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Gorilla Glue 50004 Adhesive, 4-Ounces |  | Brand: Gorilla Glue
Category: Home Improvement
List Price: $9.99
Buy New: $3.49
as of 11/21/2009 04:12 CST details
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Seller: AppleCore
Rating:  19 reviews
Media: Tools & Hardware
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Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 1.6 x 1.6 x 1.5
MPN: H7211
Model: 50004
UPC: 052427500045
EAN: 0052427500045
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Gorilla glue; paintable and stainable; solvent free | | • | Bonds wood, stone, metal, ceramic, foam, and more; 100 percent waterproof | | • | Created with environmentally friendly materials | | • | Includes 1 bottle of glue | | • | 4-ounces |
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Product Description
The strongest glue on the planet Earth! All-purpose waterproof glue can be used indoors or out. Bonds to wood, stone, metal, ceramic and more. Gorilla Glue cures with exposure to moisture in the wood and atmosphere; it is stainable and self-spreading. It bonds exotic and common woods, as well as ceramics, plastic, metals, stone, and much more. 100% waterproof, solvent-free, and environmentally friendly. 4 oz. bottle
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| Customer Reviews:
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 Fabulous Product! November 11, 2009
Montag (Albany, NY)
This glue worked even better then I had expected! I had to adhere metal to metal, and this glue was able to do it! I can only vouch for metal on metal gluing, but it worked like a charm for me (in doing that)! I'd say if you've had trouble gluing non-porous surfaces (with another product) that you might want to give this one a try!
One more thing: love that this stuff doesn't have a chemical/toxic scent/odor! Not sure what's in this stuff, but I wonder if it's at all similar to something called wheat paste which I've known a lot of people to use when posting flyers (for concerts, shows, open mics, etc).
 WAY overrated November 4, 2009
M. Mosakowski (Sayreville, NJ)
Mike says:
November 4, 2009 at 11:15 am
I think Gorilla Glue is crap. I made a repair with it and it failed costing me a job and a client. Sure it sticks to wood but what glue doesn't.
You want to do the job right use wood glue for wood and epoxy for anything else that really needs a good bond.
Seriously I used this stuff for numerous glue jobs and it expands, foams up and really does not stick very well.
I am 49 years old and was a professional carpenter for 7 years. I own a business that used to repair speakers and am quite experienced in the use of glue. Nothing sticks like a good epoxy.
Very Effective, Significant Expansion Upon Drying Requires Caution July 20, 2009
Patrick S. Pope (Chicago, IL)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
After having a bottle of Gorilla Glue sitting around unopened for over a year, I decided to use it on three repair projects. The first was for multiple joints on a flimsy Ikea Malm chest of drawers. The second project was the reattachment of a shoe sole. Both projects were successful. However, the significant expansion of this polyurethane adhesive caused quite a mess. This degree of expansion (~4X), while beneficial in many regards, is something every user should anticipate. As an experiment, I also tried Gorilla Glue on third item - a plastic handle of a pair of scissors. This was a failure as the glue didn't hold for more than a few uses.
Gorilla glue was particularly effective on repairing my Ikea chest of drawers that had multiple broken joints. Where these joints had failed around the metal fasteners, chips of particle board broke free. Most were too small to recover and reattach. The expansion of polyurethane filled the voids. In fact, I which I used Gorilla glue when I first assembled it as the breaks probably would have never occurred in the first place.
The second repair project was for a shoe with a sole that had delaminated. After being gouged by the only shoe repair shop within a reasonable distance of my residence, I decided to do this repair myself. My concern originally was that I didn't have a hydraulic press to provide adequate compression during the drying process. Fortunately, I was able to find two hardware clamps that worked well. At the time, I didn't realize how important this was as Gorilla Glue expands so much that without mechanical clamps, too much polyurethane would have formed between the sole and body of the shoe. Hence, I was surprised to find a fairly significant mess the next morning as the expanded glue leaked out and dried onto the sides of the sole. While this mess was an irritation, the sole had remained firmly attached.
The third repair was with a cheap pair of scissors with plastic handles. As I expected, the bond didn't hold. Presumably, Gorilla Glue is more suited to porous materials.
Summary of Results:
1) Ikea Malm chest of drawers: Gorilla Glue worked well for the repair of the broken particle board and the securing of the metal pegs in the still intact sections. Some mess due to the expansion. Two weeks later and it is still rock solid.
2) Repair of shoe sole: Major mess due to the significant expansion but sole is still attached very securely. The yellowish adhesive that was squeezed out to the perimeter is very noticeable as it dripped down the sides and expanded further.
3) Repair of plastic scissor handle: Didn't hold. It appears that lack of a large, porous area made Gorilla glue a poor choice, which is what expected in the first place. Will try a cyanoacrylate alternative.
Pros:
Strong
Adheres to multiple substrates
Expansion can strengthen bonds by filling voids
Cons:
Expansion can create quite a mess
Bottle hole clogs easily
Doesn't seem to work well with plastics
Not a strong glue July 14, 2009
Brad Viets (Boise, ID USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've used this glue a number of times over several years. I've followed directions and it holds a little. A good example is I attached four wooden dowels with screws and Gorilla Glue for a drapery rod. It held as long as no pressure was put on the joints, but after a couple years I took it down for drape cleaning and a joint failed. I've experienced other failures like this in the past. I'm getting rid of the remainder.
 FIVE Things you should know! April 20, 2009
Y. R. Wu (Ann Arbor Michigan)
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
1) Elmers "Ultimate High Performance" is also a Polyurethane glue and it's as good as Gorilla (As far as I can tell) but cheaper. also used the PL brand glue and can't tell any notable difference between the three. Have not used Sumo and from what I understand it sets up faster and as a result apparently has a much more limited shelf life (this is generally not a good thing - see item #2)
2) This has a limited shelf life and you probably don't need as much as you think. PU glue foams up and you use a LOT less than other types of glue. 4 oz should be more than enough for most people, 8 oz is a BIG bottle - I can't even imagine buying the 16 oz bottle. PU Glues suck moisture out of the air so unless you plan on using it up within a year or two, a LOT is going to go to waste. Don't ask me how I know this.
3) PU Glue is FANTASTIC for lots of things but woodworking glues are still better for woodworking. They are stronger and you can't clean PU glues up with water the way you can even with the waterproof Titebond products. Also if you use biscuits you will have to moisten them separately to get them to swell.
4) KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN AND ANIMALS! PU glue is waterproof and will swell and harden inside the digestive tract creating a blockage. There is NO antidote and surgery is typically the only solution. There have been MANY cases - just search Google "Dog Gorilla Glue" Wear gloves (rubber or vinyl) and use lots of wax paper.
5) Aliphatic wood glues (Like Titebond II) are still better for wood to wood bonding. Fine Woodworking did a test (Issue #192) and found Polyurethane glues to be about half as strong.
http://www.titebond.com/Download/pdf/HowStrongisYourGlue_FWW.pdf
If you've found this review helpful, please let me know!
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