Water-based adhesive

A water-based adhesive composition, comprising an admixture of:

• A. about 17.5 to about 22.5 wt % of an aqueous polyester polyurethane dispersion;
• B. about 82.5 to about 77.5 wt % of an aqueous aliphatic polyurethane dispersion;
• C. about 0.005 to about 2 wt % of one or more additives selected from the group consisting of film-forming agents, adhesion promoters, tackifiers, surfactants, defoamers, decorative components, and combinations thereof;
• and
• D. about 0.5 to about 25 wt % of a solvent selected from the group consisting of water, N-methylpyrrolidone, butylcarbitol, 2-butoxyethanol, 2,2-butoxyethoxyethanol, and combinations thereof.

A method of adhering a workpiece to a substrate, comprising the steps of:

• A. applying a water-based adhesive composition to a substrate, said water-based adhesive composition comprising an admixture of:
• 1. about 17.5 to about 22.5 wt % of an aqueous polyester polyurethane dispersion;
• 2. about 82.5 to about 77.5 wt % of an aqueous aliphatic polyurethane dispersion;
• 3. about 0.005 to about 2 wt % of one or more additives selected from the group consisting of film-forming agents, adhesion promoters, tackifiers, surfactants, decorative components, defoamers, and combinations thereof;
• and
• 4. about 0.5 to about 25 wt % of a solvent selected from the group consisting of water, N-methylpyrrolidone, butylcarbitol, 2-butoxyethanol, 2,2-butoxyethoxyethanol, and combinations thereof;
• B. curing said water-based adhesive onto said substrate;
• and
• C. adhering said workpiece onto said substrate.