Getting glue into bubbled non slip

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I have some deck non slip that was not put on quite right many years before I had the boat. Its got a couple of air bubbles that appear in hot weather and I wondered about getting glue inside without wrecking the non slip. I suppose I need a needle and syringe with glue in it to pop the bubble discretely and inject the glue.

Has anybody else done this and have any hints and tips to avoid a disaster?

Tim
 
I have done it with other material but I would imagine that the method would still be similar.

You need two holes, one for injecting the adhesive and the other one to allow the trapped air an escape route. Make the holes at opposite sides of the bubble, as distant from each other as you can. Inject the (runny) adhesive in one end and stop when it appears at the other hole. Place something heavy over the bubble, if necessary using a packing piece that is slightly smaller than the bubble so as to concentrate the weight. An example is diving weights balanced on a bottle top. Wipe off the adhesive that oozes out with a piece of cloth that is damp (with meths if using epoxy adhesive). Leave undisturbed overnight.
 
you are going to need a wide bore needle. Normal glue will not, because of its viscosity, travel through an ordinary animal or human needle.

Perhaps do without the needle altogether if the skin of the 'bubble' is less than 2 to 3mm thick. The spout on the syring is about 5mm long.

BTW it's quite easy to inject too much glue, so be ready to mop up


EDIT

Just read PMD's post. Better than mine. :)
 
This is a common problem with vinyl flooring, and you should be able to buy a syringe purpose designed for injecting adhesive into bubbled vinyl flooring from a trade flooring supplies place.

example - http://www.crcflooring.com/adhesive-syringe-p-25.html .

Normal process for vinyl flooring would be to make two holes as suggested above, squirt in the adhesive, roll with a heavy roller and then apply weight until adhesive has cured.
 
oh, wow !


That syringe at £7.32 is exactly the same as ones we buy in Mole Valley farmers for about 80p !
 
As a Yorkshireman....80p I like. £7.32 I also like, but not nearly as much. I shall pop down to our local farm supplies store, or speak to my daughter who, after all, works in a veterinary hospital...not that I'd ask her to 'borrow' anything. I'm not quite that daft.

Thanks for suggestions everybody.

Tim
 
You could buy a syringe from the veterinary hospital! I used to have some horse sized syringes and I reckon you could push concrete through that needle - I was only using them for exact positioning of some high viscosity oil and had to be careful not to squeeze out too much.

Rob.
 
rob2 said:
You could buy a syringe from the veterinary hospital! I used to have some horse sized syringes and I reckon you could push concrete through that needle - I was only using them for exact positioning of some high viscosity oil and had to be careful not to squeeze out too much.

Rob.
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I'l get one locally and not even mention it to my daughter as she is a long way away and I was speaking jocularly in any event. I wouldn't dream of doing or suggesting anything improper.

Tim
 
Rather than holes to inject, better to make 2 small C shaped incisions, insert glue, fold C back, roll and add weights, done with care, you can't see the join on the completed job. Just done this with a vinyl headlining bubble.
 
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