Gorilla Glue 50004 Adhesive, 4-Ounces

by Gorilla Glue

• All-purpose premium polyurethane wood glue
• Paintable and stainable--and solvent free
• Bonds wood, stone, metal, ceramic, foam, and more
• 100 percent waterproof
• Includes one four-ounce bottle of glue

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Gorilla Glue cures with exposure to moisture in the wood and atmosphere; it is stainable and self-spreading. It bonds exotic and common woods, as well as ceramics, plastic, metals, stone, and much more. 100% waterproof, solvent-free. 4 oz. bottle.

Product Description

Gorilla Glue is the finest all purpose premium polyurethane wood glue available today. Gorilla Glue is environmentally friendly, incredibly strong, 100 waterproof, will not freeze, requires no mixing, does not become brittle with age and will not expand or contract in the glue joint. You can even glue up oily exotics without the kind of surface preparation required by other glues. You only need to apply Gorilla Glue to one surface, so your glue lasts twice as long. Clean up is easy and non-hardened glue may be removed with denatured alcohol, thinner or other common solvents. Gorilla Glue is 100 pure and contains no solvents or additives.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

329 of 335 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars FIVE Things you should know! April 20, 2009

By Y. R. Wu TOP 50 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

Review updated 9Aug12

1) Elmers "Ultimate High Performance" is also a Polyurethane (PU) glue and (as far as I can tell) it's as good as Gorilla, but cheaper. also used the PL brand glue and can't tell any notable difference between the three. Have not used Sumo but I understand it sets up faster and as a result apparently has a much more limited shelf life (this is generally not a good thing - see item #3)

2) Gorilla Glue (In my opinion) has thought out their bottle and cap design better than the competition. While this seems like a minor thing, it really makes a BIG difference in not being messy or wasting glue (See #4)

3) PU glues work differently - they foam up and expand in the presence of moisture and then harden. This means you will need to think about where the glue comes out and how to keep it from making a mess. Masking tape is your friend.

4) PU glues have a limited shelf life and you probably don't need as much as you think. Due to the expansion (see #3) you use a LOT less than other types of glue. 4 oz should be MORE than enough for most people, 8 oz is a BIG bottle. I personally buy the 2 oz bottle unless I have a major project. PU Glues suck moisture out of the air so unless you plan on using it up within a year or two, a LOT is going to go to waste. Don't ask me how I know this.

5) PU Glue is FANTASTIC for lots of things but woodworking glues are still better for woodworking (see #7). They are stronger and you can't clean PU glues up with water the way you can even with the waterproof Titebond products. Also if you use biscuits you will have to moisten them separately to get them to swell.

6) KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN AND ANIMALS! Although the glue itself is not toxic and is food safe once cured, it can kill your pets - like antifreeze it apparently tastes good to animals and will swell and harden inside the digestive tract creating a blockage. There is NO antidote and surgery is typically the only solution. There have been MANY cases - just search Google "Dog Gorilla Glue." Wear gloves (rubber or vinyl) and use lots of wax paper and paper towels.

7) Wood glues (Like Titebond II) are still better for wood to wood bonding. Fine Woodworking did a test (Issue #192) and found Polyurethane glues to be about half as strong in this application. Search "HowStrongisYourGlue_FWW" for the article. One exception is if you're gluing oily exotics where I personally still prefer Epoxy - you can dial in your set time, clean up is about the same given the PU glue outflow.

If you have questions or comments, or if you have found this review helpful, please let me know!

38 of 40 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Tough as nails in the right application! August 24, 2006

By Jeep Girl

I purchased this Gorilla Glue to see if I could salvage a resin molded rocking horse decoration, about 10 inches tall, but heavy in weight. I've tried many other products, including super glues and super gels, to glue the resin horses leg back to the rocker bottom to no avail until I tried this product. The horses legs wanted to pull toward each other and it took some force to keep them anchored to the rocker bottom, where they original were spaced. My biggest challange was finding something to wedge between the front two legs to set the right spacing for the glue to dry in place. I was concerned that even if the glue dried, would it be strong enough to be secure when I removed the wedge holding the legs in place. I followed the directions on the bottle, moistening the pieces to be glued, waited the 4 hours, and it turned out perfect, very sturdy! I've also tried this product on a ceramic tea cup and is worked very well, and on wood is works probably the best. I had some miniature wooden cars where the roof broke off, on so I wet the wood down really good, applied the glue, watched the foam expand, checked the setting every 20 minutes and wiped any extra foam off, after the four hours dry time, it was as good as new. I've tried using this glue on plastic products but haven't had any luck with that. I've had some childrens' toys break with plastic and rubber surfaces and the glue doesn't seem to want to stick or set. The foaming is kind of a pain, and you might want to monitor that on your project, but if it works well that's something I'm willing to overlook. I was pleased that there is no odor at all using this glue, even when first applied. Overall, this glue works really well on most surfaces, and will be a good alternative when other glues don't perform. I don't think there's any one product that does job exceptionally.

39 of 42 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Not an All-Purpose Glue October 4, 2007

By kkrome25

I think this glue is best used for porous surfaces like stone, wood, drywall, foam, rug material, cloth and brickwork. It dries brittle, with practically no elasticity, so I don't recommend it for automotive applications where there is a lot of mechanical vibration. It also takes longer than 24 hours to dry, and it foams and leaves a lot of run-off. So if you have holes or voids to fill, this glue is perfect. I consider Gorilla Glue to be the new improved, waterproof version of white glue. The manufacturer claims this is the world's strongest glue, but I don't think so. And it's not an all-purpose glue like Household Goop, or The Welder.