liquid nails?

[jakeh2009]

what adhesive are you all using to get the styrofoam to glue together, i have liquid nails interior projects and it is not holding the pieces together after 12-14 hours the pieces just pull apart and the glue seems to still be wet. The tube i got is brown and red in color, am i using the wrong stuff or doing something wrong? any advice would be great, and for sealer can i use modge podge or is there anything better for around the same price? thanks guys

 

[3cherries]

I used hot glue.. stuck together good and then used the foaming adhesive from lowes for sealing windows for the big holes..

check out the thread saying building a cave in 10 easy steps.. has good info..

 

[jakeh2009]

i knew i shoulda went with a hot glue gun, grrr my girlfriend and i actually debated which one would work better, and decided the wrong one i guess, thanks very much i will give that a go once i get the grout and sealer.

 

[Tigg]

"No Nails" is avail at most hardware stores, look for the foamboard adheisive... dries solid within 45 min.

 

[AprilMayJune]

I tried two different kinds of liquid nails when doing my structures. Total of 8, 7 turned out. I used the liquid nails for styrofoam. White and blue tube i think. It came out white. It worked, but took awhile to dry. I then used the regular liquid nails for construction. It says on the tube you can use it on most anything including styrofoam. It dried much faster but wasn't instantaneous. You have to have a bit of patience. It was a bit messier to work with but worth the mess because it bonded much better. I ended up using latex gloves while gluing and grouting so I didn't get it all over me. Glad I did.

 

[jakeh2009]

i havnt checked the styrofoam today but after 24 hours i could still easily pull the pieces apart, will check into the no nails, if i can not find the glue gun in storage at my parents place, thanx for all the info and products, much help

 

[aoscar]

I have used wood glue, and also "tacky glue" (arts and crafts stuff) Iliberally apply a coat of glue (small paintbrush works well) and pin together with a couple toothpicks to hold while glue dries. hope this helps.

 

[3cherries]

just whatever you do i heard no super glue... but hope you have better luck than I did.. I grouted the stryafoam and tried to seal it and it just kept coming off so I quit for now, it made it a bit easier that petsmart had awesome basking spot/ledges on clearance for 3$ and 5$! Good luck!

 

[pego]

Im just making a feature now, and ive used the no more nails stuff to stick it all together, seems to be working great! :mrgreen:

 

[chancellor91]

or yal could do what i did, bought a 2 dollar low heat glue gun, and 4 dollars in glue sticks and it is glued and ready to keep building on within seconds?

thats all i have done and you can see my project here


viewtopic.php?f=75&t=105144

 

[jargonchipmunk]

I use liquid nails and I like the fact that you have a little time to move your pieces of styro a tad after you glue them, but I might try the low temp hot glue as on certain parts (vertical walls) I don't need that time and would like something that holds fast quicker. The glue isn't what holds the structure together in the long run anyway. It's the grout.