Worlds Biggest Adhesive Test | SHOCKING RESULTS!
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- In this video i will be carrying out a grab adhesive test to see which ones are the strongest. This is the biggest adhesive test in the world and you will be shocked at the results. Hopefully it helps you to decide what adhesive to use. If you like the content leave a like and please subscribe for more content like this as I've got a lot more to come and there will be something that will help you out.
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Hope you all enjoy this video as much as I enjoyed making it (even though it took countless hours). Enjoy!
Great videos mate, really appreciate what you do. Thank you!
Good idea, however, the tests nearer to the top might be losing more water when they drop so the accuracy might be suspect? Also, the substrate is variable, so again, is the test truly accurate?
Wonderful job and thank you for your time.
Really fun to see, would you be able to take in account Innotec products next time? we use these a lot and they seem to be even better.
Very useful - I wanted to know what the *worst* product was I could buy in case I need to remove a fixing ;) Sometimes you don't always want the strongest possible bond.
Great to see a UK-based channel doing tests like these. There are plenty in the US, but they tend to feature products I can't buy over here, or have never heard of before.
Glad you enjoyed the video 🙂
Methodology is slightly wrong which results with unknown real max value for some of these adhesives. Every time the plywood broke instead of a bond it did not show real strength of the adhesive. You would need to glue test blocks to unbreakable (at least within this test limits) type of base. E.g. metal, pretty thick glass or pretty thick plastic or wood that cannot break before bond breaks.
Awesome idea, Please would you re-test all those glues where the substrate failed, i.e. instead, glue to solid timber not ply? Love to see a definitive guide :)
I certainly think the adhesives that broke off the board substrate deserve (assuming you have enough left) to be retested on a peice of solid timber or thermolite lock.
Let's see which one is the daddy👍
Great suggestion - obviously where the substrate failed you are not really testing the adhesive, so no real differentiation possible between the various products in this case. Some of these adhesives are very impressive but I wonder whether many people would ever use/trust them to the full extent of their capabilities, relying instead on mechanical fixings. I think most people just use these sort of products for lightweight items like skirting board/architrave where there is a low risk of failure?
Thanks for making this fun and informative video. As with Bagpuss LXV, I’d never trust to the holding power of the adhesive alone, and would definitely use a mechanical fixing in addition to the adhesive. I’ve seen old school, green Gripfill for as little as 99p, but it tends to scab over very quickly, making it difficult to apply. I certainly wouldn’t use it for anything heavy, or above floor level. As for the tenner plus options, again I’d use mechanical fixings for that ‘belt and braces ‘ reassurance. Personally, when I’m paying, I’ve found Multi Stick very reliable, and up until recently it could be found at £4 a tube. I’ve been on plenty of jobs where Sticks like is supplied, and it is very good - oddly enough, the clear seems stronger - but at double the price of Multi Stick, I’ll just bang some brads into the skirting or architraves and move on.
What a load of nonsense, the cheap ply wood failed on half of these not the glue!
@@brianiswrong yes agreed with you I wish he could rested them in solid wood
Great test and your work is appreciated. However, there can be voids and different densities found within a single sheet of plywood. If one test fails at 24 kilos and another at 41 kilos and they both tore out the plywood, then the adhesive can only hold what the plywood will hold. Need to be tested with a more stable wood. Like oak slab.
Thank you for taking the time and effort to carry out this test and being non biased.
Thanks for doing this! I’ve got a lot of these. Good to know which ones to use for different jobs and this has helped clarify this for me.
Really informative and entertaining video. Thank you for taking the time to create it. It's wonderful to see how this channel has grown so quickly too. I'll definitely be sticking around!
Thanks for the support. Glad to have you sticking around for more 🙂
You explained the best possible way. Keep up the good work mate.
Thanks very much
Excellent review of the many adhesive options available today. I generally use what's onsite. However, if I'm buying, I tend to use Multi-Stick, as I found it to be reliable and reasonably priced. The fancy stuff, coming in somewhere south of a tenner, is just too rich for my blood. And, as you say, if you're only sticking some skirting, well, it won't be doing any heavy lifting. On top of that, anything requiring up to 40kg of holding power, and I'd be looking to go belt and braces with some form of mechanical fixing too.
Tanx for the upload always wondered which adhesive was best 👍
🙂 glad you like it
Thanks for the effort on this one👍🏻 Being in the trade you often wonder what you get for your money. I use a combination of stixall, fix all, CT1 and SLS turbo depending on application. The SLS turbo and Fixall Turbo are particularly good due to their faster curing times. My concerns are always the long term performance of the product and the substrates they are being used on. It would be interesting to see how the products faired over 6 months or so on a substrate that doesn’t delaminate. Thanks again for this, it was quite the eye opener, well apart from the gripfill, I’ve been to many property’s and removed skirtings with my fingers that have been “stuck” using that stuff!
Your welcome, and thanks for your comment and thoughts 👍
I really like your videos, you're amazing man
Now that was well worth watching! Well done!
Thanks, glad you found it entertaining
Great video which will definitely help me with future projects 👍
Glad you like the video
This video was a rollercoaster of emotions, from pure intrigue over how much some of those adhesives hold, to anxiety every time you put the weight in the bucket, to joy every time you got startled by the falling bucket. Great video.
Looking at the top five, if you're looking at holding power, then Gorilla is definitely the top. But if you consider how many KG you get for the price spent and call that "value for money" (in your top 5, I haven't looked at all 20) it looks like the winner is Stixall, giving you approx 6.3 kg per £1 spent. Unsurprisingly, CT1 is dead last for value for money with only 2.9 kg per £1 spent. Obviously there are other factors in play but if you wanna accept that fuzzy logic, looks like Stixall is the best choice for your average DIY'er.
Great analysis. Glad you enjoyed the video!
Great idea, but variability of the substrate accounts for more than the difference in the glues here.
A 24kg substrate failure vs a 41kg substrate failure should be a red flag.
Thanks for this vodeo very helpful!!
I’ve always favoured Sticks like turbo. The biggest advantage for me is the rapid setting time compared with some other products.
Great video very informative with a few surprises!
I would of liked to have seen tec 7 included.., would’ve been another expensive adhesive/ sealant but very popular.
This one already cost a lot so one more wouldn't of mattered lol
You are so good. I enjoy watching your every video.😊
Thank you! 🤗
Great video. Which one would be the best for attaching a metal piece to a wooden board?
Really enjoyed the video, although not really a fair test for the higher end adhesives as your only testing the ply not the adhesive. Maybe do a pt 2 where just test the higher end ones on there own on concrete or something? I would have liked to see sticks like ssshh silicone adhesive on that, mainly because I use them for undermounted sinks Nice work 👍
Great video. Shame I didn't see this before I bought a shed load of gripfill recently. Only thing missing is a table of results. Well done and thank you. 👍
Really appreciate the work you’ve put in to this. 👍😁
I have been using the dogs b:locks to stick replacement soles on my running shoes, but I think i might try the gorilla glue next time.
Your welcome 👍
That's interesting @bbsaid218. Do you find it's flexible enough? Do you keep it under pressure for a certain amount of time?
I really liked this video. Entertaining and well executed. I think you’ve probably realised that all those adhesives which led to substrate failures haven’t really been compared against each other. You wisely haven’t put them all in a table because it wouldn’t be fair. You’ve given us a list of adhesives which ‘did not fail’. I would definitely watch a video where you test all of those against a solid heavy beam or some other higher strength substrate test. Great job. And as another commenter pointed out the leverage means you’ve tested way over the weights stated. Pulling on them from a direct point load would be very different. Great products all!!
Absolutely. I may return with another test 😁
Great video people like me look for individual independent, non bias tests / reviews like this its really helps! Thanks! In my opinion and experience the OB1 holds more weight, also it looked like that was a complete substrate failure and not at all sealant / adhesive failure. I think there is room for error in this particular test and that should not be mistaken for an anomaly, whenever the substrate fails that means the weight at that time is not the maximum load, and that the product could potentially hold more but that element was eliminated due to the failure of the substrate. I think the substrate needs to be stronger to not only prove its a fair test but to also be realistic an accurate at getting the results as accurate to each individual products integrity as possible.
Thanks for the test really interesting, I would definitely appreciate a top 5 test on solid wood to show at what weight the adhesive fails.
Great stuff,I've been using mostly Gorilla products for a few years and I am very happy with their performance
Absolutely, I like the brand
Help required bud, My silly builder ( Jurek ) couldn’t be bothered adding noggins on stud wall on garage conversion, just dam lazy if you ask me, and now am at odds with putting floating shelf’s up. I’ll get one coach screw on one stud but with kingspan behind the plasterboard which adhesive do you recommend might hold the metal bracket on ?
Great video again! Shame about the plywood failures and probably best to use solid wood or marine ply at over £100 a sheet 🫣! I have always used Stixall and was really pleased to see how well it performed as it can be used in wet conditions too and has never let me down.
So true, OB1 didnt leave a single mark of adhesive on the board, basically the board failed completely
Curtain pole keeps falling down.. would sticking a baton to the wall beforehand using adhesive be OK?
Good video! I feel like we need a follow up on all the ones that held out when the ply failed using a stronger substrate. When doing skirtings I actually prefer a lower tack so they're easier to come off for whomever is replacing them.
I will see what I can do 😃
@@TheDIYGuy1 Basically all cases where the substrate failed prove that the glue is stronger than the material it glued together. The measurement for these actually measures the strength of the substrate not the strength of the glue. We must be fair to the glue manufacturer. Another test would be nice to show how the glue withstands humidity for example.
Thanks for this video. I was wondering, is it also known how long it can be expected to hold? Fe if I was to hang up a shelf for my pans. How long is it expected to stay there?
Great information thank you very much
Great vide nice you take the time to show us
As a UK tradesman, that really was interesting and very helpful. Well done and thanks mate
Glad you enjoyed it
Very interesting video, I was just searching for whether or not it would be possible to use adhesive to hold a furniture anchor to the wall but found this test instead lol. I'm kinda leaning towards it being possible now lol.
Great video, thank you 🙏
I used Gripfill recently to stick a baton to a container ceiling for a strip light. I came back 24 hours later and the product basically just came off the ceiling with a light pull. Like you, the product was still wet.
I called Evo-Stick and they told me as follows:
When using Gripfil it should be spread as thinly as possible. It dries through evaporation and thus the more there is the longer it takes to dry. Also, when it dries it shrinks. The thicker the product is applied the more shrinkage is possible and the bond’s likelihood of failure is increased.
Great info. Thanks 👍
here is a situation, say valve cover gasket replacement, would it be better to use a sealant like silicone or one of these adhesives?
Thanks for taking the time and cost to film this, I think we all enjoy watching these tests even if they aren't under strict lab conditions, but real world conditions.
I was going to mention that sometimes it is worth using a less powerful cheaper product for things like skirting and architraves because if you ever want to change them you'll be grateful they aren't bringing the wall with them! But you did mention that at the end. Great job 👍🏻
Thanks very much. I'm glad you enjoyed it. And your absolutely right!
Great review. Thankyou
Your welcome
I'd say OB1 is actually pretty good. It wasn't the bond failure but totally failure of plywood so good stuff👍👍
would like to know how fast those adhesives hold when a load is glued against a wall, like gluing a heavy brick to a wall or a mirror, and hope it wound fall or slide down..
im looking for a product that can be pressed against a wall and the mirror stays on it place without support till the glue is hardened.
I don't mind holding it for a few minutes, but 20-30 minutes ...
I heard the OB1 joke and had to subscribe lol
Any ideas on a suitable adhesive from this list to glue a wood plinth base to the underside of a small gypsum plaster sculpture? I've drilled a deep hole into the underside of sculpture and have a short rod within the plinth which will be inserted into the underside of sculpture. I want to fill the hole around the rod with an adhesive and possible add a few small areas onto the plinth.
Ideally don't want something that sets straight away as need a couple of minutes to position.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Wasnt expecting gorilla tube to do well, some of their squeeze tubes hadnt held well but definately now a contender against unibond no nails, last time i used that had to smchisel shelves of the wall and half the plaster came with it.
I liked that...quite surprising some of the results re cost Vs efficiency.
The test is ok as an indicator . it all depends on where and how you use the adhesive as always.. , some of the stuff is ok for say skirting etc where you don't want to rip the plaster away at a future point. Substrate failure is only to be expected with ply any way. good test as I said and I'm enjoying the channel.
Thanks for your comments 😃
Surely the ply is always going to fail at a certain weight ? Would it be a truer test of the adhesive if you used two materials with the same properties?
Great adhesive test, any chance of a test of silicone sealants.All the best for the New Year :)
Happy new year!
Any advice on removing a decorative ceramic block, stuck onto a plastered wall, with no more nails?
Great video and interesting results. Although a little unreliable due to the plywood. Was surprised by the Gripfill (solvent) as I've found it very strong and quick. Equally surprised by the "sticks like sh*t" and "I can't beleive it's not nails" (solvent free) as I find they both offer no grab at all and are still not cured after 24hrs.
Great point!
I need to glue acriylic to steel, which one would do that? Thanks
Thanks for your time mate
Sure, glad you enjoyed it
Are these glues for wood sticked to wood?? Can we use these glues to glue metallic objects to the wall??
Brill useful video test, follow up could be good to check on longevity, books on a shelf maybe?
Good suggestion
uber useful. Thank you.
Your welcome 👍
Thoroughly entertaining! As a keen DIYer I'm slightly suspicious of gluing anything instead of screwing it in, but this shows how incredibly strong they all are. Of course with the leverage the pull on the adhesive was far higher than the bucket weight in your tests. I fitted some lightweight coving recently and was slightly worried that cheaper Gripfill might not do the job!!! Although not the best on your test clearly it is literally hundreds of times stronger than it needs to be for this purpose!
😃 great comment
Funnily enough, I put some polystyrene coving up with gripfill and it fell off the plasterboard slowly over the following weeks! A full kilo with metres of adhesive... And it failed.
I don’t agree with the principle of demoting a product when there is partial or complete substrate failure at low loads. If the timber has not exposed the glue line, regardless of load - that’s a good result. Comparing results that include any substrate failure with those that don’t, is a flawed test in my opinion. Plywood is inherently prone to inconsistent delamination, especially lower grades of ply.
Your videos are becoming more gripping and I stuck with it to the end!
On a more serious note,proof that products priced at premium prices are not worth the extra cost .I always wonder that some of the glues are produced by the same manufactures,but branding them results in huge differencial price points .
I'm glad your enjoying my videos. Thanks for your thoughts 👍
Thanks for that very useful information. If I wanted to nit pick I would say that the weak point of the test was the sheet of ply that you were using, but considering the weight and the leverage employed some of the top ones were really fantastick. Get the pun?
I completely agree. I think the majority of the adhesives used were massively over engineered for the job. I may return with a better test with a better substrate in future.
great test, and others say, good to see somebody in the UK doing it with stuff we can buy! obviously there are many factors involved that you can test for, but as a rough guide it does the job- a clear difference between the ones where the substrate failed and where the adhesive failed....and possibly a third category of partial failure. I think an interestinng factor to consider would be time as many of these products are meant to work over years not seconds. So maybe set up a test with hanging weights and see how long it takes for the adhesive to fail? (make each test surface area much smaller then you don't need so much weight).
Thanks for the feedback 😊
Great video ! Very good test ! Surprisingly different results from another UK video on here though with a very similar testing method (almost identical). To be fair, in cases where it was not the adhesive that failed rather the wood that broke apart, the adhesive itself deserved a higher score for it's bonding capabilities? So in some cases, it's the wood itself that is the weakest link, not the adhesive.
Also I would really like to see a test of these products used in wood to metal contact & perhaps more likely wood or metal to masonry i.e. Lintels, Block, Brickwork, Stone, Render, Plaster, Plasterboard. As these are perhaps the most common applications maybe a timed test for different carefully applied weight's, slowly increased in equal measure to see if they hold up over a 24 hour period.
I would be very interested to know what you think?
Your right, I may be re visiting this with different substrates in the future
Very informative as I use adhesives quite alot.
Can I ask are you a carp angler?
Thanks. Yeah or I try to be lol
An excellent test. However we don’t have a true picture of the stronger adhesives as the plywood delaminated. Perhaps use a brick wall or concrete fence post.
I often wondered about many of these products at what is often quite a high premium. I am often also aware that as a DIYer once these product packs ar opened they don't last long befor going hard in the tube despite great efforts to exclude air etc. So if I use hald a tube at £5 but it goes hard in the tube its really a £10 job.... Well worth thinking about. Love knowing the truth many thanks...
Great video, thanks for doing that. But can I ask did you factor in the weight of the rig and the bucket into the total weight as I could see that being a few kilograms?
Cheers
Hi thanks. Yes we factored in all of the bucket and rig APART FROM the lever arm which would of remained consistent across all products. Thanks
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Some of these products are more expensive for different reasons than sticking power, eg quicker curing and instant grab (sticks like turbo).
loved the video, the time and effort you put in also the cost, i'm sure, we are all thankful for these uploads, and nearly 100k subs too... just 1 question, surely the different heights would of had an affect? but I agree with another comment, maybe use different substrates, brick, block, chipboard, solid wood etc? deffo a thumbs up from me. Love these types of test :) well done loved it mate.
Glad you enjoyed the video. Height would not come into play. I may re visit this with se different substrates in the future. Thanks for the support
@@TheDIYGuy1 keep up the great work, its a pleasure to watch them :)
The only one I saw in my country is the Soudal and I'm glad it actually does pretty well. I have to say I haven't tested it with such weight yet, but for what I used it until now, it's doing a good job and really sticks anything to anything.
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what about sikaflex? also definitely need a better substrate as many of the adhesive tests are invalid.
Great test! I used to use CT1 or OB1 however I started using xpro stixseal and im really impressed and alot cheaper aswell!
Great to hear!
Thought I should STICK AROUND and watch this video!
Haha thanks 🙂
Thank you. I’ve wasted a small fortune in time and money on rubbish adhesive. Well done that man 👍
hmmmmmm,
are we testing the adhesives.... or the substraght ???
This test is flawed.
However, AWSOME content!!
Thanks lads
This is useful to see which are the least adhesive glues, too. I'd rather my skirting board come off by itself with a good yank, as opposed to half my wall coming off with it 😂
You should do the test again after adding water (rain) for several weeks or months, to see which one performs best after water exposure.
I appreciate all the work you put into the video and excuse me if I have missed part of the scoring but if one of the adhesives does not fail but instead breaks the substrate (to a varying degree) then how is that measured when it may be a weak part of the ply (substrate) ?
I agree, the substrate did indeed let the test down a little and I will consider coming back with a more conclusive test in the future. However I released the video to give some idea and to entertain people even if it is not hugely scientific.
So many puns😝 in this one. I stuck a thumbs up and hung around from start to finish. Appreciate the time, effort and expense on this one.
Haha thanks for sticking around 😉
@@TheDIYGuy1 😂 always. It’ll take some weight to get me unstuck 😝
can you make a second test with sica flex? and pattex?
Loved this. Always thought CT1 and gorilla glue would be top five.. sticks like sh*t alittle disappointed 😊
Would be interesting to see this test but stuck to something like a scaffolding board or even metal also the waight younuse is actually more than whay the bucket weighs as the var would worlk like a falcrum
Great video thanks
Anytime 👍
Very entertaining. Shame the substrate failures invalidated all your hard work setting up the test. I'd like to see this again with the adhesive applied to things that can't break, peel, or otherwise fail, so we get a true test of adhesive strength.
D’accord avec ça, le support doit rester intact après le décollage, les bois dur peuvent se déchirer et le test serait invalide
Nice experiment but those with substrate failures must be retested with solid wood with the grain running vertically. The plywood is not guaranteed to have layers consistently glued on the whole surface. I would rather use dimensional lumber (2"x8") installed vertically and glue the test pieces to it horizontally as you did for the plywood.
Great video 👍
Thanks
Nice video. Stixall for me it is! Best cost/weight ratio.
It really is great stuff
I appreciate you're doing this purely as a strength test but where some of the products like the solvent free are better is they stick to dry dusty walls that the solvents don't stick at all.
So products like the CT1 & OB1 stick to basically anything & will stick to wet crappy surfaces also.
The hybrid polymers will stick things like melamine faced boards like Egger & Kronospan that none of the others will.
Don't want to knock your test, but as a follow up test maybe do the same test with a concrete or brick substrate which much much more what these adhesives are designed for & think you will get some massively different results.
Gorilla do a clear grab tube for just over £16 in B&Q.
Is it any good?
Would like to see a follow if they where lined up horizontally full fixed so height from ground is the same on each one with a hook loop fitted maybe on osb so the substrate doesn’t fail as easy. Great video.
Noted!
Great video a lot of information,
But what about Tec 7 ??
👍, I’ve not used that one
GREAT VIDEO BUT TWO MAIN MISTAKE
1) WHEN FALLING LOOSE SOME WATER BEST TO USE BARREL FILL WATER WITH HOSE when falling down water will not out of barrel
2) HANGING HEIGHT NEED SAME GRAVITY and pottansiyel energy
So any of the substrate failed ones are the best, as the adhesive was not the failure point, the adhesive worked so well your ply broke not the adhesive.....gr8 vid tho 👌
Gorilla Glue was founded by Mark Singer in 1991. He saw people using the glue to make teak furniture in Indonesia and when he got back to the US patented it for North America. Turned it into a 300+ million dollar company before selling it to the Lutz Tool Company. Sure pays to travel.
Great info 🙂
Not sure about all there products but there PVA is rebranded Titebond III & there Polyurethane Adhesive is the worst I ever used it takes forever to go off.
I think where they succeeded was with a really successful advertising strategy.
Great test and analysis especially since these products are used/sold in Southern Ireland. Is there a reason why Tech 7 not tested? Thanks for your time and attention with making the videos.
Your welcome 👍
Can you advise why Tech7 not included in the testing? This product is sold in Southern Ireland by the likes of B&Q and builders merchants. I have used it and found it a great product but your video has now made me more aware of other grab adhesives on the market and their performance.
Gorilla glue is a cyanoacrylate type like super glue?
Not a good test because it didn't test the glue bond. I'd rather see a 2x4 board cut at an angle and then the glue bond evaluated rather than looking for the plywood to fail.
I have to say you should have used a solid piece of wood for the backing instead of plywood. Since it was plywood the plywood failed on some of the units and you really cannot make comparison then. Other than that I love this and it was a very interesting test. Interesting enough for me to subscribe and like your videos. Thank you.
Absolutely right!
The max results are more an indication of plywood delamination strength. It would have helped to use solid oak or maple substrate and test bars. Construction adhesives are valued for their instantaneous grab during assembly rather than fully cured strength. So we really want to see wet grab and month old strength evaluated in separate tests.
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