[Boatanchors] Superglue? (was Loc-tite)

[J. Forster]

'Superglue' is very good for some purposes and close to useless for others. The
TV stunts are done with specially prepared surfaces that mate extremely well and
may be prepared with special catalysts.

Superglue is NOT a void filler, like epoxy. It will usually not survive long
term moisture and will attack and ruin some plastics, either by crazing them or
causing them to turn to mush. It does bond skin and other tissue quite well and
is used as a replacement for stiches in some applications.

There is no universal 'best glue'. You need to match the glue to the problem.
Glueing steel or aluminum is very different than rubber or plactic or skin.

-John


Jack Taylor wrote:

> Does Superglue really work?  Over the years I've seen some fantastic claims
> made for it on TV, but I've not been able to duplicate them!  (Except to glue
> my fingers together.)
>
> 73 de Jack