[TheForge] Gorilla Glue

[Chuck Robinson]

If you want to extend the working life of polyurethane glues, store them in
the freezer and let them thaw out a little before reusing.
Chuck
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Sinclaire" <sincla at planet.eon.net>
To: <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 10:12 PM
Subject: [TheForge] Gorilla Glue


> Gorrilla Glue is a polyurethane glue.  Elmer's calls their version
Probond.
> It is waterproof, and I have used it for truck boxes, oak doors, and
> furniture.  It is excellent glue if you want longer working time than with
> traditional white glue, such as when making bent laminations for
furniture.
> As it cures, it foams and fills small gaps.  It does take a day to dry
> properly.  After it is dry, you can use a knife or chisel to clean ups
> anything that was extruded from the joint.  That is usually a cleaner way
to
> remove excess than wiping it while wet...that just spreads it around.  Any
> glue that got on the face of the oak doors seemed to sand away and left no
> significant stain and did not bother the subsequent oil-based stain or
> polyurethane.
>
> Don't buy more than you can use in a year since it will go bad as it
absorbs
> moisture from the air.  It may go bad faster if you are in a humid area.
I
> write the date on the bottle when I open it since I don't want to use
> outdated glue.  For large, non-critical areas I still use white glue,
since
> the polyurethane glue costs about 3x as much.  I have had black hands from
> using my coal forge, but at least that comes off.  Only time seems to get
> rid of the glue stains on skin.  I have started wearing latex gloves when
> gluing a larger project.
>
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