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Comprehensive Guide to Adhesives for Various Crafting Projects

Discover the best adhesives for sticking paper, wood, acrylic, and more! Explore options like glue sticks, glue guns, aerosol spray mounts, epoxy resin, and super glue. Learn about their characteristics, applications, and safety tips.

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Comprehensive Guide to Adhesives for Various Crafting Projects

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  1. Adhesives

  2. Sticking paper and card together Glue stick • Non toxic • Cheap • Environmentally friendly Aerosol – Spray mount • Mounting photos onto paper or card • Cover large areas • Allow for repositioning

  3. Sticking wood together PVA Glue • Water based glue • Takes a while to dry • Can stick paper and card also Glue gun • Quickly glue materials together • Can glue wood, fabric and card • Can burn you if it gets on your skin Balsa Cement • Good for sticking balsa wood • Clear when dry

  4. Sticking Acrylic together Tensol • Used for plastics • Bonds plastic permanently • Gives off harmful fumes • Use only in well ventilated area

  5. Other types of adhesives Epoxy Resin • Mixed in two parts – resin and hardener • Sets in about 5 mins – have to be quick • Outstanding adhesion, durability, and toughness • Waterproof • Used for joining metals and plastics

  6. Other types of adhesives Super Glue • Quickly bonds a large variety of materials • Ceramics • Plastics • Textiles • Metal

  7. Other types of adhesives Sellotape Masking tape Double sided tape Sticky back plastic Blue tac • Low stick tape • Easy to remove • Used to mask areas when using marker pens • Stick card models and packaging nets • Good if you want the join hidden from view • Hard to remove once stuck down • Good to cover and protect paper and card models when laminating is not possible • Temporary fixing • Stick posters to walls • Can be repositioned easy

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