Best adhesive to bond silicone and neoprin?

[Mermaid Olivia!]

I have a small spot where one of my scales has partially lifted away from the neoprin on my tail. It is barely even noticeable, as it is right next to/in the seam, but it still bugs me and I'd like to find a way to stick it back down. What is the best adhesive for this? I'm really not sure, because I obviously don't want something that is going to eat away at the silicone and cause it to deteriorate, but I want something that is strong enough that I don't have to constantly reglue it. Or, should I just leave it alone and not worry about sticking it back down? :thinks:

[Mermaid Wesley]

Only silicone can glue to silicone. Sil-poxy or GE 100% silicone caulking.


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[Ashe]

Do you know what type of silicone? As in tin cure or Dragonskin? The tailmaker would also be helpful information :)

[Mermaid Wesley]

It's a mertailor. He uses dragonskin. ;)


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[Ashe]

Ah, haha Wes you beat me to the thread :P

My question is: does tin cure and Dragonskin adhere to any kind of silicone? As in if you were needing to patch up a Dragonskin tail could you use any other form of silicone such as caulking or tin cure?

[Mermaid Olivia!]

Yup, my tail is a Mertailor and made from Dragonskin! :) My guess would be that if you're patching Dragonskin, it would be best to stick with Dragonskin. Even if you could get another type to stick, it would probably have a different finish/texture and might take the paint differently. And thanks for the advice about Sil-poxy! Looks like that will do the job nicely... plus I can get it on Amazon and it isn't terribly expensive!

[OrcaMatt]

Something like http://www.loctiteproducts.com/p/cntct_osns/overview/Loctite-Stik%27n-Seal-Outdoor-Adhesive.htm probably, Loctite Stick'n'Seal outdoor silicone adhesive.

[Princess Pearl]

I used GE Silicone to attach my silicone seashells to my bikini top. They've stayed on for nine months so far with no peeling, and my shells were old silicone


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[Winged Mermaid]

If you're using neoprin it shouldn't inhibit the curing because it's not rubber- it's fabric. A spacer fabric, but fabric. Neoprene inhibits the cure because it is rubber. That's why the Mertailor uses neoprin instead of neoprene (plus it's cheaper). As far as I know, you can use more silicone to bond them or (in the case of his "realistic" tails) pour the silicone right on. But patch test to be sure ;)

[Mermaid Olivia!]

Finally got around to ordering some sil-poxy, and it should be here any day now! As soon as it gets here I will try to stick that one spot back down to the neoprin, and also patch a teeny little tear in the silicone on the bottom of the footpockets. My tail gets lots of use, especially the flipper, which I swim with almost every day, so I'm glad I will have some of this stuff on hand if I ever need to make other repairs. Does anyone have tips for how I should clean the silicone before I make the repair? I'm torn on whether I should use something like soap to clean the silicone first, or if I should just rinse it well with clear water and dry it.

[Princess Pearl]

I believe rubbing alcohol is the standard

[Mermaid Olivia!]

Thanks! I got both spots patched together and I can't even find where they were after it cured! This stuff is awesome!