What adhesive is best to repair vintage calculator metal sheet on plastic?

[robve]

Thanks for all the suggestions.

(06-09-2023 03:03 AM)Jeff_Birt Wrote:  I have used 3M 137 double sided tape for sticking things like emblems and rubber feet on.

The double sided tape is indeed very thin with 3.5 mil (0.09 mm) and should work well on clean and flat surfaces. However, there is still a little bit of old hardened glue residue in the middle that is quite difficult to remove. It looks like the surfaces are not as clean and even for double sided tape to work best.

As for other adhesives like E6800, I have a tube, but application is often messy. Maybe I'm clumsy with this, but it's hard to avoid glue trails/strings/spots on places I don't want glued.

(06-09-2023 01:41 PM)striegel Wrote:  Try a little bit of rubber cement.

I will give that a try. It should even it out when thinly spread, so that bit of old glue residue should not be a problem. As a bonus, rubber cement can be repositioned and excess can be easily removed.

- Rob