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thingamybob

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I came home a couple of days ago from a night out with the other old fossils and looked at my pride and joy (boat) on my driveway. Damn it! The curtains had fallen down. On inspection the block of hardwood I had stuck with Araldite many years ago on the cabin side to screw my curtain hooks into had fallen off.

On a recommendation of a friend of mine I bought some Gorilla Glue and stuck it back on again. It is quite the strangest glue I have ever used. It expands with curing and squidges out of the joint and into any voids in the joint. It would probably have many uses in a marine environment when sticking rough surfaces together. The manufacturers claim it is waterproof.

I would envisage that if a neat job is needed then masking tape covering the squidge area around the joint.

Hope this information is useful to any other destroy it yourself bods on this website

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one thing it does need is clamping, it expands into any minute cracks in the grain of the wood, but the expanded stuff is not that strong- the tight clamped bond is almost indestructible, water (moisture) helps it set, it is very good, my models are held together using it.

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11 hours ago, thingamybob said:

I came home a couple of days ago from a night out with the other old fossils and looked at my pride and joy (boat) on my driveway. Damn it! The curtains had fallen down. On inspection the block of hardwood I had stuck with Araldite many years ago on the cabin side to screw my curtain hooks into had fallen off.

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I must admit, I don't like araldite, I much prefer Plastic Padding Chemical Metal, good for bonding ply to grp to make backing plates and stays put when you place it. As long as it's not too heavy lol. You can drill it tap it, fill oversized and worn screw holes in wood etc. 

Despite it's name, it's an insulator too, so can seal delicate circuits or cracked instrument cases etc 

JB weld is also a great product, expensive but even better than Chemical Metal, in my opinion of course.

Must get some gorilla glue for the boat, it's the only glue that I find that can restick soles to trainers etc... 

Richard

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3 hours ago, Viking23 said:

When superglue first came out, it claimed to stick anything to anything...

I had to take mine back...

 

I couldn't get the lid off lol...

 

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Nice one Viking. Yes, I have had the same experience myself.  :)  

Grendel: it is interesting that you have found that the expanded stuff is not as strong, thanks for the information.

This is the first time that I have used Gorilla so all comments, plus or minus are welcome.

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Just now, grendel said:

only the expanded bits outside the joint, the joint itself is plenty strong, just not if the two parts arent a pretty good fit to each other.

Thanks for that, the adverts gave the impression that it was not so. I will bear that in mind when using the glue in future.

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Just now, quo vadis said:

Will it work on wives? :norty:

No... there is a minimum closure time for the glue to work, unfortunately women don't keep their mouths shut long enough.

Ohhhh... I could be in trouble here lol...

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the foaming glue is a polyurethane adhesive, Gorilla seems to be the only foaming polyurethane thats generally available without going to a specialist. the important part of the instructions is clamping the parts, the glue then expands through the materials by capillary action seeping into the grain of wood, the excess that oozes out is easily cleaned off with a sharp chisel.

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The drawers in our upright freezer cracked almost from top to bottom in several places and as pulling them in and out  means effectively pulling the actual repaired joint  with all the weight of a full drawer. Repairing them wasn't easy. Gorilla glue was useless, the repair broke the first time  the drawer was opened, however we bought a tape called  Hard As Nails double sided mounting tape for a pound and it has been in situ for several months and the repairs are holding up perfectly. It's not aesthetically pleasing but not being on show inside the freezer it works fine and is a jolly sight cheaper than the alternative -  a new freezer!

 

 

Carole

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for tough repairs I use the green weatherproof duct tape from lidls.

 we have some in the bottom of a cat litter tray that is still in place after a year or more, gets a regular washing too (every time I change the cat litter). plus I have used it to firm up a wobble in a wing mirror, once again still going strong after at least a year and a half.

It was in store again last month so I got another 4 rolls, just to be sure I didnt run out.

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