leather maker's label

[Jeff Kuss]

What kind of adhesive would your recommend to install a leather maker's label
in a trunk case with felt interior?
Thanks in advance.

[Eric Eis]

What kind of adhesive would your recommend to install a leather maker's label
in a trunk case with felt interior?
Thanks in advance.

Kevin McCormack just might have that answer.....

[bobutler]

Having been in the shoe repair business for 10 year in an earlier life, I would recommend not using adhesives that harden. No super glue or the like. many contact cements will not have the holding power needed for a permanent installation like you want. Contact cements used for leather would be Barge or Master cement. It will hold but not be brittle. Can get them at Tandy Leather or a leather findings house in your area - if they will sell it to you.

Apply cement to both the leather label and the area of felt where you want the label. I would tape it off so the glue doesn't spread outside the lines of the label too much - it will not come out of the felt. Let dry for a few minutes, then re-activate (warm up) both surfaces with a hair dryer, heat gun or heat lamp. Apply the label and press with a weight or big book for a few seconds. Let cool, and you should be good. Hope this helps.

[Richard Flanders]

Charlie at Hill Rod and Gun installs a lot of those and uses a spray contact cement such as 3M spray adhesive, and I don't think it takes much. Just a light layer, get it in place and put a bit of a weight on it as it sits nice and flat somehow. These were his directions to me when I inquired about it. I'd also be very interested in hearing of other's methods as I still have a Parker label to put into a case.

[Dean Romig]

Jeff, before reading Mr. Butler's post I would also have recommended Barge Cement. Follow his suggestions and it will come out nicely.





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[Greg Baehman]

3M Super 77 spray adhesive is the product to use. It doesn't dry out over time. I've used it for applying leather trade labels in gun cases and numerous building construction projects through the years and it has never failed.

[Russ Jackson]

When restoring the Austin Healey many years ago ,on the interior I used 3M 77 and on all my Case Labels I use it also ! If I remember correctly on the directions on the side of the can it states something such as this , " For permanent installation spray a light coat on the piece to be adhered and also a light coat on the piece that is to be adhered to and let get tacky ,press together etc. for all other applications coat only the piece to be adhered ! On the Healey I sprayed both pieces and have never had a piece come apart ,on my Gun cases I Only spray the label with the idea in mind if I ever want to change labels or sell the case someone would be able to lift the label and add whatever they wanted , Fox, LC Smith Labels etc. ! And yes after a couple of years you may have to respray and replace as the corners seem to lift a bit with the single spraying technique but it doesn't pull the lining off of the case ,Just a Thought !