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How Do I Mix Carpenter's Glue

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How Do I Mix Carpenter's Glue
Posted by Vuzzez on Saturday, July 30, 2011 8:15 PM
Scince I have no other choice I have to use 2 ton strength carpenter's glue. What ratio of glue and water should I mix for non glossy and strong turf adhesive and balast bonding solution?
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Posted by gandydancer19 on Sunday, July 31, 2011 1:34 PM

I would use the same mix as you would for white glue.  However, I would only mix a small batch and do a test with it to see if it will work the way you expect it to.  I doubt that it is going to dry clear, but may have a cream tint to it.

Elmer.

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Posted by selector on Sunday, July 31, 2011 1:49 PM

The yellowish carpenters' glue, brand unimportant, is all I ever use.  I dilute it to about five or six to one, six being the water.  I do add two drops of liquid dish detergent.  I use it as a spray over ground goop prior to spreading ground foam, and I always go over it with a second spray before I move the module or add other things.  For bush clumps, I use the straight yellow glue.  Dip and plunk the clumps.

For ballast, groom it, clean up the strays carefully, dribble a 70% mix of isopropyl alcohol on a foot of ballast at a time, and then dribble the glue mixture.  You might fear that the ballast will not be strongly glued, but I can assure you that it will be fine.  Later, if you decide to soften the ballast to change something, it will soften with some water or more isopropyl mix in less than two minutes.

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Posted by CTValleyRR on Sunday, July 31, 2011 1:54 PM

Vuzzez
Scince I have no other choice I have to use 2 ton strength carpenter's glue. What ratio of glue and water should I mix for non glossy and strong turf adhesive and balast bonding solution?

Really, I'm extremely curious....  Granted that lots of people use diluted carpenter's glue, and granted that it's a perfectly acceptable method, but how is that your only choice?  I'm mystified as to the combination of circumstances that could make you think so.  As you can probably guess from my signature block, I'm not very fond of the word "can't".

 

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Posted by Vuzzez on Sunday, July 31, 2011 1:58 PM
This carpenter's glue dries transparent. What ratio with white glue by the way?
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Posted by Vuzzez on Sunday, July 31, 2011 2:04 PM
I don't have another choice cus I'm a 12 year old kid. Can't afford that Scenic cement stuff or the Acrelic matte medium. My dad has some carpenter's glue he says I could use. There's the word "can't"
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Posted by Vuzzez on Sunday, July 31, 2011 2:06 PM
Thanks for the advice on the carpenter's glue. Anyway the glue dries transparent. You have been most helpful, Vuzzez(not my real name)
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