Glue for outside project

[brianhabby]

What would you say in the best glue between Titebond 3 or epoxy for gluing these scrollsaw cutouts, they will be outside permanently (they are for a bird feeder)?

I don't want to use polyurethane glue beacuse the foaming would be a nightmare to clean up.

Thanks in advance & regards

Brian

 

[thetyreman]

everbuild D4 works well outdoors too

 

[brianhabby]

Okay thanks. I didn't know about that brand which sounds like it would be equivalent to Titebond 3 but with the added advantage of drying clear. What about epoxy? Has anyone used epoxy on such a project?

regards

Brian

 

[kinverkid]

My go-to for this project would be a urea formaldehyde but only because I use it often on other projects and I have great faith in it. The D4, as suggested is an excellent choice. It's cheaper than the epoxy and a longer shelf life than UF. If all you have is epoxy on hand then use that. I have a repair to a garden table that I made five years ago with Poundland epoxy in an emergency and it's still holding up just fine.

 

[Jonzjob]

I would go for the Titebond III. I have just received another US pint of it yesterday as I was running out.

Everbuild do some good stuff, but I don't know the D4 so can't comment.

 

[Droogs]

TB3

 

[Cordy]

Everbuild D4 is excellent ! and not expensive
LOOK

 

[brianhabby]

I have some Titebond and Everbuild on order. The Everbuild is significantly cheaper than the Titebond so I will find out if it lives up to its claims.
thanks for all the input.
regards
Brian

 

[Stevekane]

everbuild D4 works well outdoors too

Everbuild is great glue but,,,it has a short use by date and when you buy it from Toolstation and probably elsewhere its often several months old already,,leaving you with just a few months to use 1ltr. There are several posts online complaining about this, but Ive not seen anywhere what the Use By Date means in terms of performance,,,
Steve.

 

[brianhabby]

Everbuild is great glue but,,,it has a short use by date and when you buy it from Toolstation and probably elsewhere its often several months old already,,leaving you with just a few months to use 1ltr. There are several posts online complaining about this, but Ive not seen anywhere what the Use By Date means in terms of performance,,,
Steve.

I noticed this when I received it, as you say Steve, already about 5 weeks old before I got it, so not really impressed with that aspect. It will do for this job but it is a lesson learned - only buy what you can use in say 3-5 months.
regards
Brian

 

[Stevekane]

Hello Brian, trouble is they only seem to sell it in 1ltr bottles,,thats a lot of glue for someone like myself, I will of course keep using it out of date or not and hope its okay, but if it was for another important outdoor project I might prefer to buy somthing else. I suppose I could try contacting everbuild and ask their opinion on its out of date performance,,but I wouldnt be hopefull that I would get anything other than the official party line, and I suppose the short use by date does mean that it loses some of its properties with age,,
Steve.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Everbuild D4 is excellent ! and not expensive
LOOK

I don't usually pay more than £6 inc Vat.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Steve - it actually becomes unuseable, it goes stringy. Don't leave it open for longer than you can help, and prevent its getting too warm or too cold.

 

[Cordy]

I don't usually pay more than £6 inc Vat.

.... from ?

 

[Phil Pascoe]

I apologise for that one - I've just looked at the price - it's gone up £3 since I bought it a few months ago.

I've just looked at Gluegunsdirect - theirs was £4.60 last I looked (not too long ago), it's now £8.70.

 

[YoungSalt]

Epoxy will work well