Which glue?

[richardabeattie]

I need to reglue the joints of a cockpit grating made of some unidentified hardwood. Grateful for suggestions for a good all weather glue for the job.

 

[single]

Gorilla glue.

 

[richardabeattie]

A glue called Gorilla? Is this something you can get in B & Q?

 

[nigelmercier]

Gorilla glue is very messy. I'd use Cascamite.

 

[ccscott49]

Epoxy, whichever make you want to use.
I swear by it. Everything I glue on Englander is with epoxy. Strong, waterproof and easy to use.

 

[VicS]

A glue called Gorilla? Is this something you can get in B & Q?

Yes it is readily available. There are several products with the "Gorilla" brand name.
http://uk.gorillaglue.com/eng/glues/glue-list/1/

I guess Single is suggesting "Gorilla Glue" which is a foaming moisture cured polyurethane glue.

My experience of repairing gratings is that sometimes there is more gap than joint.

You may want something which forms a stronger joint when the gaps are large. Exempli gratia a filled epoxy.

 

[theguerns]

Pro-Set 170 Epoxy the best there is for all jobs on the yacht. I also use a sealant adhesive called CT1 and believe me when I say it kicks SIkaflex into the drink on all fronts

 

[PabloPicasso]

Gorilla glue is very messy. I'd use Cascamite.

+1. Yes cascamite. Epoxy will work but maybe unnecessary expense

 

[PabloPicasso]

Pro-Set 170 Epoxy the best there is for all jobs on the yacht. I also use a sealant adhesive called CT1 and believe me when I say it kicks SIkaflex into the drink on all fronts

CT1. Yes, and the cheaper more readily available version Tec7. Visit you local builders merchant they'll have racks full of tec7

 

[Vara]

Gorrilla glue is a great glue for non visible wood joining, fills gaps and bonds well.

For things like gratings and plugs it tends to over foam and stain wood surrounding joint which is a swine to remove...got the tee shirt for this :-(

I'd use epoxy for a grating.

 

[vyv_cox]

When I made my cockpit grating I used Gorilla. Given the quality of my woodworking skills it was inevitable that there would be some gaps in joints. Cascamite is useless for any job unless the two parts can be clamped together with a good fit. Epoxy undoubtedly sticks very well but may need to be filled if gaps are bigger than about 0.5 mm. Gorilla copes with far bigger gaps than this, although it only fills them with foam that has little strength.

 

[forelle541]

When I started as an apprentice joiner still using a pot on a gas ring and animal glue, Cascamite was a fair alternative to Aerodux but who would bother now that we have moisture curing, gap filling one part glue that sticks like snot to a chickens lip. The glue never makes a mess but a good few folk do when they use it. With some of the old glues we always used to put a bit extra in for good luck, my old Forman used to say don't sink the ship for a ha'peneth of tar, but with Gorrilla glue you only need a thin coat well unless you are truly bad then you need shuttering.

 

[TQA]

Epoxy is what I would use. Slow cure stuff. Brush on a little thinned with acetone or methylated spirits to allow it to soak in then add some wood fibres to the rest if you need some gap filling.

Do not overclamp!

 

[Vara]

This post shows the different approaches taken by seasoned skilled professionals,and those amateurs who may only do this sort of job twice in a lifetime.

 

[DownWest]

Epoxy, partly because there must be traces of the original glue left and 'pox is one of the few glues that will stick to almost any other type.

 

[sailorman]

+1. Yes cascamite. Epoxy will work but maybe unnecessary expense

Also leaves a hard glue line that does not shrink or expand with the timber

 

[GrahamM376]

Whichever glue you decide on (I used one of the foaming ones) don't forget to de-oil the timber with acetone first.

 

[30boat]

I had to glue a strip of teak on my grating and used Tek7.It'll never come off!

 

[richardabeattie]

Thanks to all. No quite sure which glue Vara sees as the professional's choice.

 

[Vara]

No I'm not sure now either

What I was contrasting was the I've done this all my life approach.( I wish I could emulate those skills), to my hapless amateur stance.

I think that epoxy would be the easiest to apply and use, I've never managed to use gorilla glue without over foaming and staining, but where used when aesthetics don't matter it has done the job incredibly well.

O level woodwork...failed.