Listees,
A couple of months ago it was suggested that Gorilla glue might work
well on sailboat projects. By then I'd already used it on a section of
rubber rub rail that had come loose on my boat. I did so because I 'd
used the glue for a number of shop projects, indoor and outdoor, where
its one component nature promised at least more convienient to use than
epoxy and because my shop work with it seemd very satisfactory.
Now no longer: it still holds strong for indoor work (two+ years for
radiator covers), but an outdoor project has literally collapsed: the
deck bin that I use at my house for bird food storage had come apart at
many of the joints. This spring I reglued these joints with Gorilla glue.
Yesterday I saw that the glue had turned to powder in all the joints,
which are now sprung and need regluing. I'll use Gugeon epoxy for
that. (I specify Gugeon (sp?) because I've found that not all epoxies
are equal: Some Sears epoxy I used to repair a dry sailed dingy years
ago absorbed water and lost strength.)
The rub rail is still holding well, and one of you reported that in a
similar use was holding well after two years. I'l tell you about my
rail if things change.
My guess is that my fake redwood finished bird food box has some
chemical in the finish or the wood that decomposes Gorilla glue. In
every other use it has been good.
Rudy B.
Phoenix, #2237
Pasadena, Md.
