# Resolved: Gorilla Glue IS The Shit! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 20, 2020, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-gorilla-glue-is-the-shit/923434 "2020-10-20T19:40:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-gorilla-glue-is-the-shit/923434/21 "2020-10-21T11:23:47Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > The reverse, however, is not true. The shit IS NOT Gorilla Glue. Do not attempt this substitution! Where does Shinola fit into this? ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-gorilla-glue-is-the-shit/923434/22 "2020-10-21T12:25:05Z")
I bought Gorilla Glue to use in decorating my pumpkins for Halloween (I made a Trump pumpkin and a Pence pumpkin. The Pence one has a giant fly stuck in his hair, so you know it’s him). Pepper Mill used the glue to put together her Halloween/Thanksgiving yard decoration. It works great! It’s holding even in the rain. As advertised. ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-gorilla-glue-is-the-shit/923434/23 "2020-10-21T13:07:43Z")
> [@Crafter\_Man](#): > > seem to recall **Broomstick** (ex-cobbler) pleading with people to _ **never, never, never, never** _ use Gorilla Glue for shoe repair. > [@kayaker](#): > > My Teva river sandals are getting up there, age wise. I know at some point they’ll fail, then I’ll glue, then _that_ will fail. I should just buy a new pair; I know I eventually will. I repaired some leather sandals using 3M Extra Strong Glue 3030, because that’s what I had lying around, and it seemed to work. Does anybody know anything about it? ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-gorilla-glue-is-the-shit/923434/24 "2020-10-21T13:11:42Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Where does Shinola fit into this? What, you don’t know? ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-gorilla-glue-is-the-shit/923434/25 "2020-10-21T13:52:12Z")
For that, try 5-minute epoxy. A problem I have with gorilla glue is that it only lasts about 6 months after it has been opened. After that it turns solid in the bottle. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-gorilla-glue-is-the-shit/923434/26 "2020-10-21T15:15:56Z")
> [@DavidNRockies](#): > > This … for me … was utterly life-changing 🙂 That was a great tip. But has there ever been an innocent video with so much “that’s what she said” and dirty sounding lines? “How to unclog an old caulk tube”? ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-gorilla-glue-is-the-shit/923434/27 "2020-10-21T15:21:24Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > That was a great tip. But has there ever been an innocent video with so much “that’s what she said” and dirty sounding lines? “How to unclog an old caulk tube”? I like the way you think – highly attuned to innuendo in all its many forms, and acutely aware that it lurks around every corner. “Unclogging an old caulk tube” may very well be _all_ that Jeffrey Toobin was doing … ---
**Author:** ![songsearch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@songsearch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/songsearch)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-gorilla-glue-is-the-shit/923434/28 "2020-10-22T16:07:49Z")
I attempted boot repair using superglue and other glues over the years, none lasted long. Then, after roofing my log house, I tried this roofing caulk called Rainbuster 900 that’s used by professional roofers. It’s a flexible caulk like silicone, but it sticks like glue, and man, is it hard to remove it, from any surface it’s applied to. So far the boot sole I glued about 2 years ago is still glued. Thing is, you can’t buy it online, you have to go to a roofing supplier. I used this stuff a lot, so I hit that supplier whenever I’m in the area. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-gorilla-glue-is-the-shit/923434/29 "2020-10-22T21:03:23Z")
> [@songsearch](#): > > … I tried this roofing caulk called Rainbuster 900 … Thing is, you can’t buy it online, you have to go to a roofing supplier. Amazon has it, single tubes in several different colors. Or packs of 24. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-gorilla-glue-is-the-shit/923434/30 "2020-10-22T23:01:08Z")
> [@Paintcharge](#): > > For that, try 5-minute epoxy. I gave that a shot. Epic fail. The magnets are too smooth and slick. Also, so strong, that when they ‘attack’ the metal (that’s the word!) the epoxy shatters. Vicious magnets. They’ll take the skin right off you. I use them to hang trailer hitch receivers to the metal garage beam. ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-gorilla-glue-is-the-shit/923434/31 "2020-10-23T02:19:24Z")
I agree with the OP. I’ve used GG for several tricky applications and it’s been fantastic. Just have to keep in mind that it expands. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-gorilla-glue-is-the-shit/923434/32 "2020-10-23T03:17:43Z")
Well, it stuck the magnets to the plexi, but I have little faith in it holding for long. You can see that there is almost nothing actually between the magnet and the plastic. Just a little on the edges. But it might work for what I need, for a while. Glue done been paid for. Might as well use it. I fully expect the other sole to fall off that pair of shoes, so I’m ready for that, too. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-gorilla-glue-is-the-shit/923434/33 "2020-10-23T13:50:03Z")
I don’t know if it would work in your application, but I’ve had success with using a forstner bit to make a recess for the magnets to sit in into plexi. IIRC it was a 3/4" dia x 1/4" thick neodymium magnet, I drilled about 1/8" into 1/4" plex. The recess gave more surface area for the adhesive. This was a door for a museum exhibit. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-gorilla-glue-is-the-shit/923434/34 "2020-10-23T14:32:14Z")
I’ve done exactly that for Brio scale trains I made. Wood glue was all that was needed at that point to hold the magnets. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-gorilla-glue-is-the-shit/923434/35 "2020-10-23T14:40:00Z")
Ideally, that is what I would like to do. A little outside my skill range. I’ve got a cheap router, but never have been able to ever get any decent results and would just break bits and tear stuff up. What I did do, was drill a few holes where the magnet would sit, allowing a little goodness to ooze into the plexi. Still failed. But that was with the epoxy. Stuck the plexi on the Jeep yesterday and it held. Not much load on it, and the magnets _will never_ fall off the vehicle. You need pliers to get these things off anything. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-gorilla-glue-is-the-shit/923434/36 "2020-10-23T20:07:56Z")
It would be nice if you could do that with expandable foam tubes. You buy a can of that stuff, use it to fill in a crack or hole, and then the rest of the can is useless because you can’t clean out the application tube. Good thing it’s cheap. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-gorilla-glue-is-the-shit/923434/37 "2020-10-23T20:17:54Z")
I mean … just how committed to the project _are_ you ? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/PVOfoUD5MvI/maxresdefault.jpg "Reusing Spray Foam Cans No.1 - Tips & Tricks") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVOfoUD5MvI) ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-gorilla-glue-is-the-shit/923434/38 "2020-10-23T23:35:03Z")
Thanks. That’s even the brand I have. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2020, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-gorilla-glue-is-the-shit/923434/39 "2020-10-24T03:17:01Z")
Silly question, but if the magnets are that strong, how about using a piece of steel on the other side of the plexiglass to hold them in place? Glue the steel, not the magnet. ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2020, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-gorilla-glue-is-the-shit/923434/40 "2020-10-24T05:53:45Z")
I was going to suggest attaching a magnet on each side 🙂 Maybe one side of the plexiglass needs to stay flat, though? Wanted to add, I needed to glue two pieces of metal with a non-negligible gap, and I borrowed from a friend some kind of white stuff in a plastic squeeze tube, Rhino brand. Not sure if it was polyurethane or what, but am willing to believe some professional construction adhesives might do a better job than generic Gorilla Glue for some applications, the same way 3M VHB tape is better than no-name tape. So, come to think of it, you could try 3M VHB on your magnets… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-gorilla-glue-is-the-shit/923434.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-gorilla-glue-is-the-shit/923434.md?page=3)