Glue gun vs cold glue for fusing glass and porcelain?
So, I am creating these flowers and mushrooms using old glass and ceramic plates and bowls. So far, I used Gorilla glue out of the bottle by first using a bit of water to moist bot parts I want to glue together. It worked, but is quite a process and I never get all the glue out of the bottle because they don't close well.
Now, I purchased a dual temp glue gun. I never used one before and I wonder:
do I still need the water?
do I still add glue onto both parts?
do I use hot or not so hot settings?
do I need lesser glue?
I appreciate your advice
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If you are placing these outdoors, I would recommend using E6000 glue as it will hold up to the elements. My concern about a glue gun would be first, if it will hold up under sunlight/high heat and second, if it would become brittle and dry out.
glue guns don't usually hold up as long as the E6000 type glues -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajJl31p0kkg
I'm also a fan of E-6000 glue. I've found that often glue gun glue, especially on very hard surface materials can be "popped" right off. Depending on the weight of your flower layers, glue gun may not be the best choice.
You would not use water with a glue gun and applying to one side only. Glue guns can be low temp, high temp or duel temp. The low temp cools off faster and does not allow as much working time. The hot glue tends to be stringy and you can get burnt on it if not careful. Keep in mind also that on your finished project the glue is affected by heat and cold. Hope this is helpful.
I apologize if I left out details that may help you decide. I've used low and high temp glue sticks as well as E6000 from a tube. I've found that both temps of glue stick can easily form "strings" as well as being able to burn you. I generally keep the glue gun for smaller crafts, particularly where I might have to remove something because comparatively speaking, things glued with a glue gun can be "popped off" without much trouble.
I am a "touchy-feely" kind of person and use my bare hands all the time for most everything I do. Inevitably, I do get burned using my glue gun lol!
I also agree with Janice that weightier things become more problematic using a glue gun. The glue sticks you purchase dictate whether they are high heat or low. Generally a higher melt point makes a stronger bond. It takes longer to cool thereby offering a bit more work time but overall you don't want to toy with anything you've used a glue gun on as it will make more strings.
Thank you to all - I LOVE working with my new glue gun
I would use e 600 for all outside work
Hi Brig, I love using a web site called "This to That" - https://www.thistothat.com/ to figure out what the best glue is for projects. You just need to enter the two things you want to glue together and they'll tell what to use.
Hi Brig, the water was for the chemical reaction on the gorilla glue, you will need the surface of the plates to be clean and dry for the glue gun. Best of luck