Waching daily Aug 2 2018

You know I love you 6000... except for the fact that it Chows down on Styrofoam.

So what can you use instead? How about another one of my favorites? Hi, I'm

Lori. This is Maker High, and today we're gonna

talk about guerrilla glue - which is a moisture activated polyurethane or in

other words... freakin' strong glue. This is kind of a long video, so here are the

sections I'm gonna be covering with the timecodes... hopefully... if I remember to put

them in. If you want to jump ahead, feel free. I do not mind. Now, just to clarify,

there are a ton of gorilla brand adhesive products. This video is just

about the original and the clear formulas. They also make a white one. It's

basically the same as the clear. it just dries white and including it seemed kind

of redundant. So, every time I talk about the clear, same thing applies to the white.

Just like e6000, this is waterproof. You can use it indoors and outdoors. It has a

really wide temperature range and it's paintable ...but it's also stainable,

sandable, sawable and drillable... which is why people use it for woodworking a

lot. Some of the other things you can use it on are stone, meta,l ceramic, glass,

concrete and obviously, my favorite, styrofoam. So here's the main difference

between the glues; the clear dries in half the time which is great... but as you

can see here, it bubbles up way more than the original one does. So, it adheres to

less of the surface area. While it's faster, in my opinion, I tend to go with

the original because I think it's a stronger bond. Onto the main event.

How do you use it? So, the first thing you're gonna want to do is prep your

surface. You want to make sure it's clean, that there isn't any dust on it, and that

the pieces that you're gluing together are relatively tight-fitting. Then you're

lightly going to dampen one or both sides with water. You can use a damp

cloth. a spray bottle or a sponge... just don't soak the surface. For dense

hardwoods, you're gonna want to do both sides, but most everything else just one.

For smooth and shiny surfaces like metal, glass, plastic...I suggest roughing it up

with some sandpaper first just to make the adhesion a little bit easier. Next,

you're carefully and evenly going to apply the glue onto the dry surface or from

above on the damp surfaces, and just make sure the tip of your bottle doesn't hit

the moisture. Another thing to remember is that this expands up to three times

its volume, so don't over apply. Now you want to clamp or press the two surfaces

together tightly. If you don't have clamps, I have suggestions at the end for

other things you can use. If you want to use a paper towel to wipe off excess

that's bleeding through, now is a great time. Here it is after 30 minutes and

here it is after two hours. I usually like to let my glues cure for 24 hours,

but I wanted to show you how strong it really is with just the

recommended minimum time. And now, my favorite use for this... Styrofoam! It is so hard to find

something that not only works well but is inexpensive. When it comes to

styrofoam, notice that I am applying the glue to the dry side and then pressing

the moist piece down on top of it. You'll also notice I didn't spread the glue

out to the edges, which is why they're ripping up so easily... but you can see

where the glues applied, it's not coming up at all. Here I am pulling the two

pieces apart with a lot of leverage and it still holds tight. The Styrofoam is

ripping before the glue is. This is my go to for Styrofoam props. I love this and

it's great that you can use it indoor or outdoor. This cap is designed to be opened

and closed with one hand. If you don't have a clamp,

you can press down from the top of the item with books or other heavy objects

like this jar of jam from my friend Emily... you can also use tape or rubber

bands as a temporary clamp. It just depending what you're gluing together.

if you've wiped off your glue and you still have excess coming out, wait about

an hour and then you can use an exacto to trim it or a chisel to chip it off.

Don't worry - the dried glue is not going to damage your tools. Do not press

the bottle directly against the moist surface. Some moisture might get sucked

back up into the bottle and it will contaminate the entire thing. it'll

harden in a couple of hours and honestly I suggest buying the smallest bottle you

think you're going to need just to be on the safe side. One of the features

they've added the last couple of years is that there's actually a pin in the

cap to help keep moisture out of it while you're storing it. I also like to

squeeze the air out before screwing the cap on. Now you want to close the cap

until it clicks like you hear here. That should help cut down on any

moisture from the air and as always store it in a cool dry place. This glue

has a really low viscosity, so make sure you use it on a flat surface or it's

going to run everywhere. If you live someplace damp or humid and you're

having a problem getting the glue to work, try not adding as much moisture and

see if that helps. There could be moisture in

the air that's over saturating it. Use gloves. This stuff will definitely stick

to your skin and in some people, it can actually cause a rash. Let's avoid all

that. Make sure you cover yourself and your work surface with things you don't

care about getting this on, because it's never coming off. Keep this out of the

reach of children and pets. If someone ingests this, call 911 or poison control.

Get medical attention. This is not meant to be used internally. Some people use a

respirator with this. I don't. I just make sure I use this in a really

well-ventilated area. Now I'm just gonna put up the other precautions that are on

the bottle and you can pause and read these if you're interested. You can buy

this at almost any retail store. It's kind of crazy. You can find it at Walmart,

Target, Fred Meyer... the picture I showed earlier I took at a Target.

Home-improvement stores like Home Depot and Lowe's. Craft and hobby stores like

Michaels, Joanne's and Hobby Lobby - and I've even seen this at places like CVS and

Office Depot. For the two oz. bottle the MSRP on this is $6.99. You can

definitely find it cheaper than that. So that's it for this video. If you have a

glue that you really like on styrofoam let me know what it is in the comments

below... especially if it's inexpensive. If you like this video, please give it a

thumbs up and share it with people so that they can join in on making stuff as

well and I will see you guys in the next video.Okay, bye!