UNHAPPY GORILLA GLUE USER

nomad 11

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any tector i can get my hands on

Charlie P. (NY)

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Minelab Musketeer Advantage Pro w/8" & 10" DD coils/Fisher F75se(Upgraded to LTD2) w/11" DD, 6.5" concentric & 9.5" NEL Sharpshooter DD coils/Sunray FX-1 Probe & F-Point/Black Widows/Rattler headphone
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Gorilla Glue comes in a plastic bottle.

If it stuck to plastic it wouldn't come out.
 

johnwon2

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Jun 21, 2011
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Jacksonville, FL
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Tesoro Tiger Shark & Equinox-800
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I normally use Weldon for hard plastics, but you need to know the type of plastic to get the correct type. It welds it back together by melting it.
 

GA_Boy

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Jul 30, 2006
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Jefferson, Ga
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BH LRP
1265X,
GoldBug II
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JBWeld is my "GO TO" fixit.
Marvin
 

Slowtaknow

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Gorilla glue has a special glue for plastics i believe.
 

jeff of pa

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did you wet the item before using the glue ?

GG Activates with Water.

Only Bad thing I have had with it,
if you use allot it bubbles up before it dries

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in Spite of the Ugly Look,
Still My First Choice when I need something to Last.
and looks don't matter.

I don't ever remember using it on plastic .. so :dontknow:

My Second Choice would be PC-7
 

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Treasure_Hunter

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Florida
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Minelab_Equinox_ 800 Minelab_CTX-3030 Minelab_Excal_1000 Minelab_Sovereign_GT Minelab_Safari Minelab_ETrac Whites_Beach_Hunter_ID Fisher_1235_X
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I have found Rino glue works much better than gorilla glue.
 

releventchair

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tried gluing 2 projects using g.g. only to be disgruntled again. never ,ever had good luck gluing plastics. a pair of headphones on the head band and a rod stem of a metal detector. plastic to plastic. i tell ya i need a good luck charm???.........oh well ! so much for the gorilla ? i'm thinkin casper the friendly ghost glue.

Hey ,you're tryin!

Not much around here I have repaired with glue.
Building with it requires the right glue for the right material ...But I swear when it comes to attempted repairs ,there are some mystery plastics that resist being bound with glue. So ,they are the ones to break of course..
 

dirtdigginfool

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Mar 8, 2014
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south central ohio
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At Pro At Max
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Gorilla Glue is my first "go to" adhesive...not much it hasn't fixed...including my older AT Pro. But I ordered 3 bottles for work and all 3 were dried up and none could be coaxed out, old product! I took the top off and stuck a screwdriver in, had the texture of Aunt Gerts 3 day old jello. Ha. Like Relevant quoted..there's a certain glue for each material. Good luck..Ddf.
 

Duckshot

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Never tried Gorilla Glue on two peices of plastic but it'll glue wood to wood with a bond strong enough that the wood will break before the joint. Its almost waterproof when dry. I have made a couple of wood drop riffle sluices using it.


The trick to getting a good bond with G.G. is to clamp the peices together as tightly as mechanically possible. It expands when it gets wet and will foam out of the joint some, but a back dragging a chisel over the dried excess cleans it right up.
 

CASPER-2

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ghost glue only good for hair products - sorry
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searching 4

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Dec 6, 2017
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pennsylvania
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garret ace 200
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JB Weld plastic bonder, most auto part stores have it I've had good luck with this stuff
 

franklin

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Jun 1, 2012
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7,168
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Garrett ADS-7X, Fisher Two Box M-Scope, Mother Lode Locator, Dowsing Model 20 Electroscope, White's TM808, White's TM900, Inground Scanners
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Gorilla Glue is a waste of money. Looks like crap when it swells and foams everywhere. JB Weld has worked the best for me also.
 

Msbeepbeep

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Jun 24, 2012
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I have used expoxy glue on plastics. The type that comes in separate tubes and you mix what you need.
You have to read the package carefully to see which ones can be used on plastics.
Got mine in the hobby isle of walmart, you can also try home depot or like stores.

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nomad 11

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did you wet the item before using the glue ?

GG Activates with Water.

Only Bad thing I have had with it,
if you use allot it bubbles up before it dries

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in Spite of the Ugly Look,
Still My First Choice when I need something to Last.
and looks don't matter.

I don't ever remember using it on plastic .. so :dontknow:

My Second Choice would be PC-7

yes siree bob i did. and i even went as far as scuffing it up a bit. you just cant imagine the disappointment. can ya ? and just a note Jeff it says right on the bottle not to use alot. but as i've learned life is a matter of perception. so in your picture maybe that was'nt a lot for you anyway ?
 

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nomad 11

nomad 11

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any tector i can get my hands on
and now the problem will probably be removing the residue left by the g.g ?
 

Msbeepbeep

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Jun 24, 2012
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M-6, pro pointer, pistol probe
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I have used single edge razor blades to remove dry excess gorilla glue, but you have to be really carefull.

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