stilyou

Sometimes you don't have to apply glue to either surface...directly that is! Gorilla Glue solved a problem I had with an oak stair tread. An edge joint failed (the tread was made up of two boards edge glued together) and removing it to replace or repair it would have been difficult. Applying a bead of Gorilla Glue down the center of the full length of a 4" wide metal plate, which was as long as the tread, and screwing it to the underside of the tread (with the bead of glue centered underneath the broken edge joint) took care of the problem. The glue, which expands while curing, was forced into the joint - the metal plate prevented it from expanding elsewhere. The next morning all I had to do was removed the thin line of excess 'squeeze-out' from the top of the tread. Two years later the tread is still solid. Gorilla Glue has a place in my shop!