What method have you guys used to re-attach a rubber butt pad to a wood stock?
Mine came off my Veteran yesterday. Looks like it must’ve been glued on originally. Both mating surfaces are smooth.
Terry
Attaching rubber butt pad to wood stock?
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What method have you guys used to re-attach a rubber butt pad to a wood stock?
Mine came off my Veteran yesterday. Looks like it must’ve been glued on originally. Both mating surfaces are smooth.
Terry
Nobody better recommend Gorilla Glue cuz it's brittle and cracks especially on a rubber buttpad on wood stock. Guess how I know... Yo!
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Epoxy, with 4700lb psi strength it isn’t going anywhere and it chemically bonds really well between both materials. I use industrial from my construction stuff.
Most 5 minute epoxies will work just fine.
Most 5 minute epoxies will work just fine.
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Also note not to get any excess on the outside and to wipe it off right away. A dry smooth old shirt works great. Make sure to have some clamping method figured out BEFORE applying. I would suggest using one clamp with rubber over the cheek piece of the stock, and then another two clamps from the end of the butt pad towards and hooking on the other clamp already installed so it pulls the butt pad towards the barrel. This way you can have the gun horizontally and clean the epoxy after application. I’ve done this while gun smithing work/refurbs on actual rifles
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Hadn't had any buttpad come off unintentionally using Shoe Goo. I kept in mind the harsh chemicals of other industrial strength adhesives melting the buttpad. Yo!
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Shoe goo is a pretty epic product. I have used it a lot of times on shoes that were worn down from skateboarding. It holds rubber super weld. Idk about using it on wood though, it probably could work though.
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Yo has it right. Scuff up the butt and the pad with something like 80 or 120 grit and make a shoe goo sandwich. That thing won't go anywhere any time soon.
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Contact cement, removable from the wood with lacquer thinner, will also remove it from the rubber but may attack it. Stays pliable, permanent.
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I have a Veteran and I was curious what kind of glue was used. I think they originally used contact adhesive where you paint both sides with glue and let it dry them press the parts together. It is used to put laminate counter tops on with.. MM
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Most any decent glue will work, just rough up both surfaces a little. This is not a highly stressed application, in fact, I'm surprised it came off. Most are attached with screws, although probably not needed.
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You can use stacked rubber slippers Shoe Goo'd as a butt spacer to increase length of pull if and when needed or just use rubber slipper as a butt pad on some rifles that don't have any such as the RWS 34 and Benjamin pumper or some cheap Chinese springers to even an old beater gun with a sticky or rotted butt pad. Yo!
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There’s an archery glue I use to fletch arrows called fletch-tite. It’s clear and dries flexible. It also seems very durable. Bonds different surfaces well..plastic to aluminum..plastic to wood..plastic to carbon..pretty much anything. I’ve got arrows fletched over 20 years ago that are still shootable.
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Butt pad fell off one of my Veterans a couple years ago.
Super glued it back on and it's still rock solid.
Great thing about super glue is no oozing out the sides
If it ever comes off again I'm gonna glue it and screw it ( 2 flat heads )
Matt
Super glued it back on and it's still rock solid.
Great thing about super glue is no oozing out the sides
If it ever comes off again I'm gonna glue it and screw it ( 2 flat heads )
Matt
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I really like that archery glue idea. I’ve seen that glue. The thing about epoxy that is nice is that if you clean it correctly but miss one spot you can and it to perfectly transition into the rubber. If it is the right kind of epoxy you can also add pigment as a detail, if you want a special kind of color strip.
However, I do think archery glue might be nice indeed. I didn’t know what it is called but I’ve seen the glue in my friends archery/arrow stash. I’ve never used it but I should find some to add to my tool collection. Anyway good idea
However, I do think archery glue might be nice indeed. I didn’t know what it is called but I’ve seen the glue in my friends archery/arrow stash. I’ve never used it but I should find some to add to my tool collection. Anyway good idea
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