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Glue and Adhesives

Glue or adhesive is a liquid or semi-liquid mixture that bonds items together. It can be natural or synthetic, one part or two part, the latest development or an ancient recipe that still works. This is the place for glue/adhesive questions, such as - how to use it successfully, what it's made of, or how to get it out of your hair!

4,173 Questions

What happens to glue when it is put in water?

Depends entirely on the glue. some harden in water, some soften or even dissolve.

-Name your glue -

What are advantages and disadvantages of glue and adhesive strength?

Some Advantages of hot glue are…

•Quick results/ short drying time

• "Reduced waste

•Easy dispensing, simple to use, dispensing equipment not complex or expensive" - From glu-stix.com

Some Disadvantages Are…

•The heat it takes to melt the glue might harm the item being glued

•Hot glue can't take much weight and the bond and often breaks

When was wood glue invented?

It's known that as far back as 3,000 years the Egyptians used animal glues for furniture and similar things. Around the mid 1700's fish bones were made into wood glue in Britain and in Holland.

How do you remove old tile adesive off good quality thick floor tiles that have been laid recently with the wrong adhesive so they can be relaid?

You can't: unless they're very thick, most tiles will just break. The best you can do is use a thick base layer of new adhesive to cope with the irregularity of the old adhesive.

Better glue than Epoxy?

Depends on what you are gluing. For a flexible material, urethane adhesives are a good bet. For thermoplastics and metals, thermal welding (or solvent welding, for plastics) is preferrable. Don't forget that there are many grades of epoxy, and some are many, many times stronger in bond strength than hardware-store types.

How do you remove adhesive used to put paneling over congoleum on a basement wall?

I think the best way to do this would be to employ a sand blaster. It's no doubt messy but with care will be the quickest way to remove the adhesive. There will be massive damage to the congoleum (why is this on the wall and not the floor). Consider removing the congoleum with the offending adhesive and then going forward with your redesign. Perhaps when all is said and done you might just wish to fix new drywall to the congoleum using some 2x4 or 2x2 . This would allow you to add increased insulation behind your handywork. Never a bad idea in a below ground basement.

What is super glue used for?

super glue is used for when you have to glue something and you want it to glue very firmly and tightly so you have to use this glue unless you totally want it to unglue itself. super glue is used for when you have to glue something and you want it to glue very firmly and tightly so you have to use this glue unless you totally want it to unglue itself. super glue is used for when you have to glue something and you want it to glue very firmly and tightly so you have to use this glue unless you totally want it to unglue itself. super glue is used for when you have to glue something and you want it to glue very firmly and tightly so you have to use this glue unless you totally want it to unglue itself.

Who invented the glue gun?

There are quite a few possibilities for this. Most likely in my opinion is engineer Paul Cope who worked for Proctor and Gamble in the 1940's. George Schultz invented a type of industrial glue gun but much later.

Where can a person buy sodium silicate glue adhesive?

Try at chemical stores, look for Sodium metasilicate pentahydrate. ~ $25 per 2 lb.

What is metal joining?

You may mean soldering, brazing or welding. These are all methods of joining metals

Will super glue hold your fake tooth to your real tooth?

WELL IT MAY!

BUT it ain't advisable to do that at all.

Super glue is not biocompatible with human tissues, including dental tissues.

ALSO you will be endangering both your artificial tooth and natural gum and tooth while trying such stop gap measures.

SEE A DENTIST . use dental cements, replace the artificial tooth if necessary.