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Australia, Canberra
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Review on 2-Pack Gorilla Max Strength Clear Construction Adhesive: 2.5 Oz Squeeze Tubes For Strong, Crystal-Clear Bonds by Kevin Tompkins

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Great on wood furniture repair

I used this to repair and re-glue the legs and dowels of a 200 year old Windsor chair, and it was excellent for this application. The Gorilla Glue Max Strength Construction Adhesive fills voids (good b/c the joints are loose), is very hard and rigid but does not seem brittle, and overall seems very strong. When completed the chair is not flexing when sat on and feels more solid than it ever did.For comparison, this chair is from a 4 chair set I have had over 20 years. They have been used hard and I have re-glued previously with: a) traditional carpenter's wood glue, which was not as good at filling voids and was breaking loose b/c the chairs joints are not super tight and are somewhat flexible, and b): Gorilla Glue Heavy Duty Construction Adhesive, which filled the voids, and could flex with the chair and didn't break, but it the chairs ended up being a bit too flexy. In contrast the GG Max Strength seems more rigid, stronger, and is clear. Was able to paint over it OK. More expensive but better for this application. In the future I would use this to re-glue the other chairs in the set.

Pros
  • Follow directions and allow the item to set the recommended amount of time for a secure hold.
Cons
  • Did not hold Acrylic together. Left sitting for 4 days with a clamp and didn’t work