A composite adhesive can be made that gives the craftsman time to position the pieces and the option to make the pieces bond permanently as soon as they are pressed together, no clamping afterwards is needed. To do this two adhesives are placed on a surface, one which is thick and takes a long time to bond and a surface contact adhesive which bonds quickly and has good tack / initial stickyness. When this and another surface are brought together, the thick slow bonding adhesive keeps the surface contact adhesive from touching and there is plenty of time to align the surfaces. When the surfaces are pressed together, the thick slow adhesive is squished flat and the surface contact adhesive touches the other surface and binds. Even after the pressure is released, the contact adhesive holds the surfaces together and the slower, usually stronger adhesive has time to bond and make a strong permanent connection.

An example of two adhesives which work well together in this way is polyurethane foam gap filler combined with 3M Super 77 spray adhesive. The foam adhesive is generally applied first over the surface in a zig zag pattern then once around the edge, then the spray adhesive is sprayed over the entire surface. This was used to bond styrofoam boards to a polyethylene tarp, it took around three minutes to apply the adhesives, position and bind each board.
 
 

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