the two contact surfaces, apply a coat after the first has "flashed" off.
pull into position, a heat gun / hair dryer may help.
clamping without marring is tough.
this is one of the few times I cannot tell what the cover material is.
07-22-18, 11:17 PM
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Or simply buy some Barge contact cement and do as above. No cobbler harassment necessary.
07-22-18, 11:21 PM
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+1 on contact cement. Don't bother with 3M spray-on stuff as it will not do a permanent repair like contact cement will....
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The same thing happened to my Miyata 310 saddle. I used contact cement to fix it. Make sure you cover both surfaces with the cement and let dry for several minutes before pressing them together. If you press them together while still wet, they don't stick as well.
07-23-18, 10:06 AM
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I tried headliner adhesive and it's too messy.
07-23-18, 12:17 PM
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Barge vinyl stick, was used to completely replace the cover on a very old saddle with a nylon base,
Seems recent 'healthier' volatile solvent contact cements,
have a side effect of not working as well..
Seems recent 'healthier' volatile solvent contact cements,
have a side effect of not working as well..
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"Toxic" contact cement for me and has been my go-to for years, not low the VOC that is less reliable....I am lucky enough that I have a well-sealed quart (stored upside down) that should last my lifetime.
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Expose it to heat long enough like when you might leave your bike out in the summer sun, and that spray on 3M 77 will give up its grip.
I used a lot of the stuff for my college projects and know about its limitations....
Most good saddle manufacturers use contact cement to glue on their covers. No reason why not to use the same....
I used a lot of the stuff for my college projects and know about its limitations....
Most good saddle manufacturers use contact cement to glue on their covers. No reason why not to use the same....
