Gorilla glue?

[and123]

So a few weeks ago I bought some Gorilla glue to attach suede to heel tips, and the directions state that one of the surfaces should be dampened before using. Ridiculous, I thought - why would I want to use wet suede? - and proceeded to glue it as is. Didn't stick well at all. To those of you who use this stuff, what is your protocol?

[etp777]

I have not tried it on shoes yet (actually likely going to pick some up this weekend for that exact reason), but I know on other uses, definitely do need to moisten one surface.

[Larinda McRaven]

wet the suede.

[and123]

okey dokey.

[hereKittyKitty]

I don't wet the suede. I didn't read the directions, but it still worked wonders for me. On the other hand, I did over saturate the suede with the gorilla glue, so maybe this is why it worked???

[Rugby]

Contact cement works really well too and it's much cheaper.

[robertje06]

I guess you could also buy heel tips with suede base and also heel protectors with suede base. The main brands have those...

Guess that is cheaper and maybe slightly better than using glue?

[Larinda McRaven]

We have multiple multiple threads with ladies complaining that they dont last. This is the solution here at DF we have come up with to solve that problem.

[canismajor41]

The gorilla glue instructions also say to clamp the pieces your gluing together for 2-3 hours for best adhesion. I discovered that you can create a clamp by putting the heels of your shoes up against a door frame (one on either side), then take a take a tension rod (the small kind you hang a curtian from) and place each end of the tension rod in the heel cup and tighten.

[hereKittyKitty]

The gorilla glue instructions also say to clamp the pieces your gluing together for 2-3 hours for best adhesion. I discovered that you can create a clamp by putting the heels of your shoes up against a door frame (one on either side), then take a take a tension rod (the small kind you hang a curtian from) and place each end of the tension rod in the heel cup and tighten.
I usually glue the suede, place on heel, put shoes on dresser overnight and wallah!
I've tried cement glue in the past and it didn't work all that well. Gorilla glue works great for me.

[DancingMommy]

To those of you who use this stuff, what is your protocol?

Return bottle to store or throw in "junk drawer". Didn't like it, won't use it again. Didn't work as advertised. :mad:

[Larinda McRaven]

Contact cement works, but again it has to be used right to work correctly. With contact cement you apply a thin even layer to both sides. Let them almost DRY. Then clamp. Do not use too much. Do not put the pieces together when it is wet. You must clamp.


I am a huge GGlue fan. Again if you use to much it doesn't work. Less is more. If it expands and bubbles out from behind you are using too much. Also it helps if you gently sand the sides of the pieces before you apply the glue.

[latervet1]

warning to gorilla glue users with pets - keep it away from your pets. they apparently like to eat it and it forms a big solid ball in their stomach that usually has to be surgically removed. only seen it in dogs but i'm sure there is at least 1 cat out there stupid enough to give it a go.

[Riplash]

Hey guys,

My experience with Gorilla Glue is that if you live in a hot humid area, you do not need to dampen either surface, and there is generally enough moisture in the air and on the surfaces to make the glue cure. If you are gluing things in the wintertime up north where it is dry and you have alot of static. (Indiana wintertime) then you need to dampen one of the surfaces.

Later,
Rip