Best weather proof Glue?

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pancake

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what are you folks using to glue wood to wood? the epoxy i used did not hold up well when exposed to rain /sun? thanks
 
Gorilla glue worked well for me on some teak pieces that needed restoration. What kind of wood are you gluing?
 
yup Gorilla glue is some serious glue....dont forget to read the directions if you have never used it before
because you need to wet the parts first to get the glue to activate.....dont worry about the glue that foams out and bubbles up out of the joint it chisels and sands away easily....
 
Yep, Gorilla glue is some tuff stuff! I'v used it alot on different things and been very happy with the results. I'll probley use it when replacing the transom and entire bottom on a Carolina boat this week.
 
whats the best way to store gorilla glue. last bottle i had cured in the bottle before i had a chance to use it. Is it something i should store in the fridge? to make it last longer between uses.
 
great question....hope somebody knows the answer...I always buy the smallest bottle I can find because I rarely get more than 2 uses out of it before it goes south on me.
 
not sure about gorilla glue, but i use alot of pvc glue and we store it upside down. no matter how tight you put the cap on, a little air circulates and the glue goes bad over time. turn the can over and the air is trapped in the bottom of the can and can't circulate. i've had a can in the shed at home for about 2 years.

might work?

pancake, is the pine pressure treated? i know epoxy dosen't get along with PT
 
yes it was pressure treated pine. i thought that would be the best/cheapest to use for some replacement parts that were originally teak or some other type of wood on my boats.
 
that pt probably wont work unless you can get it to really dry out. If you get some regular wood that is used in cabinet making and then coat it with a epoxy resin and then clear coat it. that would be the ticket.
 
cterrebonne said:
that pt probably wont work unless you can get it to really dry out. If you get some regular wood that is used in cabinet making and then coat it with a epoxy resin and then clear coat it. that would be the ticket.
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Pressure treated wood got a bad reputation when people tried to used it in transoms and stringers. The tests show fairly good adhesion but like cterrebonne says it has to really be dry....and it doesn't come from the lumber yard dry. I'm still tempted to use it on boats and have read a lot of stuff on the web about making sure it's got no residue and is very dry first. Epoxy is a great glue, but can't penetrate the grain if it's already full of water.
 
The guy that we send our boats to for repair uses a place out of new orleans for his PT wood. He says that its a marine grade plywood which is PT then they dry it in a kiln so there hardly any mositure at all.
 
Don't know about how strong Gorillaglue is in marine environment, but I do know how to store it for long time. You first have to squeeze as much air out as possible before putting on the cap, then turn it upside down. Also to make it work better, you should wet both pieces with a little water before gluing them together.
 
I broke the handle on my favorite coffee cup three years ago and glued it back together with Gorilla glue. I would'nt even to begin to guess how many times it has been through the dish washer and is still holding just fine. I dont think the marine envirnoment can be much worse then a dish washer.


Turbo
 
marine grade is not treated it only has water proof glue, but you can get treated kiln dried wood that boat builders use that has water proof glue as well and it only has a 13% moisture content. that's what i buy from Parker Boats for a sheet of treated 3/4 it's $37.24 and 1/2 is $29.83.
 
Skools Out said:
marine grade is not treated it only has water proof glue, but you can get treated kiln dried wood that boat builders use that has water proof glue as well and it only has a 13% moisture content. that's what i buy from Parker Boats for a sheet of treated 3/4 it's $37.24 and 1/2 is $29.83.
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37.24? thats it? they want a solid $43 for a/c fir here in thibodaux
 
as far as teh teak replacement, I've had good luck using epe' decking boards. Its denser than teak, so it won't hold the oil as well, but it looks teh same(simular species of wood) and if you know some one that builds decks, they can probably score you some scraps. Check with the local comercial lumber yards
 
Skools Out said:
marine grade is not treated it only has water proof glue, but you can get treated kiln dried wood that boat builders use that has water proof glue as well and it only has a 13% moisture content. that's what i buy from Parker Boats for a sheet of treated 3/4 it's $37.24 and 1/2 is $29.83.
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Like cterrebonne said, "that's it"?

I'm just curious, is there an actual brand name or spec on the panel?
 
Glue

I used to own a 32' wooden fishing boat in Alaska, and I had to replace some of the ribs in the boat. The local shipwright suggested I glue thin strips of wood together to form the rib, as opposed to steaming and bending a piece of wood. He recommended 'resorcinol glue', which I believe is a type, not a brand of glue.

It's a two part solution, so you can make as much as you need without the rest going bad.

http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/show_product.do?pid=2060
 
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