Europeans mix the peat with acrylic bonding additives made for concrete. I gather they just make a slurry and slop it on with their hands (while wearing latex gloves, I assume). This would be safer and easier than epoxy, I believe. There are 100% epoxies with no solvents and low VOC's but these are sensitive to improper mixing. Not a huge problem but this is why I think the acrylic bonding agents would be easier. Do understand this is 100% speculation on my part as I have never made a peat background, only rock backgrounds. I have worked with both epoxies and acrylic bonding agents, however.



The only US available product that I know for sure has been used in this application is the concrete bonding additive available from Ace Hardware. Wish I had saved that link as I can't seem to find it anymore.
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