Why I don't ever recommend Gorilla Glue

[thehorse]

in my limited experience with PU glue you need your press to be dialed in and provide perfectly even pressure.

working with a PVAc glue is a much better solution imo.

[SoloRider]

so i recently made a homemade board and my dad... was like refusing to buy any other type of glue. we made a "half a dimm" press. the positive side on top of scrap wood. we dampend the wood first. the put in gorilla glue. we layed 3/8 inch reg plywood across the top and screwed down. all the way down the board. there was no foamin what so ever except for excess on the out side of the board do u think itll break? or will it last. im rode the board d say about 4 times just going and bombing the bigger neighborhood stuff. and it seems sturdy. what do u guys think?

I'd need to see your press to get a better idea but from what you describe it's possible that you got it pressed okay. Worst case you didn't, it breaks, and you build another deck. To be on the safe side, stick with PVAc in the future.

in my limited experience with PU glue you need your press to be dialed in and provide perfectly even pressure.

working with a PVAc glue is a much better solution imo.

Exactly.

[Cann0n]

The correct word for Gorilla Glue is effervescent.

[LongboarderFORlife]

I'd need to see your press to get a better idea but from what you describe it's possible that you got it pressed okay. Worst case you didn't, it breaks, and you build another deck. To be on the safe side, stick with PVAc in the future.



Exactly.

idk how to link picks from a different thread but in the thread "board press pictures." there is my press on the last reply

[SoloRider]

idk how to link picks from a different thread but in the thread "board press pictures." there is my press on the last reply

Yeah, I'd say there's a good chance you've got a bit of foam in there but you might have enough decent bond through the majority of the board that it won't be a problem. I'm going to go ahead and direct you back to my last post. Ride it, kill it, rebuild it. It's the circle of (longboard) life.

[bombhill_bong]

how did the "half dimm press" work out?

[LongboarderFORlife]

how did the "half dimm press" work out?

well. it was cheap just some 1/2 inch plywood cut into 4 inch strips worked better. so it can curve over the wood. make sure you dont leave gaps inbetween itll do a better job like that im still riding the board today. and its held up

[botchjobber]

btt ...

i support longboarderforlifes rant against that kind of glue. my first try was with something similar to gorilla glue and when stepping first time on it , you could already hear the joints cracking.

whole thing didn't last very long and next one will be made with titebond.

[Big Mike]

The correct word for Gorilla Glue is effervescent.

Yea, it's the "champagne of adhesives"!!

I made one hell of a mess one time with GG (not building a deck though) And like ielongboardman, I wore that crap on my hands for like a week because nothing seemed to be up to the task of removing it. I swore I'd never touch the stuff again after that fiasco...

[lancerrr]

how do you get big pictures like that on the post? other then attachements ?

[Cann0n]

I figured out GorillaGlue sucked when I saw the price...

[iSpring]

Thanks for the info! I'm starting my 2nd build and am doing a press...almost got sucked into the GG hype. I'll probably go with epoxy; any suggestions on that?
Slan'

Resin, hardener, and filler.

how do you get big pictures like that on the post? other then attachements ?

Come on Ian, we all know you just want to spam the pic of that board.