Really thin glue?

[Wade Lippman]

I use Captain Tolle's sealant. (https://defender.com/en_us/captain-tolley-s-creeping-crack-cure-penetrating-sealant-m501c?utm_id=143783458262&utm_campaign=19735474067&utm_source=google&utm_medium=paid&utm_content=649599978904&gclid=CjwKCAjw-eKpBhAbEiwAqFL0mvV_cnYiGyxopWENd1J6LF5Vt4meT9VKjN3 wgFKhzQ9yAHjeUJ9wphoCzFgQAvD_BwE)
It doesn't claim to be a glue, but I use it as one and it works pretty well.

The stuff I have is getting pretty old and I should replace it. The Captain has gotten pretty expensive and maybe I should be using one that claims to be glue. Yeah, CA, but I don't like CA.

Is there a thin glue out there?

[Lee Schierer]

You need to be more specific as to what you are planning on gluing. For gluing wood, I use PVA type glues. You can thin it some if you need thinner glue for some reason. Thin it too much and the joint will fail. Don't buy large containers of PVA glue as it will go bad if you keep it around too long.

[glenn bradley]

Another Captain Tolle's fan here. Cracks in decorative concrete? Tolle's to the rescue. Some spalling was repaired and stopped years ago . .. still going strong. As to thin wood glues, I agree that we need to know the characteristics you want. If CA is undesirable so will a number of other "water" consistency adhesives. They are all a bit brittle. Have you tried the better quality CA's like Starbond? There is a definite difference just like with epoxies. DAP RapidFuse does better on wood tha a lot of CA's but is not water thin.

[Wade Lippman]

Okay, I will be more specific. A piece I had a lot of work into today had a small split. If I tried to pull apart more to get some wood glue in with pipe cleaner it would likely split more. I fixed it by putting in some Cap Tolle and squeezing it a bit with a clamp. I put more in and clamped it tight. It looks good now. While it is way too early to know if it is permanent, I have done it a few times before and it hasn't failed. With CA I run the risk that it will set too fast and I won't have a chance to work more in before the final clamp.

[Maurice Mcmurry]

I am glad to learn about Captain Tolle's. The kids Defender catalogues are piling up at our house while they are away on their boat. Perhaps I will look at them. Thin super glue really sounds ideal for the repair you describe. I get mine at Hobby Lobby because it is 1/2 the price as hot stuff from stewmac or the model airplane places. It does not set real fast, especially on wood. I tighten and loosen the clamps several times, adding more glue each time until the glue no longer disappears quickly and hope that I have not glued the work to the bench.

[Mel Fulks]

Hot animal glue ….tested for hundreds of years !

[John Kananis]

I was just about to post similar. Heat and it get thin, very thin. And use the dry type that you mix, not the one in a bottle ready to use.


Hot animal glue ….tested for hundreds of years !