Thread: Exterior glue?

Titebond 2 will work fine. Titebond III is even more waterproof. What type of wood?

Oops sorry, it's blackwood. Not sure what an American equivelant would be.

Reg

I use Epiglue made by International (they make paints and glues etc for the marine industry), I have had very good results with it. Carbatec sells a similar product called techniglue, I have noticed a few on the forum who are using it.
Its a 2 pack glue which is very strong and waterproof and doesnt creep. it dries a dark colour, so may leave a visible glue line on lighter coloured timbers. I use it on darker timber such as Ironwood and its almost invisible (the glueline that is)

Have a look at my "Ironwood verandah table" in the woodwork pics section if you want to see a table glued up with the Epiglue. Should be gluelines showing in some of the pics

personally, I would use polyurethane.

Cheers
Michael

I'd use Gorilla glue, seems to be indestructible...

I'd go the polyurethane path too if its going to be permanently located outside. Titebond III would probably work ok too, as long as there is no water pooling and sitting on the top for extended periods of time

I would go for the Poly. I had a bad experience with Titebond III. I built a set of paneled shed doors (Storrage shed not Aussie Workshop) and used Titebond III to secure mortice tongues into the panel slots. There it hung all Summer and winter facing the weather, then come spring a wind seperated all the joints and sent the doors all about the yard. I scraped the residue off and secured with Polyurethane glue and there it hangs today, good as new and it is entering a second winter sense the repair.

I like Titebond but have not cared for the III version. I have made Cutting board with Titebond I & II with no ill effects, even when they are placed in a Dishwasher. (Yes! a dishwasher, a friend gave his S-I-L a cutting board I helped him make in my shop for Christmas a bunch of years ago and last year he said he was at their home for the holidays and after dinner she placed her board in the Dishwasher, he remarked about it and she said she has always cleaned it that way.) The glue was Titebond I or II as II had not come on the market as yet. I have always used Titebond with no problems till the shed door incident.

For exterrior I prefer Polyurethane.

Thanks for the replies.

I will give the poly a go then. Selleys durabond ok ? Says its a PU and suitable for outside + I won't have to order it from somewhere.

Reg

durabond is fine...

Cheers
Michael