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What Glues to Use With What Projects?
| Some helpful recommendations you may find useful. |
| MATERIAL |
RECOMMENDATION |
ALTERNATIVE |
| Plywood Shell & Walls |
Tacky |
| Siding |
Contact Cement |
Quick Grip |
| Shingles |
Tacky |
Quick Grip, Elmer's |
| Trim |
TackyQuick Grip, Elmer's |
| Windows & Doors |
Tacky |
Quick Grip, Elmer's |
| Wallpaper, Ceiling Paper
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YES Glue |
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| Carpet |
YES Glue, Bond 484 |
Spray Adhesive, Two sided tape |
| Tile |
Aliene's Platinum Bond |
Spray Adhesive |
| Brick1 |
Aliene's Platinum Bond |
Tacky, Elmer's |
| Stone |
Mortar Mix |
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| Hardwood Floor: Strips |
Aliene's Platinum Bond |
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| Sheets |
Aliene's Platinum Bond |
Spray Adhesive |
| Light Fixtures (to ceiling) |
Tacky |
Quick Grip |
| Pictures |
QUIK-STIK |
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| Landscaping |
Aliene's Platinum Bond |
Tacky, Elmer's |
| Furniture (wooden) |
Tacky |
Elmer's, Tinted Glue |
| Plastic kits |
Aliene's Platinum Bond |
Testors Plastic Model Cement |
| Metal kits |
Zap-A-GapZap-A-Gap |
Epoxy |
| Lights, Metal & Crystal2 |
Zap-A-Gap
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Epoxy |
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| Name |
Type |
| Tacky |
Squeezable tacky glue (Bond or Aileen's) |
| Elmer's |
Yellow or White Glue |
| QUIK-STIK |
Wax based, nonhardening temporary adhesive |
| Quick Grip |
Solvent based glue. Contains NO water. |
| Bond 484 |
Thick spreadable white tacky glue |
| Bond 527 |
Testors Plastic Model Cement |
| Spray Adhesive |
Contact cement |
| YES Glue |
Grandmother Stover's |
| Tinted Glue |
White glue with colorant added |
| Zap-A-Gap |
"Super Glue" type adhesive. |
| 1 |
Mortar Mix is used to grout (fill between) the bricks |
Zap-A-Gap
2 |
Zap-A-GapZap-A-Gap does not work well on glass products. |
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