Gorilla Glue – or is it just Gorilla when you’re not talking about their original products? – has just come out with new construction adhesive. They say it’s a tough, versatile, quick-grabbing, and all-weather adhesive.
While we’re talking about Gorilla, here are some other adhesive products they came out with in recent years:
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- New anti-clog cap for their original polyurethane adhesive bottles
- Heavy duty tape
- Portable heavy duty tape
- Clear repair tape
- Super glue
- Wood glue
I don’t know much about the chemical composition of other construction adhesives, so I can’t tell you what Gorilla means by the following statement:
Unlike other construction adhesives, it’s 100% adhesive formula provides a long-lasting, heavy duty bond.
So, does this mean that other products don’t have 100% adhesive formulas? They’re certainly heavy-duty and long-lasting, although I have seen a number of construction adhesive failures. It’s interesting to wonder about whether this new Gorilla construction adhesive would have lasted longer.
Gorilla also says it’s an all-surface, all-purpose, gap-filling, durable, paintable, and 100% waterproof adhesive that’s suitable for both indoor and outdoor projects.
It holds in 30 seconds and virtually bonds anything, including materials such as subfloor boards, mirrors, trim, drywall, landscaping, bath surrounds, foam board, marble, and more.
It’s made in the USA.
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We don’t yet know how much Gorilla construction adhesive will cost or where it’ll be sold. As of now, it’ll be available in 9 oz tubes.
More Info(via Gorilla)
Todd
This is already available in my local Lowe’s store. I used a tube of it last week to finish installing chair rail, moulding, and panel box wainscoting in my wife’s office.
I started out the project using a Liquid Nails construction adhesive that I already had on hand and finished with the Gorilla Glue construction adhesive I picked up on a whim during a trip to Lowes.
Compared to the LN, the GG bonded more quickly, held more firmly and allowed less slippage while brad nailing the pieces in place. On the flip side, the GG was much more firm and therefore required greater care (and force) in application to get it reasonably flush to the wall. If I wasn’t careful there was more gapping and excessive clearance between the work pieces and the wall than with the LN.
I was attaching unfinished oak and poplar mouldings to painted drywall and it was very effective. Overall a great product and I would use it again.
Troy
Great post, which I hope leads to a discussion on the differences in construction adhesives. My head spins when I’m in the glue isle. I generally end up just grabbing PL 400 or the one that says “Heavy Duty” (unless I have a specific application like foam board).
Patrick
Mediocre reviews on Home Depot, 9oz tube (not the standard 10oz, nor the 28oz I prefer for most projects). So far disappointed in Gorilla… I really like their tape.
John
On the “So, does this mean that other products don’t have 100% adhesive formulas?” they may or may not be talking about filler additives. Technically to give structural integrity to stand on its own adhesives have some non-active filler in there to build structure off of when the adhesive dries. They may be over-exaggerating the 100% claim though, but it could be possible that their formula does not use that method and its strictly bonding agent.
thomas v
I’m not sure how you could improve on PL premium polyurethane construction adhesive. I bonds anything so tenaciously that I think you could glue a car to the ground with it. Case in point the sole of my hiking shoes ripped off when I got he heel caught on a rock. Some pl and wrapping with stretch plastic, good as new.
one tip for the PL premium user – if you drizzle hot glue over the tip of the nozzle after use it will basically last forever. Just rip off the hot glue tip, use as much as your need then reapply hot glue again. Works for any type of caulk but PL dries out particularly fast since it absorbs water from the air to set.
Steve Zissou
Awesome tip re: Hot Glue Gun, Thanks!
Doug
Thanks for that super tip on the hot glue gun!
Mike aka Fazzman
Contractor red caps aka tube condoms work good too,and they are cheap and faster than hit glue.
Adam J M
I’m assuming he’s reusing the hot glue cap as long as he applies enough of it.
Mike aka Fazzman
I went to Walmart(shudder) with the wife this morning to get a Razor scooter for my daughters bday coming up.
I saw this Gorilla stuff Silicone and such in the hardware/auto area. Didnt think much of it but realized I hadnt seen it before. Maybe ill get some to try out. My old faithful GE silicone seems to get bad batches here and there.
Brian
this is a construction adhesive, not sure it is a substitute for silicone…
Benjamen
I saw this in Lowes a few weekends ago when I needed to pick up some construction adhesive to bond treated lumber to concrete. After looking at the uses of all the different construction adhesives I chose some Loctite that was 1/3 the price and I’ve used successfully before.
The 30 second bonding time had me a little concerned, that’s not much time to work with for a construction adhesive, so I went to the Gorilla site and it has a 10 minute open time and bonds in 30 seconds. That make a lot more sense, it’s still pretty fast. Part of the reason I like using construction adhesive is that you can move it around for quite a while after you’ve joined what you’re joining, but I can see where a short bonding time would be beneficial too.
As for which construction adhesive to choose, I usually pick the one that lists the materials I’m gluing. Then I’ll pick the cheapest within reason. If it isn’t Liquid Nails, PL or Loctite, I’ll steer clear.
fred
Sort of like some woodworking projects – where I take out my Hold Heet G-1150
electric glue pot and canister of hide glue. When mixed right (I like 55/45 by volume – with water and heated the hide glue is super tacky almost immediately. So you can stick small pieces of trim on as if you were using super glue. But with a little heat from a hair dryer or adjustable heat gun you can move sheets of veneer around or adjust moldings for a perfect fit. For most glue-ups a fresh bottle of yellow glue from HD is better – but for veneering, doll houses and some furniture repair – hide glue is what I work with. What I’d like is for Gorilla to come up with a substitute that’s better than the Titebond Liquid Hide glue – and closer to the real McCoy (the Titebond doesn’t have the same initial tack)
Scottthetec
SikaBond – Waterproof. Super tacky. Remains sorta flexible. Stupidly permanent. Hands down my all-time favorite adhesive.
Stuart you should check it out and maybe do a review of it. Found at Home Depot with the concrete products.
Eric
I bought some of this at a local hardware store and found the tube nearly impossible to open and even harder ( if possible) to get it to come out of the tube as I tried to apply it with my caulk gun. I’ve never had this trouble with construction adhesives before. I think I will go back to liquid nails.
Gary
You have to unscrew the top applicator and cut the end of the tube with a knife before use.
Bud
I bought GG Constcton adhesive and very disappointed in using it. I know how to cut the bozzle to get to the glue. It is very difficult to use a caulk gun. I then thought the tube may be old and went a bought another tube. Same results. I would not recommend this to anyone.
Pinep
Anyone ever use gorilla glue in a hot tub for a leak?
Scott Clyde
I had a bench seat break free from the “body” or shell of my hot tub and read on the tube of Gorilla Heavy Duty construction adhesive that it can be used under water, I found that hard to believe but took them up on the claim I reattached the bench seat while it was partially under water and very wet, It worked so well that my 350 pound friend that broke the seat in the first place has sat in the hot tub and even bounced up and down it didn’t budge I did allow extra time to fully cure being such a wet application but I was so impressed with this glue that I use it exclusively now, as for getting out of the tube you do have to squeeze a little harder but that’s a small price to pay for a glue that went on under water and can withstand a 350 pound man bouncing on the repair, which means its stronger than the original joint and fiberglass
AWESOME PRODUCT!!!!!
Gemmy
I had an outdoor project that I started with using Liquid Nails, then ran out. Went to Lowe’s to pick up more LN, but it was out of stock. I noticed the Gorilla Glue adhesive, it was on sale. I picked up a couple. I repaired shed doors adding wood strips across the door and needed a good construction adhesive before securing with finishing nails. I sealed the edges/seams with the glue to keep water from going inbetween and that worked great. In comparison with the LN, the GG is whiter and slightly different consistancy, but seemed to adhere the strips just as well as the LN. Both dry and paint well and both stand up to the rain just fine. I’d use GG again.