Thread: What is the best GLUE?

The best commonly available glue is called 'super glue" and should be available almost everywhere. Mind you, it's also very good at gluing skin, so if you're a terminal Klutz I'd steer well clear of it. There's nothing more demoralising than the good wife coming home and having to call the emergency services to get her hubby unstuck from the fridge door.

Originally Posted by bee utey

The best commonly available glue is called 'super glue" and should be available almost everywhere. Mind you, it's also very good at gluing skin, so if you're a terminal Klutz I'd steer well clear of it. There's nothing more demoralising than the good wife coming home and having to call the emergency services to get her hubby unstuck from the fridge door.

While super glue is plenty fun, I love to use Weldbond. Will glue pretty much anything - but much slower at drying than superglue. Very strong. very permanent. For timber the pine will break before the glue.

I don't think there is such a thing as one glue for every thing, although as bee utey said super glue is good. That said, some plastics have certain chemicals in their manufacturing process that super glue will not work.

I think I read somewhere that Sellys now have a glue for this.

Now when gluing wood either the white craft glue or liquid nails is best here.

If doing upholstery work that involves glue, contact adhesive is best.

If I had a defender and wanted to put checker plate on the mudguards, I would use silicone.

Two part epoxy is also useful in some applications.

Another product called Kneadit, although not quite a glue, does have similar applications that it can be stuck on something to effect a repair.

So as you can see there is no one glue does all.

Originally Posted by debruiser

While super glue is plenty fun

When it came out we had fun with it. Would take a tube to the pub and glue an empty pot to the bar and then have a laugh watching the barman go to pick it up.

Also a 20 cent coin glued to the bar. (20 cents was a lot back then, as a pot of beer was less than 40 cents)

I think you would struggle to find one glue for all purposes.

When woodworking, I use Titebond. There are 3 types in their range, but I generally use #2, unless the project is going to be outside all the time. In this case, I use #3 as it has higher water resistant properties.

It is available from Masters or Carbatec, or even on line.

Plastics are difficult, as some will react with different glues, and not always in a good way.

For masonry, Liquid Nails Outdoor is brilliant. Make sure you get your joins right, as once it has set, there is no moving it.

If glueing metals, Sikaflex works really well.


Just like one spanner wont fit every bolt, one glue wont do everything.

Tarzan monkey grip is good for general purpose house fixes. From door hinges to loose bolts in the table it's very strong. It sticks metal to wood, wood to wood and I've found it handy when a kids ripped a screw out of timber to stick a glob in the hole and put the screw back. It dries fast, so make sure you wipe away any of excess

If you like to have a permanent job done IMO and experience in industrial maintenance the best glue is Loctite 401.
It cost but on the long run is cheap because the results.
I have used it even to make o rings in high pressure hydraulic equipment.

When shopping for boys toys the other day I see that Loctite have a plastics adhesive. I know nothing about it but would imagine it to be a good quality glue.
I find the two part Araldite products are good as is silicone/silastic.

Cheers, Mick.