I need to repair an EVA grip that has been chewed up. I have removed the bad section and fitted a new piece into the cutout. Now comes the question as to what adhesive to use so that after turning the completed area the "glue" line is not harder than the EVA.
What do you folks reccomend? Thanks for any ideas.
Neil Buchler

Neil,
Try contact cement that has been thinned with Cystal Flo solvent.
When it sets up the bond will be no harder than the EVA foam. Try it
Pat

Try EVA "PAPER", really resistant, and glues with any Poly-Vinyl product, included crystal clear ones. This EVA also comes with WOOD-LOOKING DESIGNS and many more.

You may try some Barge cement that you get from your shoe repair guy. I have read that this is contact cement with an attitude.

I have done a bunch of grips made from 17 colors of EVA strips,

I have found the BEST setup is...
FRESH Weldwood contact cement...I but it by the pint

thin it 20% with Weldwood contact cement thinner..NOT ACETONE(evaporates too fast)
I put it in a 'pop top' plastic pepsi container...squeeze out what I need..then..I squeeze the bottlle to force out most of the air..then close the top.My goal here is to keep as much air as possible away from the thinned glue.
( the combo does not eat thru the plastic bottle)

By storing the glue this way(no air) it keeps the glue thinned to the right ratio.Old/dried out glue leaves a dark glue line,&, it gets stringy& hard to work with.

I coat both pieces,,wait 15 minutes..coat again..wait till it's 'glossy',,then put them together. Then ,I squeeze the thing together between 2 boards in a bench vise(just for a second).
Then ,I wait the full 7 days before shaping.(I think that's the key to success...I used to have the grip fall apart on the lathe)).
I have not had a glue joint failure since I've been doing it this way.

hope this helps