Wet the cord first. Then the glue will harden before it gets a chance to wick. Paul S. Larudee, RPT Richmond, CA Brian Trout wrote: > Hi Roger, > > The thin stuff would wick into the silk pretty quickly. The thick stuff > might be a better choice if one had to make a quickie field repair, as it > probably wouldn't wick much. > > Just my $0.02 > > Brian T. > btrout@desupernet.net > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Roger Jolly <baldyam@sk.sympatico.ca> > > <snip> > I would not recommend CA glue for gluing the silk cord, it will > wick into > > the material and rob it of the flexibility. Hot hide glue would be > > followed by white glue for field repairs.
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