That $40 bookbinding glue I bought off Etsy ruined my entire leather cover project

I tried that fancy wheat paste mix from a seller in Portland and it turned my leather all sticky and weird after 48 hours. The pH was way off or something because the spine cracked when I opened it. Anyone else have a bad run with specialty glues from small shops?

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victor_jones993d ago

Have you tried a PVA glue like Lineco instead? That leather crack sounds like the pH really messed up the bond.

charliestone3d ago

Wait, you're saying the pH issue could mess up the bond that badly? I always figured leather was tough enough to handle most glues (guess I was wrong about that). Thanks for the tip on Lineco, @victor_jones99, I'll grab some for my next repair instead.