What GLUE for wire frame to tooled leather???

[Doug Hobkirk]

I need to glue a wire lamp shade frame to the tooled leather shade it used to be attached to. There's not enough of the original glue left for me to get a clue as to what type of glue they used. The frame will glue about a half inch below the top circle of the shade.

Yes, the lamp & shade are quite unusual!

Thanks

[David DeCristoforo]

I'll bet a million bucks it was glued with hot melt which is why it failed in the first place.

[Charles Robertson]

Doug,
Try some GOOP. A very handy, all purpose adhesive. Any of the different types will work. Always keep a tube in my shop for those problem repairs. Stays semi-flexible.
Good luck with it. Can be found in most hardware and box stores. Al R.

[Jamie Buxton]

Polyurethane glue (for instance Gorilla) sticks to leather. That's what's holding my work shoes together. The only part I'm not sure about is whether it will handle the heat.

[Dave Bender]

I would use leather contact cement.

[David DeCristoforo]

"I would use leather contact cement."

I would think that too with one caution. That stuff is extremely flammable. So you might want to see how hot it gets first.