Advice on gluing rubbers

Baal said:

Cool or humid conditions mean you have to wait quite a lot longer for glue to dry before attaching the rubber. That can be a problem where I live.

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Baal said:

Is is a bit paradoxical but if you live in a highly humid environment you can use a dryer set on low to speed things up a bit BUT -- and this is important -- if you use a fan or hair dryer be careful to not use a glue that dries too quickly (e.g. Tearmender) because then you will also get uneven drying*. It is kind of weird but that is in my experience here on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. I seem to do well with Butterfly Free Chack 2.

Which makes me think also that some of the different results people get with glues are partly technique; partly rubbers and blade (wood and whether it's sealed and rubber pore thickness); and also partly the environmental conditions in which it is applied (temperature and humidity); and even how old the glue is (which you can't always know because it may have sat on vendor's shelf for awhile and manufacturers don't put dates on the bottle).

In other words, it is more complicated that it seems, and once you find something that works well for you, don't change.

* In more chemical terms, I surmise that it can be a bit hard to get the polymerization to start, but if you heat it up too much once it starts it goes really fast and it's hard to control.

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