Bob Smith Industries 118 Ic-2000 1 Oz. Ca Glue

I have to give this one five stars. My wife curbed one of her tires on a '24 Subaru Forester which is AWD with 7k, and you have to replace all tires at one time. The gash wasn't too deep and only less than one inch but it left a dangling strip of rubber. I tried regular rubber cement, but it didn't hold up. So I order this plus the activator (Bob Smith Industries BSI-151H Insta-Set Super Glue Accelerator, Clear, 2 fl. oz). I cleaned the area with alcohol, brake cleaner and a small wire brush several times and let it dry. I then applied the glue and then the activator, holding it with an ice cream stick, and it instantly held. I then waited awhile and sanded the area briefly. I then applied a small amount to cover the area and dress it up a little. It is still holding well and you look closely to find the area. Amazing stuff. I wouldn't recommend this for everyone but just wanted to see what it would do. I ran the tire on the front for a little bit but felt a little better running it on the rear. I feel the activator is the key for a successful bond.

Used this to repair a + $200 pair of hiking boots. The boots have a non-removable plastic heel counter inside, so where the stitching on the heel unexpectedly and prematurely failed, one month past the end of the boot warranty, there was no way to repair by restitching. Tried a couple of other adhesives I've used for years such as E6000, Mast contact cement made for leather repair. Both held for a few weeks and then let go. This is on a boot, so whatever adhesive is used it has to be flexible. I've used cyanoacrylates for years but this is my first time to use a rubber-toughened one. There are actually 4 varieties of cyanoacrylate chemistry, including $35/1/4 ounce ampules used in surgery. I don't know what variety this stuff is, but by the way it handles, playing around with a few drops on various odds and ends in the shop, it appears this is much better than the cheap stuff you find in your local discount store.After I scraped all the old stuff out, I applied the rubber-strengthened cyanoacrylate, used several rounds of electrical tape stretched hard around the boot to hold the pieces together, and waited a full 24 hours. Weeks later it is still holding.I use adhesives professionally, and know from experience there is no way to know how long any cyanoacrylate has been sitting on a shelf since manufacture. You might get a month of use before it sets or 6 months. In the humid climate of the Deep South, I always store an opened bottle in the smallest sealed container that will hold it and a desiccant packet, and have sometimes gotten up to a year of use of of a bottle before it sets up. Hopefully this stuff will follow the same pattern. It's not cheap, but if I gave the boots another 6 months of life well worth it.Edit: 7 months later boot repair still good. I have hiked at least 100 miles since then, been caving in those boots. This stuff is amazing as long as you give it plenty of time to reach full cure.Edit 2 - It's now been a full year since the repair. The past 3 months, I have used these boots very aggressively while clearing timber, hike in them twice a week. the repair is still as good as ever.Edit 3 - September 2023. The sole has started coming off my boots, but the adhesive repair is still good.Edit 4 - January 2024. It's been 2 full years since my boot repair. The soles on the boots are now so worn there is no tread left, and I only use them for work in the shop they are so slick on the bottom. The adhesive repair is still holding up, looks like it did the day I fixed them 2 years ago. I've never seen anything bond to leather like this.I have done a lot of repairs with this adhesive since I bought it. Keeping it in an old pickle jar with a desiccant pack I have finally run out of the original bottle, but that is about as long as I have ever gotten from a cyanoacrylate bottle. Based on other repairs I have done there is less flex to this material than I originally thought, but it seems enough to be helpful on a variety of repairs. Some cyanoacrylates have methyl methacrylate (plexiglass) as a stabilizer, and this stuff acts in a similar manner. The rubber additive imparts a toughness I have not experienced in other cyanoacrylates, making it far less brittle. I use this a lot, but it has not worked on anything as well as the few leather repairs.

I purchased this product based on the reviews to glue up some tires/wheels and repair a couple of the same for my RC cars/trucks. This stuff is a little pricy but worth the $$ in my opinion. It dries and hold very well with a bit of flex to it. Slightly "rubberized", which makes it perfect for gluing RC tires to wheels. Also make it great for numerous other applications, especially if you need solid adhesion with just a little flex, expansion for heat/cold or such. I used it on some wood models I was building since it was black and was gluing up pieces that I had painted black. I recommend for the quality and versatility beyond the RC hobby. 100% good to go!!!!

Product is as described and worked well for a subwoofer repair

after several drop tests, prying tests, and bending tests, I have not had one glue joint separation if applied correctly, always material failure. even when gluing on a smooth surface it can hold surprisingly well.

Love using this for a PERMANENT bond with arrows and arrow inserts or glue-in competition points!

I glued to silicone tips to my kitchen tongs before they fell off and got lost.

I replaced the rubber weather stripping on the bottom of my garage door and on one end the of the rubber strip I could see daylight due to uneven cement. So I cut a thin strip of the leftover rubber strip to add to that area and it worked great. I only had to apply the glue and press the added piece of rubber on to the stripping for 45 seconds and it made a strong bond. My only mistake was not wearing gloves while working with the black glue. Even after scrubbing my hands I still have black on one fingernail. So learn from my mistake and wear gloves.