When you want to buy new furniture but feel that the price of it is too high, you could change the existing thing by yourself. Or go to the second-hand market to buy a similar shape and use the upholstery skills to make it look brand new. This way, you must need to use upholstery glue. And you can save a lot of money and get a piece of furniture that satisfies you. Doing upholstery yourself can save a lot of money and give you a warm and beautiful home. Money should not be an obstacle to our enjoyment of life.
Materials like fabrics, padding, and foam are possibly the first things that come to mind when discussing upholstery. How combine these materials, upholstery glue plays a vital role. This article mainly discusses the best spray adhesive for upholstery fabric and foam. And also will tell you how to choose the upholstery spray glue.
Different materials have different requirements for the bonding effect of glue. So let’s first talk about what glue you can use to bond upholstery fabric.
What glue can use for upholstery fabric?
Spray Adhesive for Upholstery Fabric
You can use the adhesive spray to paste a large fabric area. It can improve your work efficiency greatly. At the same time, when choosing glue, you must consider which materials the adhesive can bond with. Some need to bond fabric with foam, and some need to bond fabric with cotton batting. At the same time, when choosing spray glue, it is best to choose formaldehyde-free, low-volatility spray glue that can be used for upholstery. After all, what we glue is something we often touch. If you use harmful glue, it will harm the body instead.
So when you choose to replace a whole cover, you can choose to use spray glue.
Hot Glue: fabric to wood
Hot glue is more suitable for pasting the internal structure of furniture. When you repair the sofa, you can use it to paste fabric onto the wood. And after using hot glue, you can also use staples to help it hold. It will be more solid. It is worth noting that during the operation, the upholstery fabric or foam may melt due to the high temperature of the hot glue.
If your material is heat resistant, consider using hot glue. But using better quality hot glue may significantly increase your DIY cost.
Foam Adhesive: fabric to foam & foam to foam
When you need to change the entire pad, in order to prevent the batting from moving between the upholstery cover and the foam, you should use glue to hold them together. Then this glue needs to have the ability to stick foam. Generally, adhesives specially used for foam will have a better use effect.
Fabric Glue: fabric to fabric
When the sofa’s exterior is slightly damaged, you don’t need to replace the whole fabric. Then choose to stuff a small piece of cloth into the damaged place, and you can use fabric glue to paste it. Of course, the fabric glue also needs strong viscosity and water resistance to have a good effect.
You can watch this video to learn how to repair minor damage to a seat.
What is the best spray adhesive for upholstery?
When the demand change to bond upholstery foam, which spray adhesive for upholstery foam will be the most suitable for you? The above description has mentioned some glues you can use when bonding upholstery foam. So when talking about spray adhesive for upholstery foam, we will tell you which is the best. And we will use the table to show which spray glue to use when bonding different upholstery materials.
| Application | Sprayidea 958 Composites Spray Adhesive | Foam Fast Spray Adhesive 36 | Sponge Spray Adhesive 32 |
|---|---|---|---|
| upholstery | √ | √ | √ |
| wind turbine blade | √ | ||
| aircraft carbon cover | √ | ||
| yacht and ship | √ | ||
| auto engine hood | √ | ||
| motorcycle helmet | √ | ||
| glass fiber and carbon fiber | √ | ||
| foam lamination | √ | √ | |
| carpet | √ | √ | |
| speaker | √ | √ | |
| Rubber | √ | ||
| PEF board | √ | ||
| sound-insulation foam | √ |
You may be wondering, all three types of glue can be used for upholstery, so is there any difference between them? The focus of these three products is different. But they are more than enough for upholstery. Next, let’s look at the difference in focus between them. You can choose which product to use after a more comprehensive understanding.
Sprayidea 958 Composites Spray Adhesive
In terms of bond strength, it is the best upholstery glue spray. Sprayidea 958 Composites Spray Adhesive is a high-strength industrial-grade spray adhesive. At the beginning of the design, it was mainly used to bond large fiberglass materials in wind turbine blades, car engine covers and entertainment facilities. Its application shows that this glue can withstand very high pull-off forces. It is also suitable for use in upholstery as it is not corrosive. And it has incredible durability. So when you are worried that your paste will not be firm, you can choose this glue. It will make you feel more at ease on a psychological level.
Hold Fast Foam Spray Adhesive 36
Sprayidea 36 Hold Fast Foam Spray Adhesive is a product that can meet the most stringent environmental requirements. It is specially designed for the CA market and the market that requires VOC content. It is suitable for pasting foam, fabric, leather, and wood. You can use it on upholstery, carpet, and speakers. From the perspective of health and environmental protection, it is the best glue for upholstery foam.
Sponge Spray Adhesive 32
Sprayidea 32 Sponge Spray Adhesive is the same as the glue above. They are all web spray adhesive. The materials they can stick to are similar. The biggest difference is that this glue is mainly used on sound insulation materials. This glue is your best choice when you want a good sound insulation effect.
Of course, according to this table, you can also see the difference between them.
The applications of these three upholstery spray adhesives
| Application | Sprayidea 958 Composites Spray Adhesive | Foam Fast Spray Adhesive 36 | Sponge Spray Adhesive 32 |
|---|---|---|---|
| upholstery | √ | √ | √ |
| wind turbine blade | √ | ||
| aircraft carbon cover | √ | ||
| yacht and ship | √ | ||
| auto engine hood | √ | ||
| motorcycle helmet | √ | ||
| glass fiber and carbon fiber | √ | ||
| foam lamination | √ | √ | |
| carpet | √ | √ | |
| speaker | √ | √ | |
| Rubber | √ | ||
| PEF board | √ | ||
| sound-insulation foam | √ |
Conclusion
After reading the introduction of these products, you will have some direction when you need to buy upholstery glue. You can contact us if you are still confused about which spray glue is best for your DIY project.
At the same time, when you start using spray adhesive to paste fabric, you need to read the instruction manual carefully. We often encounter many people who say that the glue seeps out obviously when using glue, which is not beautiful. So when this happens when you use it, please get in touch with us in time. We have professional technical guidance and will teach you how to use it.