Gorilla Epoxy 25ml

Bought for a specific job in mind- Gluing 2 large garden gnomes to a sturdy base so they stopped tipping over. I have used epoxy before, and regularly use Gorilla products, so decided to give this a go. The instructions are clear and easy to follow. You snap the tip off, and push the plungers so that equal amounts of each liquid are dispersed. You can use the packaging to mix the resin in, and there is a little wooden mixing stick included too- there is a little tray dimple for small amounts, or just turn around for larger amounts. I used the whole package, so didn't need to reseal, but there is a handy cap to seal again if required. Epoxy works because of a chemical reaction, so you do need to make sure that both of the liquids are well mixed to begin the reaction and begin the bond. Once mixed, you can easily work the resin for about 5 minutes (depending on temperature) which is great for people who aren't too confident working with adhesives. After this, the resin will begin to harden, and bonding begins. I used this outdoors on a fairly brisk day, so it took a little longer to set, but when I went out to check on my gnomes they were pretty solid after an hour. Once set, the resin is resistant to temperatures down to -23 degrees, so I think it will fair pretty well in Scottish weather. My gnomes are grateful for their nice sturdy base! And I will definitely use the product again when creating my fairy garden and other outdoor decorations. ### Update end of may 2019- After a month or two of use, the adhesive has failed completely. Without much pressure, I was able to move the gnomes completely from their base- I only tested the bond because I was moving them to cut the grass that surrounds them now... Really disappointed by this product, as I expected it to last much longer than that!

Completely useless. I bought 2x packs of this for bonding a small piece of blockboard to a piece of pine on the underside of a bath, the blockboard weighs a few grams, it's really lightweight, but the joint needed to be strong and I couldn't get in with screws as it is quite a tight space, so this seemed perfect. Both surfaces were clean, dry and free from dust, dirt and beris. I applied exactly as per the instructions and the first thing that I noticed was that this glue has very weak grab properties and so the pieces of blockboard kept falling off, despite them being very light. I cut a few supports to keep everything in place and left it over night. As I took off the supports, one of the glued on pieces fell off and I noticed the glue was still sticky, it had not cured at all. I checked the tube and equal amounts of both liquids had been used and so I re cut some wood and did it again. Same again. Still very sticky and not really cured at all. I can only think this is a bad batch, but unfortunately, I bought two packs of it.

Until recently, I’ve never heard of the Gorilla brand. I must have led a sheltered life I guess. I needed a very strong epoxy resin so I did a little research and read some reviews and very quickly I opted for the Gorilla Epoxy. Sadly, my experience isn’t a very good one. Upon removing the item from it’s packaging I noted that my hands were tacky all of a sudden. Further examination revealed that the liquid was leaking from the pledger part of the item. There was nothing I could do so stem the flow, after all, this is supposed to be a sealed unit. I was concerned that the epoxy resin would leak on to my floor. In addition to leakage, it was absolutely impossible to remove the cap at the end of the nozzles. There is no instruction that explains whether you have to pull, twist or even cut the cap. I tried all three and all three failed. It was stuck tight. So together with the leakage, stuck cup and limited instructions I decided to cut my loses and request a refund, which I received. Something else to consider, I note from the sparse (and very small) instructions on the back of the carton that the epoxy resin requires a full 24 hours to reach a permanent, solidified state. There is no mention of this on the Amazon listing. So if you are buying this as a quick fix for a job I hope you have a steady pair of hands. Verdict: Item was leaking, cap was stuck tight and sparse instruction - had a refund. Maybe I was just unlucky and there might be some value to this product. Sadly, due to the poor quality of the product I received I will never know.

Firstly I had trouble opening it, not as easy as the instruction seem to indicate. When I did manage it the plastic case was so brittle the spouts cracked and broke of all jagged. The plungers were difficult to press in and 'gave' all of a sudden, causing the mix to come out far too quickly. Then I found it was so thin and runny, that to put on a vertical surface ( As they state you can) is almost impossible, it runs everywhere, yet you are supposed to use it within 5 mins, the sooner the better or it will lose some strength ! As for setting in 5 mins, the instructions state leave for 30 mins ? Then it's set o.k. but what a mess everywhere. I used tape to hold it in position but was unable to stop the stuff from running. It was only a small job, but I lost the whole contents of the tubes, and it was expensive for such a small amount. And the end result was a bit messy, impossible to clean up the runny glue, disappointed with my job due to this.

I do a lot of DIY and crafting, and I normally use the market leading Araldite for epoxy glues. However, because I recently had good experience of Gorilla's other adhesive products, I thought I would give this a try. It was a terrible mistake. Despite the description saying that it sets in 5 minutes, this one sets as soon as I finished mixing it (see first photo). "Aha! Too much hardener!" I hear you cry. Well, this isn't my first tube of epoxy. Half my workshop is held together with epoxy :) Also, if that was indeed the case, this thing would be rock solid after a day or so. Well, after about a week, it was still like flexible silicone. Sadly, as I had a cracked cello that I very urgently had to repair (the night before the concert), I stupidly persevered. I prepared everything in advance, quickly mixed up a new batch, and did a passable impression of The Flash repairing the cello. But alas, the glue started to set before I finished the repair in under a minute. The result was a sorry looking lumpy mess. I may have to buy a new cello. Moral of the story? Leave cello repairs to the professionals. Oh, and don't buy this glue, unless you are quicker than a superspeed action hero.

I tried gluing two items didnt believe the dry in 5 minutes hype so left it overnight almost 24 hours it had still not set! and the item I was gluing came apart. The glue was still wet to the touch! I got this to replace some old glue I got two or three years ago that wasnt working as good as it used too and this brand new stuff fared worse than that it had not set in nearly 24 hours later. Will give it one more try to see if it works if not I will keep it for glueing less important things but for something where I needed high strengh and where it wouldnt come apart this stuff failed me at that and failed completely. Update so after 48 hours it did not set! the bond was weak and came apart and was still sticky to the touch. I dont know how this stuff has such a high rating will use it for menial jobs but where you need strengh it is not good enough for that. Will try another brand as this stuff is not good enough.

Glued lots of things but used this for golf shafts. The glue never seems too actually stick or go hard. The head of the club came off after two days of curing during a game. The glue didn't actually bond to the shaft and could remove the glue in the head with a pair of pliers and it came out as a flexible tube!!. So it didn't go very hard and didn't adhere to either surface. Checked another club and sure enough with a good twist out came the shaft. This was after a week of curing!

This is probably the worst adhesive applicator that I have ever used - absolute rubbish! Despite closely following the instructions the hardener proved very difficult to dispense (the adhesive easily flowed). Once I had forced the hardener out the applicator would not dispense the adhesive and hardener in equal amounts! Also I had to apply so much pressure to dispense sufficient quantities of both to mix the glue. The applicator was too difficult to use, so much so that I gave up! I would certainly not recommend this product. The glue might be strong but the applicator is terrible. As a result I have requested a refund.

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Produit de bonne qualité, je l'utilise pour bon nombre de repairs. Fonctionne parfaitement

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