Reactivating Fabric Glue

[Uncle Eli]

Once a piece of very oversized foam has been glued, dried, fabric layed, Ironed, and the fabric removed, because your assistant cut the opening the wrong size. Can you cut the right size, and lay the fabric back over the same mat and re-iron the fabric and reactivate the glue?

I was able to remove the fabric and the glue stayed on the foam, without tearing it.

 

[Rick Granick]

I've been able to do so before. It might depend on the kind of glue and how much you used, or if the fabric has left a lot of fibers on the glue. Do you have a small piece of the fabric you could experiment with on another piece of foam? Do a mockup and recreate the situation. If you have to, I suppose you could roll on a second coat of glue on the big mat.
Rick

 

[Uncle Eli]

I've been able to do so before. It might depend on the kind of glue and how much you used, or if the fabric has left a lot of fibers on the glue. Do you have a small piece of the fabric you could experiment with on another piece of foam? Do a mockup and recreate the situation. If you have to, I suppose you could roll on a second coat of glue on the big mat.
Rick

I lucked out, and the fabric came up without pulling the surface paper, or leaving any residual fibers. It seemed logical to me that it would work, I just wanted to hear someone else say they had done it before. Thanks Rick

 

[Baer Charlton]

I know where you are, and I know what you're thinking...

The glue is still there...... so what's the hold up... the surf is out so get the work snapped and be ready.

Sheeze! You can find me in the middle of Italy, but dialing the cell is totally out?