Fed up with Gorilla glue

I don'e use the gorilla glue often, but when I do I have to really fight to get it out of the bottle. It hardens in the plastic bottle and when I cannot break through the top layer, I have to cut open the bottom or side to get at some liquid glue, just for the few drops that I need. So I've destroyed a bottle of the glue that was 80% unused. What a waste!

Yes, Why can't they put in tubes so no air? Then they won't sell as much!

Try storing the bottle upside down when not being used.

I used GG once and wasnt impressed. While its adhesion
might be exceptional the cellular expansion and the
residue clean were a pain.

It's probably for the best. Gorilla glue isn't very strong and has limited applications. It's mainly good for non-structural use or if you have parts that don't fit very good.

Never used any Gorilla glue, but I tried the Gorilla tape one time. Only once. That stuff would not even stick to itself let alone anything I tried to put it on.

That's exactly what happened to me! The wife bought some and it was absolute junk. I went to the
hardware store when I was cutting oats this year and told them I needed the best duct tape they had
to patch a few holes in a wagon. He went and picked up that Gorilla junk. I told him I wanted the
best, not that stuff. He said well, it's the most expensive. I said I didn't care if it was
expensive, it's worthless.

Well of course we all have issues with Gorilla Glue ..... only gorillas could be expected to be happy with the product.
For those that want to know how we tie in with them, read along below .... and should anyone make and market Chimpanzee
Glue, this will be a step towards all of us being much more satisfied. Here ya go ....

In former times, the human species used to be put into its own taxonomic family (Hominidae), while the great apes were put
in a different family, Pongidae. This division was based on certain anatomical specialisations, mainly the highly developed
human brain and the unique locomotion. More recently, most experts have concluded that this view is out of date. According
to their research, the chimpanzees are the closest relatives of humans; the next in line are the gorillas. The orang-utans
are only remotely related to the other species.

The genetic material of apes is identical to that of humans to a very large degree. Differences are especially small in the
nuclear DNA. Certain genes that were analyzed differ by only 1.2% between humans and chimpanzees, by 1.6% between humans
and gorillas and by 1.8% between gorillas and chimpanzees. In contrast, analyzed parts of the genetic material of African
apes and humans differ from the respective genetic material of the orang-utan by about 3.1%. In mitochondrial DNA, which
changes considerably faster, geneticists found a difference in 8.8% between humans and chimpanzees, 10.3% between humans
and gorillas, 10.6% between chimpanzees and gorillas and 16-17% difference between the other species and the orang-utan.

Although chimpanzees and bonobos are the closest relatives of humans, gorillas resemble us more in some respects. For
instance, the gorillas' hands and feet resemble the human ones more than those of other apes. Gorillas spend more time on
the ground than other apes, therefore their feet are more suited to walking. This is especially true for the mountain
gorillas.

Guess I will be the odd ball on this. I have used it with
great results on many projects. Original high strength
amber colored glue. I wet the repair area with a foam
brush, then use a SEPERATE applicator for the glue. I
dont touch the bottle to the wetted area. If the water
comes in contact with the glue in the bottle the bottle is
now junk. That was the mistake I made when I first tried
it. Cleanup can be a pain, but is much easier before the
glue is cured. Clamping is important like any other glue.
I have yet to have a bottle go bad that hadnt been
contaminated by water. No I dont own stock in the
company ! Ha ha ha ! Just my personal experience.

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Are you talking about the yellowish elmers glue in the squeeze bottle?

If yes, the only issue I ever have is getting the plug of residue glue out of the cap after screwing it off the bottle. What is below the bottle top never develops a crust and it sits upright for years between use.

Also use gorilla tape often, always sticks good and stays put. But then I clean the non-porous surfaces before applying it.

I have the same trouble with all the super glues. Use it once and the next time the top is glued on and/or the inside is solid. I try to
keep several on hand they seem to be a onetime use and throw away. Tried a Loctite product and it was better. There has to be a
better package for such a simple product.

My current favorite "super glue" is DAP Rapidfuse. It works quite well, but it also suffers from a fairly short shelf life.

Other favorites are Lexcel clear adhesive caulk and Titebond II wood glue.

Also Locktite / Permatex blue medium threadlocker - To borrow a slogan "I put that s**t on everything".

I've found that keeping such things in the shop refrigerator slows the reaction down and they last much longer. All by paint activators and some types of glue go in there.

An old man once asked the glue salesman If this stuff is so darn good,,,how do you get the cap off

You don't use it often and that's the problem. It's not meant to be stored indefinitely. Once glue has been exposed to air it starts curing and once that chemical reaction has started there's no stopping it. With ANY glue you have a limited time to use the contents of the bottle.

WHICH "Gorilla Glue" are you using? There is a polyurethane glue that needs moisture to activate. There is cyanoacrylate, aka "super glue." They also have PVA, aka "wood glue."

I assume you're complaining about the cyanoacrylate because that has the shortest shelf life once opened, and tends to plug up the tip worst, and because you said "a few drops." I built balsa model airplanes for years and I'm very familiar with the stuff. Stuck my fingers together on numerous occasions. Don't wipe the tip, because small fibers from the cloth stick to the tip and cause the glue to cure. I used to keep a bunch of extra tips soaking in acetone and swapped tips frequently.

If you only need a few drops you're best bet is to buy the little squeeze tubes instead of a great big bottle. Then you can use what you need and you're not wasting all that extra.

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Never used any Gorilla glue, but I tried the Gorilla tape one time. Only once. That stuff would not even stick to itself let alone anything I tried to put it on.

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Not my experience with Gorilla Tape. It's the strongest stickiest stuff I've ever used. It'll even stick to blue tarps.

The key, as with any tape, is to keep your greasy grubby fingers off the sticky side! You can't avoid touching it completely, but you don't have to paw over every square inch with your fingertips.

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I just have a small bottle and don't use it often. I store it upside down instead of waiting for it to reach the tip. It takes some moisture to
actuvate.

REFER to GENESIS

I tried that but there was too much magic involved so I'll stick with something that makes sense.