What is in Elmer's Glue?
I grew up being told it was cow snot and being older now, I think that is incorrect.
What is really in Elmer's Glue?
2007-08-31 04:15:55 · 4 answers · asked by RC Collns 2 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
Elmer's glue is one brand of "white glue" which is basically PVA (polyvinyl acetate) ---a type of plastic and akin to acrylic paint.
White glue dries clear and flexible, but the formulation for gluing bare wood together is colored yellow and opaque.
Elmers' white glue comes in a permanent form, and also as a "washable" "school" glue (which remains washable after drying as well as before drying).
There are many other brands of "white glue" though, with slightly different characteristics (more waterproof, thicker, etc.) and different costs ... some you might know from the craft world would be "tacky" glues, GemTac for attaching metal stones to sweathshirts, etc.
Here's more-technical info about white glues:
Polyvinyl acetate or PVA is a rubbery synthetic polymer.
. . . It was discovered in Germany by Dr. Fritz Klatte in 1912.
PVA is sold (as an emulsion in water) as an adhesive for porous materials, particularly wood.
It is the most commonly used wood glue, both as "white glue" and the yellow "carpenter's glue", the former also used extensively to glue other materials like paper and cloth. ..
PVA is widely used in bookmaking and book arts due to its flexibility and because it is not acidic like many polymers. Elmer's Glue is a popular brand of white PVA glue sold in the United States.
It is a common copolymer *with more expensive acrylics,* used extensively in paper, paint, and industrial coatings, referred to as vinyl acrylics.
PVA is also commonly recommended for use in making papier-mâché.
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Some glues that used to be common before white glues and other glues were developed were made from animal parts though, and that's what you might have heard about, although a bit incorrectly.
"Animal glues" are made from the horns, hooves, bones, and other connective tissue of certain animals... though the glue resulting from those might be thought of as somewhat gelatinous, no actual mucus is involved.
There's also "mucilage"... the type of glue schools often used back in the 50's etc. That word sounds sort of like mucus (and they both come from words meaning sticky and thick, etc.), but mucilage is made only from plants.
This is a very interesting page all about all the various types of glues, and what they're made from, etc, here:
http://www.answers.com/topic/glue?cat=technology
HTH,
Diane B.
2007-08-31 13:36:07 · answer #1 · answered by Diane B. 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
According to the Elmer's website, their glue is all from chemicals.
"Elmer's Glues are chemical based. They are made or formulated from chemicals which are synthesized (created by Man). These chemicals were originally obtained or manufactured from petroleum, natural gas and other raw materials found in Nature. The exact formula and specific ingredients used in making Elmer's products are considered proprietary information, therefore, we cannot share those with you."
2007-08-31 04:25:29 · answer #2 · answered by Minorarcana 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Horse
2016-03-17 21:15:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
here's two i found petroleum and natural gas
2007-08-31 04:23:45 · answer #4 · answered by Bre 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why would you wanna watch that??
2007-09-01 06:32:07 · answer #5 · answered by some person 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2014-10-17 16:47:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋