Do I really need to use elmers glue instead of any other glue that is cheaper?
2007-10-13 15:16:39 · 20 answers · asked by blue_eore 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
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It all depends on the material you're trying to bond. There are hundreds of kinds of glue, epoxy's, urothanes, wood glue, plastic glue, hot glue, on and on...
The website I listed above is great, you select what you're trying to glue, and it will suggest the best glue.
Glue is not just glue.
My favorite is epoxy, JB Weld is the shot!
2007-10-13 15:19:25 · answer #1 · answered by SolarWind 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No you don't, actually any white water based glue will work more or less the same. Elmers is slightly thinner than others - it has more water - so will take longer to dry and may not hold as well, depending on what you want to glue together.
You would be better off reading the labels on the bottles to see what they say they do best.
When I can find it I like to get Sobo Glue for Fabrics, when I'm working with fabrics, but Tacky Glue, Tackier Than Tacky and Aleene's (just to name a few that are available) will work just fine too, it's really personal preference.
I'd suggest you buy a small bottle of one try it and if you don't care for that one, try another brand next time and so on till you've found the brand you like best.
2007-10-14 02:39:43 · answer #2 · answered by miniavore 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you don't. Most any of the white glues out there now will do the trick, and most of them are less expensive than Elmer's.
Wanna hear a funny story? I used to have an Uncle Elmer. He was the sweetest man, and I loved him to pieces. He's been gone for many years now, and I still miss him. My family always referred to the glue as "Uncle Elmer's Glue". One day my mother went to the store and needed to buy some, but couldn't find it. So she found a clerk, and without thinking asked if they had any "Uncle Elmer's Glue". The clerk gave her a very funny look, and my mother had to do some quick explaining as to why she called it that!
2007-10-13 22:22:49 · answer #3 · answered by N L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Elmers glue is just a brand of glue. Any white glue will work, and depending what you are making tacky glue may work better.
2007-10-13 22:45:18 · answer #4 · answered by Deb W 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no thats just a brand name u can use whatever glue u like as long as its the same type as the elmers glue u are using.
2007-10-14 14:59:22 · answer #5 · answered by LINDSEY S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, glue is just glue they are all the same. there is supe glue and extra stronge glues but it does not matter if you use elmers glue or not.
2007-10-13 22:21:11 · answer #6 · answered by wednesday 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't have to, but I always tend to buy Elmer's. Real cheap glue doesn't always work like I need it to.
2007-10-13 22:20:45 · answer #7 · answered by Ci Ci 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To be honest elmers glue isnt all that great.
2007-10-13 22:47:53 · answer #8 · answered by garagesale_goddess 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no you don't have too
cheaper glue may not work as well as elmers though
2007-10-13 22:19:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no- who said that? any cheap glue will do the same job. maybe elmers will just last longer or something.
2007-10-13 22:19:22 · answer #10 · answered by person 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋