Gorilla Glue 250ml

Used to secure loose paving slabs on sand.

This was perfect for fixing a loose slab

I purchased Gorilla glue after hearing that it sticks anything to anything and essentially that is true so lets take that as read and move on to my personal pros and cons about this product. First of all it is very fast acting and although it is not completely cured it will provide a strong hold within an hour depending on the conditions in which it is being used. If you set something to dry over night (which I highly recommend) it will be rock solid by morning. One aspect I didn't know was how the stuff works, and this is VERY IMPORTANT so you aren't surprised by the way it comes out. Now for those of you who have not as of yet scoured the web to find out if contact with your skin will kill you like the blood of a Xenomorph (the answer to which is no but get it off right away, I used dish washing liquid and hot water and fast) you will not have come across numerous pages of people with the same question but also one which tells you that Gorilla glue effectively works by drawing the moisture out of the two surfaces you have placed together and uses it to create the bond. This is why the manufacture recommend that you dampen the surface prior to application. THE CON: When Gorilla glue absorbs the moisture it needs to work it reacts like expandable foam sealant, meaning that if you haven't clamped your stuff together before hand you will more than likely have a 3mm gap where the glue has pushed apart the two flat surfaces. This was a particular problem for me and meant I had to start again. THE PRO: It is magnificent stuff when you know how it is going to behave, but if you don't you may find yourself starting again so learn from my mistakes. Plus a little goes a long way so don't be too eager to smother it on, a simple zig zag pattern will be enough. Protection wise I'd agree with the well ventilated room and also recommend surgical gloves (the ones provided do the trick but they are clumsy).

Good outside sticking old bricks 🧱 back into a garden wall very good hard stuff the bricks won’t fall out again

This is my go to product for making terrarium backgrounds, it's an expanding foam glue activated by water. Safe for animals once cured and dries very fast making projects completed in great time. There is others on the market much cheaper but this the only one that doesn't have a strong odor so worth paying more. It can be very messy so gloves a must, and don't wash your hands of you get it on them, best to use alcohol gell first, then (I've found) shampoo to help remove it from skin, it won't take it all off but much better than if you dont take these steps.

If you know what it is, it's best usage and it's limits, polyurethane glues like this are great. The foam does do some filling, but it's not for big gaps, maybe a mm or 2, but most the foam you'll want to scrape off. Strength wise for wood to wood, it's good if you are gluing end grain, but otherwise probably no better than traditional glues (typically the glue ends up stronger than the wood for simple joints, so it won't matter if this glue itself is strong than normal wood glue, the wood itself will likely give first anyway). Other attributes like being able to take stain, or being waterproof are potential plus points (though in the former you need to scrape off the excess well and on tight grained woods perhaps it won't work), in the latter how waterproof it is seems to be an "undecided" debate. Do some research and see if the glue is right for you needs, if it is, then the quality of this hasn't let me down yet.

Sticks most things to most things. Haven't found anything it doesn't stick together. My OH had a boot cleaner that moved about when he cleaned his boots, so he stuck it to a stone paving stone. The boot cleaner has since started rotting but it is still stuck firmly. Won't use any other glue now.

i have been trying to repair some pine chairs for sometime now and have tried several different types of adhesive. No matter how carfully I cleaned the joints of these chairs they never lasted more than a few days befor they started to loosen up again. In a last ditch attempt I tried brown gorrilla glue what a difference, this glue expands to fit the joints and seems to have sorted the problem. The glue comes with gloves, make sure you use them as my old Tutor at college used to say "it sticks like cakky to a blanket" which in the case means you will find it difficult to get off your hands. In fact make sure you follow all the safety instructions.