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I have two things at home that need repairing, and I want to try gluing them instead of something more complex. 1) The rubber nose piece of my sports classes has come loose. 2) The webbing of two deck chairs has come off. After hardware store overwhelm I'll try two glues (Gorilla glue and GOOP) and see how they fare. |
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Test: Do they hold? Success: They hold! Also, I'll know in the future what they're good for. |
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I'll give them a month at most. |
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Curiosity! Plus, the satisfaction of having something in my experimenter's toolbox that lowers a barrier to experimentation. (Glue is much easier than stapling, drilling, etc.) |
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Matthew Cornell
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Matthew Cornell OK, I've glued both of them. Here are some pictures:
o The broken glasses: http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewcornell/4669212304/
o Loose nose pieces - upper on right, lower on left. Notice the lower has re-loosened after gluing with Gorilla glue: http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewcornell/4668586957/
o The two glues I used for the experiment- Gorilla glue and GOOP: http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewcornell/4669211274/
o The chairs - after and before: http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewcornell/4668586229/
Jun 04, 2010
Matthew Cornell The results: The GOOP contact cement was a non-starter. I wanted something that would stick right away and not require clamping. But it didn't hold at all. I'll try it for other apps, but did not work for the chair. Same results for the nose pieces.
I got much better results with the Gorilla glue. It needed clamping, but not for too long. Cured pretty fast - say an hour in humid weather. The chair is now rock solid. I'm 155 lbs and I can stand on it with almost no give.
The glasses are a different story. The glue seemed to hold great when it was cured. However, when I took them out of my Camelbak partway through a ride, the had already come loose. Wah! I wonder what they use in the factory. Some kind of vulcanizing thing I'll bet. Whatever it was, it held for *years*.
The lessons: Don't use so much glue (it foams up big, as the instructions say). Don't get it on your hands (as the instructions ...). It's not pretty (it's white), so put it in a less visible spot. (I put it on the upper surface of the chair straps.)
Overall: Great experiment. I'm open to trying other glues, but I don't think I can repair the nose piece at all. For all around glue, Gorilla wins!
Jun 04, 2010