Thank you for being an excellent source for my research prior to making purchase > which I did not! This stuff seems like a close relative to gel nail enamels which also require a UV light for purpose of drying/adhering to surface of nails. (P.S.: Kudos for being a responsible fella by, "putting on some rubbers," (2:53) LMAO! :-)
I want to thank you for giving an honest review unlike all the shills for Bondic making reviews that don't attempt to stress test the product properly. The best description for this product is "weak bond." If its something you can use for a quick weak bond, okay, but super glue is not much slower and is stronger.
@@joeking433 You say you have to feel sorry for the Bondic company. They advertised hard. Sold hard and sold world wide 5 million units at $15 -45 a pop that to not just gullible people that listened to the promotional lies but everyday folk. China Made all the hardware for a dollar filled it with UV - Resin. Now you can take that to the bank Eh!
"... you just spontaneously buy something that you absolutely don't need whatsoever well I'm that guy I'm bad to do that..." That's right there is some refreshing honesty . Great to see such an unbiased review. Thanks!
I feel your pain. I bought this a few years ago and it didn't work for what I was using it for, but I still kept it like it was this valuable thing, thinking that I must not have been doing it right or it wasn't the right application. I looked up your video to see how to do it properly, and this about answers my question. I have some statues that have some pieces broken off, so I will probably use up the stuff by building up the missing pieces and painting over it. I won't keep saving it, nor will I buy any more. I appreciate your video.
Too bad that you didn’t have success with it. I have had terrific success with a lot of bonding tasks. I love the stuff. I have one of these and also have A LOT of experience with UV cured gel in the past. The most important part to keep in mind is surface prep. If the surface is properly prepped (etched/sanded, cleaned with alcohol, and dried), the results are DRAMATICALLY different than what you are experiencing here in your video. Also, when you were putting the nail heads together, remember that the UV light needs to reach full exposure of the gel or it will not cure. The gel that is in the center of each nail head will not cure so that makes the point that the UV gel repair needs to be something where the light can reach the point of repair and saturate the gel with UV. It is most certainly not glue. It’s a light cured gel very much the same as the light cured gel nails women have put on for fake nails. VERY strong stuff. It’s just imperative that you get the surface prep right and always apply UV light to EVERY area that it sits on. The biggest issue is the lack of education for the proper methods of application
I do welding on the side so I know how important prep work is. I also read the instructions for this product and feel like I did my part. I feel like I gave it a fair chance at least. I also feel like there's WAY better options for bonding, gluing, welding or just sticking something together than this...stuff.
@@Bluelightbandit, it’s definitely not a magic bullet as they proclaim. But for certain applications it’s an excellent option. Definitely not for any sort of flexible materials. The biggest issue is the UV compound is assuredly not the same sort of strength you would find in either dental UV gels or even the stuff used for crafting artificial fingernails. The wholesale cost of either of those would be FAR greater than what is supplied in that little kit. If you have ever used either of those compounds you would have an idea of how strong this stuff can actually be. A little brittle sometimes depending on the blend balance. But with the correct blend it can have just the right amount of flex. But it would also be pretty friggin expensive. A comparable amount with what is supplied of a correct blend would probably be about $60+ for sure. Again, the really strong stuff is NOT an inexpensive item.
i will keep metal box for storing small thinks in it, it was not expensive, i wont cry much about it. And to let you know this product just come out in Aldi's stores in Australia only yesterday 20.07.2024, Obviously they cant sell it anywhere ales so it came over here to make that extra buck. I wonder if this product is german. Thanks for showing.
Husband: Hey that is a great idea.............. Wife (a week later): Honey, where did this come from?.......... Husband: The Bondic weld broke on my wallet. Wife: I hope I never hear that word again..... Bondic..... Mercy sakes alive..... Bondic Bondic Bondic...... 🤬🤬🤬 5 O`Clock News: It's been 5 days now for the search for Bill, he still hasn't been found.... The last anyone knows - Bill was working with something called --- Bondic. Wife (watching the 5 O`Clock News): BONDIC! - BONDIC! - BONDIC! - COULD EVERYONE JUST STOP TALKING ABOUT - BONDIC.......
I fell for the hype and threw over $70AUD at them and I really wish I’d seen this video first. They try to say in the paperwork **after the kit arrives** that it “IS NOT A GLUE”, but just the other day, a video ad from Bondic popped into my feed and it was STILL advertising itself as an extremely strong “GLUE”!!! (The one where they “GLUE” bricks together) They try to get out of the ‘glue’ fail by making the claim that it is a ‘plastic weld’... but what is welding? Permanently joining two pieces of material. What is glueing? Permanently joining two pieces of material. False advertising x 100. DO NOT BUY !!!!!!!
Their commercial shows a guy using the Bondic by placing a brick to the side of a house, then adding several bricks on top of that, and it holding up perfectly. Thanks for not letting me spend my money on Bondic.
melt it together with a heat gun. once it gets liquidy drag it to the seam and let cool I fixed plastic fenders on my atv this way... if u want it super strong, get you some mesh wire, like chicken wire., heat the back of the plastic up and embed the mesh into the plastic,, it will never crack again.
I just saw this advertised on TH-cam and it looked impressive so I ran off to find a review and yours was the first I saw. Next stop is to find all the people who got paid to promote it and watch them all give it rave reviews or whatever. Should be fun after seeing your demonstration. If it only cures with UV light then maybe that's why it did a little better with glass than with wood and metal, as the light could get in there and cure it. It failed on the water bottle, and failed to glue your gloves to the glass, so maybe it's just plain useless. I've never heard of dentists gluing peoples' gnashers back on, and if that was a thing then I suppose the seller couldn't claim to have invented it. Seems weird. I probably wouldn't have rushed out to buy some as don't use glue much, but it seemed like something I could keep around almost forever without it going off in the cupboard. I can forget all about it now and not bother, so thanks for that.
Thanks for watching and commenting! I wish that I hadn't wasted so much money by buying so much of it, but at least maybe I can save other people some money. Thanks again!
My dentist used a UV glue on my teeth many many years ago, and it was some really hard shit!! Held for many years before I had to get the problem taken care of permanently! So yes, dentists actually DO use UV glue on peoples teeth! Is it this stuff?... highly doubt it, but they do use UV glue, I do know that.
P.P.S.: I often use the baking soda + superglue fix (the 'cyanoacrylate' formula o-n-l-y), which is phenomenally strong! As strong as it is, the little mound that can result is easily sanded away!
@@Bluelightbandit well that was a convenient thing to forget lol I'm only kidding bud thanks it's cool to see the entire thing both sides and mine as well 777
How about a broke cast iron horn on a belt buckle? Probably wouldn't work, but my favorite buckles need help. Maybe just recommendations please. Thank you
@@Bluelightbandit You are one sharp dude my friend (maybe not the late night ordering and stuff, but I understand). I was hoping this stuff was a cure all; I was dumb. I will definitely give silver solder a shot and I will write back. Thanks kindly
Good review. I will say in the defense of Bondic (I have no affiliation with Bondic, I'm just pointing this out). That it does state in the directions that Bondic hardens only in places that can be reached by the UV light. So there never was a true bond between the nail heads. I mean, right, or is my logic flawed?
BlueLightBandit, maybe a good test would be to hold the nail heads about 0.5mm apart and fill the gap. Then the UV light would reach all of the product?
That's a great idea! Although I think that the amount of effort involved to make it work, even moderately, wouldn't be worth the money it cost. I truly believe that there's better alternatives for just about ever application. Thank you for your input, it's greatly appreciated!
That’s an irrelevant point because you only get to read that vital information AFTER you’ve paid for the product and AFTER it arrives. Why do their advertisements, that are still doing the TH-cam rounds, show them “gluing” (yes, they use that word) multiple bricks together. The bricks aren’t transparent.
Great review👍😊 I've tried it - is it better than cheaper variants? - so far, I've had success (I use the UV light for 30-50 seconds), BUT it can't replace many of the other glues and fixatives I use, so I'll try and play to its strengths. Is it as good or as strong as the product used by dentists? Or stronger than cheaper versions? I've yet to find out. Is it up to the hype? I don't think so it can't be all things to all people. It's starting to remind me of the Chinese derived super scratch remover/coverer for car paint though. I have to say the nozzle is helpful and it's consistency seems better than others I've seen, but the applicator is all low rent - supposedly the "not glue" is superior quality to others. Again I can't yet comment. In some applications it could replace two part epoxy, but not for strength (Buccaneer aircraft wings were bonded with two part epoxy you couldn't trust this stuff to do the same!).😳🙄 Without abrading the surfaces, as I couldn't get at them, I affixed a soapy PVC type plastic to nickel silver. So far so good, I'm going to blast it with WD40 (solvent) and see if it still holds👍😄😲👍😄
@@Bluelightbandit We'll see, if anything will kill that bond - when used as a lubricant for this outdoor application - it'll be the solvent in WD40. How do I know, all previous glues have failed with such, except S-Bond, but that's a bit messy for this application 🙄👍😄
The commercial shows they used to glue several brick together, place at an angle, drove a car over it and it never broke! I have broken granite to which broke. I would like to know if this would be strong enough.
I appreciate your comment and feedback! To be honest though, even if the product performed better with multiple layers added, I still think there's better options already out there. Just my .02 though. Thank you!
Thank you for being smarter than that impatient kid. This is an honest review and thank you for that. Could it be that they didn't provide a strong enough uv light? BTW the word your looking for is tension, just noticed you already had that handled. Not impressed with bondic, I wonder if they did well in the lab using something different than they are selling. Unfortunately greedy people take shortcuts to steel by using lies.
@@Bluelightbandit I just put a rear view mirror on for the drivers side with bondic and a 30 second measure using that super 3rd world country version of a light to see if it makes any difference, granted soft cloth strips vs industry applications, it could save me a few hundred so I figured why not? I'll keep you in the loop. You inspired me by noticing that most directions aren't quite right, for instance TV dinners. Why is it still frozen in the middle but burnt rubber on the sides? I followed the instructions exactly? Chances are, they either don't care or don't know how to translate. Either way it's still just helping others along for whatever reason to better us all. Welcome to Monday despite what the "calendar says."
@@Bluelightbandit I do in some cases it will be alot more convenient than a solder iron if my bass has a wire loose or another musician needs help on the fly it would certainly be easier than finding a dressing room and an outlet w alot of people around and carrying my solder station is a no go.I see your point and I agree to some extent .I have decided for small light stuff glasses small low voltage wires glasses model cars rc cars and it would be helpful in a temp fix it till I get it really fixed .example my gpas glasses broke at a family event tape sucked nothing would have been better than my wife whipping this out and fixing it.there is a use for it they just went too loud a boisterous about it .it should be a small job plastic welder,and no I dont use it instead of solder sub it in on the fly sure.have a great day thanks for your reply God bless you and your family 777
I'll have to finish watching this one later bud, a little short on time this morning. But Im definable interested in it because I've been curious about this stuff. Youre not a idiot btw.
er it only glues where the light can penetrate so its exterior fixative there's no use trying to butt jointing anything as the uv will not penetrate between objects, the glue is awesome in some uses.
Can you enlighten us on what it's so awesome at? Please let everyone know so I (and every other customer) can get rid of all of my specialty adhesives and just use this garbage.
Did you clean with alcohol or similar product before using ? No adhesive seems to adhere to dirt or coated surface. Your nails are Cement coated framing nails and needs a lot of cleaning not just a scape job
@@Bluelightbandit As a carpenter I used these nails every day framing and the the boxes are labeled either CC or cement coated. They are used on floor and walls because of there holding power. I was wondering if you cleaned them well. But because of your vid I avoided them . I bought a three part kit with different viscosities and a uv light that has a ton of bulbs .
Pretty expensive stuff just for that purpose, but hey, knock yourself out. Would you like to buy the remainder of what I have left, I still have it. Haven't used it since the making of this video lol.
This is basically the same thing as uv resin. It's not meant to work on many of the items you're testing. From my experience years ago, this uv "glue" is excellent to use with glass, but not so great on things like metal or wood. I have used Bondic to completely replace a large hole in a glass vase (tape off back of hole to get the correct shape then add and cure the bondic in thin layers). Holds water with no leaks. As with any repair job, it's all about using the correct product to make the repair. Like you wouldn't use wood glue on wiring that requires soldering. You wouldn't use rubber cement to make a structural repair to wood or metal. So while this is a review of Bondic, it's not necessarily a legitimate review when it's being tested on items it's not intended to work on. And as others pointed out, surface prep also makes a big difference for it working or failing. After using uv resin for a while now and it being basically the same as bondic while also costing significantly less money for more product, I'd skip the bondic and go for uv resin.
Fair enough. But I believe the infomercials that I saw back then boasted the product to work on a wide variety of materials, which included the ones in the video. Thanks for the feedback!
Well, I'm not going to read all the comments because I'm a lazy bugger but I don't think your review was entirely accurate. You simply didn't apply enough product, if you had applied more over the top of what had already cured the breaking force would have been more. thank you for reviewing and showing us how not to use it.
Sorry, but even I have to read the fucking manual when I’m tryng it my way first. And as they say, bondic is a learning process. I still learning things, as today, the thicker bondic: more lighting. And change battery some time. When you ”glue” two nailheads together with bondic you have to cover around both heads with bondic, so the bondic itself is the “glue” around the heads, not between. Same with the pipehole. You have to put bondic on the inside first, larger than the hole and then light it. Then do one on the outside and it will function as a rivet. And as always, clean surface first. Well, not needed on the inside in this case. Happy bonding
Solarez UV Dual Cure, Low-VOC Clear Polyester Resin (4 Oz) ~ this stuff is waaaay better just make sure you use a powerful uv light not that dollar trinket that comes with bondic. I have questioned if a stronger UV light would make bondic perform better, but not willing to by more to find out! That is one thing you might try since you bought the motherload. I used up the Bondic that I bought patching phone charging or usb cables and making LED's and the power supplies waterproof. The only two uses I found.
You should look at the bondic training video. They actually do move the uv-light around. I have also seen that it hardens over time so leave it to the next day before trying to break it. But I did save on the money though and didn't buy it after all. Thanks. If it sounds too good to be true it probably isn't.
ok... i'd say... STOP STAYING UP LATE!!! lol. well... you have a cool LED light. i have been looking for a good HD TV antenna. the as seen on TV have the worst reviews. this is a great review of what not to buy. thanks..
It's weird how my mentality changes during the course of the day. It appears I become gullible and easily persuaded late at night lol. That, or I'm being hypnotized by these damned commercials 🥴
Like it says, it’s not a glue and your demo was really proved that claim. This stuff is for ‘patching up’. A tear in a low voltage cable or a small hole in a rubber pipe would be where this bonder would work, but all the same you took all the doubt out of what the limitations of the product. (BTW I’ll give you $10 for the two remaining tubes 😂)
And when you weld the plastic together make sure you give it more time to let it dry not sand it right away. It's goes the same with any glue applications. Give it at least 24 hours or so. Not just expect this adhesive to be cure right away! Patience my friend.
What this would be very good at, superglue and baking soda already excels at. Filling in chips in plastic would be the number one thing. But superglue and baking soda is by far the best way to fill in chipped plastic. But plastic cannot be fixed. You can fill in imperfections, but you cannot repair it with any glue. Glass cannot be fixed using a glue or "weld" or anything like this. Wood is MUCH better fixed with wood glue.
Fallacy - if the light cannot get to the stuff, it doesn't harden - note in their ads they leave a small gap for the light to go through (Unlike your two roofing nails)
Hardening is one thing, bonding or "welding" together is another. The material can get as hard as it wants but if it doesn't bond the two materials together, then it's not worth a damn.
Geez I feel so stupid and disappointed. Btw, welding only takes place when the 2 metals/plastics melt and fuse together. Bondec is definitely not welding. Don’t waste your money like I did.
Sucks that I wasted money on this. Oh well, it isn't the first 40 bucks I've blown and I'm sure it won't be the last. Thanks for watching and commenting:)
Sorry man. Maybe it will serve your purposes better than mine. It was just a waste of money for me though. Thank you for watching and commenting! Let me know what your experience is when you get it.
I followed the directions, the light is supposed to cure the bond, not time. Kinda defeats the purpose. May as well use any regular bonding product, especially if you're going to wait a day for curing.
It is not superglue so why are you treating it like superglue? It’s for bonding plastic together. I do not recall you testing any plastic. The tubing was vinyl.
Bought it too. On experience and thought. It should not work well. Because it is not an adhesive. It is plastic hardened with UV. No chemical bondo g to materials and not thin enough to create a micro mechanical bond. So, it barely works. A Plastic to plastic connection will not be a material bond. This creates a weak mechanical bond to things. That means the liquid plastic will go into a micro/tiny crevasse and solidify making it hold untill the plastic breaks. For us who bought bondic - hide the cards when watching infomercials and late night TV. And do not watch Internet ads. Sucka!
Thank you for being an excellent source for my research prior to making purchase > which I did not! This stuff seems like a close relative to gel nail enamels which also require a UV light for purpose of drying/adhering to surface of nails. (P.S.: Kudos for being a responsible fella by, "putting on some rubbers," (2:53) LMAO! :-)
😆Thanks!
I want to thank you for giving an honest review unlike all the shills for Bondic making reviews that don't attempt to stress test the product properly. The best description for this product is "weak bond." If its something you can use for a quick weak bond, okay, but super glue is not much slower and is stronger.
Thank you for watching and taking the time to write your comment!
What is a shill ? Just curious
a bullsh*tter
You have to kind of feel sorry for the Bondic company, though, with these honest reviews showing their glue is almost worthless.
@@joeking433 You say you have to feel sorry for the Bondic company. They advertised hard. Sold hard and sold world wide 5 million units at $15 -45 a pop that to not just gullible people that listened to the promotional lies but everyday folk. China Made all the hardware for a dollar filled it with UV - Resin. Now you can take that to the bank Eh!
There's a reason it's sold on late night infomercials. Good review
Yeah cos most people are drunk,😂😂😂
thanks was about sending money for a purchase glad I WATCHED THIS FIRST.
Good honest review, thanks just saved me some money
Thank ya sir, it was worth the effort making this video then!
"... you just spontaneously buy something that you absolutely don't need whatsoever well I'm that guy I'm bad to do that..."
That's right there is some refreshing honesty .
Great to see such an unbiased review. Thanks!
😆Thank you so much! Great comment! 👍
I feel your pain. I bought this a few years ago and it didn't work for what I was using it for, but I still kept it like it was this valuable thing, thinking that I must not have been doing it right or it wasn't the right application. I looked up your video to see how to do it properly, and this about answers my question. I have some statues that have some pieces broken off, so I will probably use up the stuff by building up the missing pieces and painting over it. I won't keep saving it, nor will I buy any more. I appreciate your video.
I kept mine too!!! BAAAHAAA! It's like a bad investment that you think will get better. Thanks for your story!
Too bad that you didn’t have success with it. I have had terrific success with a lot of bonding tasks. I love the stuff. I have one of these and also have A LOT of experience with UV cured gel in the past. The most important part to keep in mind is surface prep. If the surface is properly prepped (etched/sanded, cleaned with alcohol, and dried), the results are DRAMATICALLY different than what you are experiencing here in your video. Also, when you were putting the nail heads together, remember that the UV light needs to reach full exposure of the gel or it will not cure. The gel that is in the center of each nail head will not cure so that makes the point that the UV gel repair needs to be something where the light can reach the point of repair and saturate the gel with UV. It is most certainly not glue. It’s a light cured gel very much the same as the light cured gel nails women have put on for fake nails. VERY strong stuff. It’s just imperative that you get the surface prep right and always apply UV light to EVERY area that it sits on.
The biggest issue is the lack of education for the proper methods of application
Shill
@@tubeguy4066, LMAO!!! 🤣🤣🤣 Made me spit my damn coffee man, lol. 😂
I do welding on the side so I know how important prep work is. I also read the instructions for this product and feel like I did my part. I feel like I gave it a fair chance at least. I also feel like there's WAY better options for bonding, gluing, welding or just sticking something together than this...stuff.
@@Bluelightbandit, it’s definitely not a magic bullet as they proclaim. But for certain applications it’s an excellent option. Definitely not for any sort of flexible materials. The biggest issue is the UV compound is assuredly not the same sort of strength you would find in either dental UV gels or even the stuff used for crafting artificial fingernails. The wholesale cost of either of those would be FAR greater than what is supplied in that little kit. If you have ever used either of those compounds you would have an idea of how strong this stuff can actually be. A little brittle sometimes depending on the blend balance. But with the correct blend it can have just the right amount of flex. But it would also be pretty friggin expensive. A comparable amount with what is supplied of a correct blend would probably be about $60+ for sure. Again, the really strong stuff is NOT an inexpensive item.
I was about to buy this. Thanks for your review.
Thanks for watching and commenting, glad it helped!
Thank you for this. Was about to buy it
👍🏼Thank you!
I repaired the bridge of my specs with Bondic, worked great.
Great!
i will keep metal box for storing small thinks in it, it was not expensive, i wont cry much about it.
And to let you know this product just come out in Aldi's stores in Australia only yesterday 20.07.2024,
Obviously they cant sell it anywhere ales so it came over here to make that extra buck.
I wonder if this product is german. Thanks for showing.
TH-cam is advertising this to me. Thanks for review!
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Next time you want to buy some garbage off the tv, Bondic your wallet closed.
I don't think it would hold bud 😆
😂😂😂
Husband: Hey that is a great idea..............
Wife (a week later): Honey, where did this come from?..........
Husband: The Bondic weld broke on my wallet.
Wife: I hope I never hear that word again..... Bondic..... Mercy sakes alive..... Bondic Bondic Bondic...... 🤬🤬🤬
5 O`Clock News: It's been 5 days now for the search for Bill, he still hasn't been found.... The last anyone knows - Bill was working with something called --- Bondic.
Wife (watching the 5 O`Clock News): BONDIC! - BONDIC! - BONDIC! - COULD EVERYONE JUST STOP TALKING ABOUT - BONDIC.......
Very good review, thanks.
Thank you!
I just received mines from amazon, i should of watched review before purchase 🤦♂️......thanks for review👍
Maybe you'll have better luck than I did. Thank you.
As a glue, it is not very strong, particularly if light can’t get to the joint. It is useful to build up a part that has broken or chipped.
Ya saved me 20 bucks! Thank you sir!
😊
I fell for the hype and threw over $70AUD at them and I really wish I’d seen this video first.
They try to say in the paperwork **after the kit arrives** that it “IS NOT A GLUE”, but just the other day, a video ad from Bondic popped into my feed and it was STILL advertising itself as an extremely strong “GLUE”!!! (The one where they “GLUE” bricks together)
They try to get out of the ‘glue’ fail by making the claim that it is a ‘plastic weld’... but what is welding? Permanently joining two pieces of material. What is glueing? Permanently joining two pieces of material.
False advertising x 100.
DO
NOT
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Thanks for sharing, dude! 👍
THANK YOU for this!!!
You're welcome!
Their commercial shows a guy using the Bondic by placing a brick to the side of a house, then adding several bricks on top of that, and it holding up perfectly. Thanks for not letting me spend my money on Bondic.
Yeah, not sure how they did that trick lol
Great video. Same person seems to make all these same TV averts with miracle cures.
Thank you, sir!
im trying to seal some plastic slabs together any suggestions on what would dry clear and work better than this?
Clear Epoxy
melt it together with a heat gun. once it gets liquidy drag it to the seam and let cool I fixed plastic fenders on my atv this way... if u want it super strong, get you some mesh wire, like chicken wire., heat the back of the plastic up and embed the mesh into the plastic,, it will never crack again.
I just saw this advertised on TH-cam and it looked impressive so I ran off to find a review and yours was the first I saw. Next stop is to find all the people who got paid to promote it and watch them all give it rave reviews or whatever. Should be fun after seeing your demonstration.
If it only cures with UV light then maybe that's why it did a little better with glass than with wood and metal, as the light could get in there and cure it. It failed on the water bottle, and failed to glue your gloves to the glass, so maybe it's just plain useless.
I've never heard of dentists gluing peoples' gnashers back on, and if that was a thing then I suppose the seller couldn't claim to have invented it. Seems weird.
I probably wouldn't have rushed out to buy some as don't use glue much, but it seemed like something I could keep around almost forever without it going off in the cupboard. I can forget all about it now and not bother, so thanks for that.
Thanks for watching and commenting! I wish that I hadn't wasted so much money by buying so much of it, but at least maybe I can save other people some money. Thanks again!
My dentist used a UV glue on my teeth many many years ago, and it was some really hard shit!! Held for many years before I had to get the problem taken care of permanently! So yes, dentists actually DO use UV glue on peoples teeth! Is it this stuff?... highly doubt it, but they do use UV glue, I do know that.
@@patrickm.8425 yep had the same, no probs yet touch wood
thank you good Sir for saving me money
thanks for the save i was just about to buy the 5 pack
You're very welcome!
P.P.S.: I often use the baking soda + superglue fix (the 'cyanoacrylate' formula o-n-l-y), which is phenomenally strong! As strong as it is, the little mound that can result is easily sanded away!
Yep, that's a common fix for guitar nuts.
Thanks for doing this video. It's honest and shows Bondic isn't worth much.
Thank you, I greatly appreciate it!
I wonder if that light would help superglue cure faster?
I'm no chemist but if I had to guess, I'd say no. Thanks!
Thanks for the review. Interesting tests. Oh you forgot, or did I miss, repairing the strained USB wire?
I forgot about that, sorry.
@@Bluelightbandit well that was a convenient thing to forget lol I'm only kidding bud thanks it's cool to see the entire thing both sides and mine as well 777
How about a broke cast iron horn on a belt buckle? Probably wouldn't work, but my favorite buckles need help. Maybe just recommendations please. Thank you
Definitely not this stuff. I would use silver solder.
@@Bluelightbandit You are one sharp dude my friend (maybe not the late night ordering and stuff, but I understand). I was hoping this stuff was a cure all; I was dumb. I will definitely give silver solder a shot and I will write back. Thanks kindly
Lol thanks! I hope you get it fixed soon. You're not dumb. They're just clever at marketing is all and make it appear that it's a miracle product.
Watch the video time counter starting at 7:00 as he counts. He's right on the money. Nice video!
Thanks! 👍
I wanted this to work so much.
You and me both, bud.
Perhaps its the way you used the uv. The nails failed because there's no way the uv could have got inside hence the resin could not cure.
Good review. I will say in the defense of Bondic (I have no affiliation with Bondic, I'm just pointing this out). That it does state in the directions that Bondic hardens only in places that can be reached by the UV light. So there never was a true bond between the nail heads. I mean, right, or is my logic flawed?
I see your point but the material should have cured on the sides where the liquid was seen.
BlueLightBandit, maybe a good test would be to hold the nail heads about 0.5mm apart and fill the gap. Then the UV light would reach all of the product?
That's a great idea! Although I think that the amount of effort involved to make it work, even moderately, wouldn't be worth the money it cost. I truly believe that there's better alternatives for just about ever application. Thank you for your input, it's greatly appreciated!
That’s an irrelevant point because you only get to read that vital information AFTER you’ve paid for the product and AFTER it arrives.
Why do their advertisements, that are still doing the TH-cam rounds, show them “gluing” (yes, they use that word) multiple bricks together.
The bricks aren’t transparent.
Great review👍😊
I've tried it - is it better than cheaper variants? - so far, I've had success (I use the UV light for 30-50 seconds), BUT it can't replace many of the other glues and fixatives I use, so I'll try and play to its strengths. Is it as good or as strong as the product used by dentists? Or stronger than cheaper versions? I've yet to find out. Is it up to the hype? I don't think so it can't be all things to all people.
It's starting to remind me of the Chinese derived super scratch remover/coverer for car paint though.
I have to say the nozzle is helpful and it's consistency seems better than others I've seen, but the applicator is all low rent - supposedly the "not glue" is superior quality to others. Again I can't yet comment. In some applications it could replace two part epoxy, but not for strength (Buccaneer aircraft wings were bonded with two part epoxy you couldn't trust this stuff to do the same!).😳🙄
Without abrading the surfaces, as I couldn't get at them, I affixed a soapy PVC type plastic to nickel silver. So far so good, I'm going to blast it with WD40 (solvent) and see if it still holds👍😄😲👍😄
Ha, Great idea! WD40 for the win, I'd bet lol.
@@Bluelightbandit We'll see, if anything will kill that bond - when used as a lubricant for this outdoor application - it'll be the solvent in WD40. How do I know, all previous glues have failed with such, except S-Bond, but that's a bit messy for this application 🙄👍😄
The commercial shows they used to glue several brick together, place at an angle, drove a car over it and it never broke! I have broken granite to which broke. I would like to know if this would be strong enough.
Did you watch my video lol?
It should answer your question
I like the video but I feel you should have added a additional layer as intended in the instructions for a better test great video keep it up
I appreciate your comment and feedback! To be honest though, even if the product performed better with multiple layers added, I still think there's better options already out there. Just my .02 though. Thank you!
You might also want to mention not to drink out of a bottle sealed by this stuff. There are many dumb people out there!
Exactly, this stuff is highly toxic!
Thank you.
Thank you!
saved me $40 Bucks ! thanks !
Glad it helped, thank you!
Lol iam that guy to that's why the wife took my bank card 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thank you for being smarter than that impatient kid. This is an honest review and thank you for that. Could it be that they didn't provide a strong enough uv light? BTW the word your looking for is tension, just noticed you already had that handled. Not impressed with bondic, I wonder if they did well in the lab using something different than they are selling. Unfortunately greedy people take shortcuts to steel by using lies.
Very well could be something to that. The light they supply is about as cheap as you can get.
And thank you! 😊
@@Bluelightbandit I just put a rear view mirror on for the drivers side with bondic and a 30 second measure using that super 3rd world country version of a light to see if it makes any difference, granted soft cloth strips vs industry applications, it could save me a few hundred so I figured why not? I'll keep you in the loop. You inspired me by noticing that most directions aren't quite right, for instance TV dinners. Why is it still frozen in the middle but burnt rubber on the sides? I followed the instructions exactly? Chances are, they either don't care or don't know how to translate. Either way it's still just helping others along for whatever reason to better us all. Welcome to Monday despite what the "calendar says."
@@joshuamount5832 Salisbury steak...
I have to say it works well on wires connecting I build guitars it's done its job so far????
I'm glad it works for you! You use this to connect wires instead of soldering?
@@Bluelightbandit I do in some cases it will be alot more convenient than a solder iron if my bass has a wire loose or another musician needs help on the fly it would certainly be easier than finding a dressing room and an outlet w alot of people around and carrying my solder station is a no go.I see your point and I agree to some extent .I have decided for small light stuff glasses small low voltage wires glasses model cars rc cars and it would be helpful in a temp fix it till I get it really fixed .example my gpas glasses broke at a family event tape sucked nothing would have been better than my wife whipping this out and fixing it.there is a use for it they just went too loud a boisterous about it .it should be a small job plastic welder,and no I dont use it instead of solder sub it in on the fly sure.have a great day thanks for your reply God bless you and your family 777
@@mrmilehighmaniac have you used it or are you proposing possible things you could use this on?
I'll have to finish watching this one later bud, a little short on time this morning. But Im definable interested in it because I've been curious about this stuff. Youre not a idiot btw.
Don't waste your money.
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Thanks for honest review
ignore that 🤡 that got his butthurt from your review
er it only glues where the light can penetrate so its exterior fixative there's no use trying to butt jointing anything as the uv will not penetrate between objects, the glue is awesome in some uses.
I couldn't find any use for it. I have way too many other options for alot less money that can do alot better job. To each his own though 🤷♂️
Can you enlighten us on what it's so awesome at? Please let everyone know so I (and every other customer) can get rid of all of my specialty adhesives and just use this garbage.
Did you clean with alcohol or similar product before using ? No adhesive seems to adhere to dirt or coated surface. Your nails are Cement coated framing nails and needs a lot of cleaning not just a scape job
I ground the head of the nails to bare metal so there was no coatingon the contact area. And according to the manufacturer, this isn't an adhesive.
@@Bluelightbandit As a carpenter I used these nails every day framing and the the boxes are labeled either CC or cement coated. They are used on floor and walls because of there holding power. I was wondering if you cleaned them well. But because of your vid I avoided them . I bought a three part kit with different viscosities and a uv light that has a ton of bulbs .
I didn't clean them at all, I just held them on a grinding wheel for a second til it was bare metal.
How can the promote this by sticking bricks on wall,and sticking bricks together to make a ramp when it can't stick a piece of glass
Your guess is as good as mine, brother.
That stuff is great for replacing hot glue in preschool! That’s the only place it would be good for if it was cheap enough!
I'd rather have hot glue
@@Bluelightbandit In preschool. So children don’t get burned.
There's a place for that stuff.....in the garbage 🗑 thanks for showing us how it doesn't work. Almost bought some phew.
Bondic vs crazy glue. I would go with crazy glue. Besides it only cost a $1 per tube.
EXACTLY! Thanks 👍
My girl got me one for Father's Day 🤔. She says I'm hard to shop for I love football horror movies and history 🤯
Maybe you'll have better luck
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I appreciate this video very much. So sorry it cost you so much though.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Also, yeah, it isn't a glue. I use it to cover chords or strengthen already made plastic.
Pretty expensive stuff just for that purpose, but hey, knock yourself out. Would you like to buy the remainder of what I have left, I still have it. Haven't used it since the making of this video lol.
@@Bluelightbandit I used it to save a pair of glasses, reconnect a wire, and solder a lot of stuff.
The soldering is really amazing time saver.
Sorry, but this product is NOT capable of soldering.
Would you like to buy what I have left?
@@Bluelightbandit no, I have a large amount of it.
Keep soldering brother ✌️
This is basically the same thing as uv resin. It's not meant to work on many of the items you're testing. From my experience years ago, this uv "glue" is excellent to use with glass, but not so great on things like metal or wood. I have used Bondic to completely replace a large hole in a glass vase (tape off back of hole to get the correct shape then add and cure the bondic in thin layers). Holds water with no leaks.
As with any repair job, it's all about using the correct product to make the repair. Like you wouldn't use wood glue on wiring that requires soldering. You wouldn't use rubber cement to make a structural repair to wood or metal. So while this is a review of Bondic, it's not necessarily a legitimate review when it's being tested on items it's not intended to work on. And as others pointed out, surface prep also makes a big difference for it working or failing.
After using uv resin for a while now and it being basically the same as bondic while also costing significantly less money for more product, I'd skip the bondic and go for uv resin.
Fair enough. But I believe the infomercials that I saw back then boasted the product to work on a wide variety of materials, which included the ones in the video. Thanks for the feedback!
What did she say? Lmao
😊 Something about something being hard, I believe 😁
Bonding agent and light cure...used by dentists
I thought that's what you whispered lol
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@@Bluelightbandit always love that joke
Well, I'm not going to read all the comments because I'm a lazy bugger but I don't think your review was entirely accurate. You simply didn't apply enough product, if you had applied more over the top of what had already cured the breaking force would have been more. thank you for reviewing and showing us how not to use it.
I followed the directions, but thanks for the view and comment!
Rule numero uno - don't buy ANYTHING seen on TH-cam adverts.
Sorry, but even I have to read the fucking manual when I’m tryng it my way first.
And as they say, bondic is a learning process. I still learning things, as today, the thicker bondic: more lighting. And change battery some time.
When you ”glue” two nailheads together with bondic you have to cover around both heads with bondic, so the bondic itself is the “glue” around the heads, not between. Same with the pipehole. You have to put bondic on the inside first, larger than the hole and then light it. Then do one on the outside and it will function as a rivet. And as always, clean surface first. Well, not needed on the inside in this case. Happy bonding
Good products don't do their commercial ads on youtube🤣
Solarez UV Dual Cure, Low-VOC Clear Polyester Resin (4 Oz) ~ this stuff is waaaay better just make sure you use a powerful uv light not that dollar trinket that comes with bondic. I have questioned if a stronger UV light would make bondic perform better, but not willing to by more to find out! That is one thing you might try since you bought the motherload. I used up the Bondic that I bought patching phone charging or usb cables and making LED's and the power supplies waterproof. The only two uses I found.
Thanks for all the info! I may try the stronger UV light. Thanks!
You should look at the bondic training video. They actually do move the uv-light around. I have also seen that it hardens over time so leave it to the next day before trying to break it. But I did save on the money though and didn't buy it after all. Thanks. If it sounds too good to be true it probably isn't.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
I have bondic. You HAVE to sand it.
I dealt with this when my brother bought it. EVERY video shows them sanding the object first. You have to sand it.
Did you not see me using sandpaper and other abrasive materials to scuff up the work pieces? Didn't make any difference.
ok... i'd say... STOP STAYING UP LATE!!! lol. well... you have a cool LED light. i have been looking for a good HD TV antenna. the as seen on TV have the worst reviews. this is a great review of what not to buy. thanks..
It's weird how my mentality changes during the course of the day. It appears I become gullible and easily persuaded late at night lol. That, or I'm being hypnotized by these damned commercials 🥴
@@Bluelightbandit that's ok.. I feel ya. We have the Home Shopping network sickness here. More crap we don't need.
I’d rather just have a one or two dollar tube of superglue!
Yup, exactly!
Like it says, it’s not a glue and your demo was really proved that claim.
This stuff is for ‘patching up’.
A tear in a low voltage cable or a small hole in a rubber pipe would be where this bonder would work, but all the same you took all the doubt out of what the limitations of the product.
(BTW I’ll give you $10 for the two remaining tubes 😂)
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I would definitely return that product for a total refund! Junk it definitely is. 😂
Ok so it's not going to work on my smoking apparatuses (my bowls and bongs) 😆
I don't think I'd try it my brother! ✌
And when you weld the plastic together make sure you give it more time to let it dry not sand it right away. It's goes the same with any glue applications. Give it at least 24 hours or so. Not just expect this adhesive to be cure right away! Patience my friend.
I was following the instructions. The light is supposed to cure the bond.
Man my hot glue gun has more adhesion power than that fkn sticky flashlight
I’d rather have some high temperature gorilla hot glue!!
Very good vid. So it's a glorified glue gun
I'd rather have the glue gun lol. Thanks!
What this would be very good at, superglue and baking soda already excels at. Filling in chips in plastic would be the number one thing. But superglue and baking soda is by far the best way to fill in chipped plastic.
But plastic cannot be fixed. You can fill in imperfections, but you cannot repair it with any glue. Glass cannot be fixed using a glue or "weld" or anything like this. Wood is MUCH better fixed with wood glue.
Fallacy - if the light cannot get to the stuff, it doesn't harden - note in their ads they leave a small gap for the light to go through (Unlike your two roofing nails)
Okay...what about the other stuff?
Hardening is one thing, bonding or "welding" together is another. The material can get as hard as it wants but if it doesn't bond the two materials together, then it's not worth a damn.
I’m that guy too………
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First!
11:05
How do people get away with selling garbage like this. Irpt literally does nothing it claims it can
Your guess is as good as mine 🤷♂️
When you feel the need to sit up late and spend your money give me a call I will talk you out of it 😇
Hmmm, you sure you could do that? I think you may have some of my bad habits also. We may go broke 🤷♂️
Uh huh, and now you're thinking I can sell this guy anything, what do I need to get rid of?
I haven’t seen any decent review of this product yet!
That should tell ya something right there!
crackpipe? 8:25
I bought one of these for my mom for Christmas to fix her glasses she stepped on. But it looks like a rip off. Bummer ☹️
It was the thought that counts though 👍
Geez I feel so stupid and disappointed. Btw, welding only takes place when the 2 metals/plastics melt and fuse together. Bondec is definitely not welding. Don’t waste your money like I did.
I didn't have any luck with the one I was givin.
Sucks that I wasted money on this. Oh well, it isn't the first 40 bucks I've blown and I'm sure it won't be the last. Thanks for watching and commenting:)
Super glue is way better than this and cheaper AND does not need uv light to cure lol
I agree!
I wish id watched this video 15 minutes ago, before i spent $79AUD...
Sorry man. Maybe it will serve your purposes better than mine. It was just a waste of money for me though. Thank you for watching and commenting! Let me know what your experience is when you get it.
Well... it arrived... it’s shit.
And their video ads are STILL doing the rounds on TH-cam calling it a “glue”.
>> 11:05... ”that’s what she said”? WTF?
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Thank you it did help me..not to get it..
Money saved!
not even for craft is good
Bondic is meant to weld plastic only sir.
I think you've been misinformed, sir. They openly advertise it to bond other materials than just plastic.
I try this on a plastic and waited 24 hours and it work! Plastic works only and wait to dry up. Again...patient my friend.
I followed the directions, the light is supposed to cure the bond, not time. Kinda defeats the purpose. May as well use any regular bonding product, especially if you're going to wait a day for curing.
Gorilla hot glue works better!
It is not superglue so why are you treating it like superglue? It’s for bonding plastic together. I do not recall you testing any plastic. The tubing was vinyl.
They claim on their website that it can fix "anything", so...
And fyi, I did test it on plastic in this video, not just on the tubing.
Did you even watch the video?
Your comment is null and void.
Bought it too. On experience and thought. It should not work well. Because it is not an adhesive. It is plastic hardened with UV. No chemical bondo g to materials and not thin enough to create a micro mechanical bond. So, it barely works. A Plastic to plastic connection will not be a material bond. This creates a weak mechanical bond to things. That means the liquid plastic will go into a micro/tiny crevasse and solidify making it hold untill the plastic breaks.
For us who bought bondic - hide the cards when watching infomercials and late night TV. And do not watch Internet ads. Sucka!
Ronco!
Your biggest problems seems to be that you didn't do proper surface prep on any of your tests!!!
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I bought this product and it's absolutely pants. Doesn't work. Expensive rubbish.
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Waste of money
This stuff is worthless.