Reader Eric sent us a konfusing photo of Krazy Glue. On the front it clearly says, “Bonds: wood, metal, ceramics, pottery, rubber, leather, plastic.” Yet the back clearly reads, “Not for use on wood and leather.” So does Krazy Glue work on wood and leather? Krazy Glue, you so krazy!
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What you need is Gorilla Glue. Love that stuff.
Just because it will bond wood and leather doesn’t mean you should use it to bond wood and leather. Perhaps it can damage them.
The jig is UP.
Thanks for lowering my stock in this company, Consumerist.
Man, I’m more upset because apparently I should not have been using this stuff on all of my “fluorinated resin.”
I glue all my wood and leather together. It’s crazy, but thats how I roll.
I think it has something to do with the porous nature of both of those materials, meaning the super glue wouldn’t work as well.
@hi: my disco luv hut is built entirely of naugahyde and knotty pine, bonded solely with krazy glue and funk.
well on the front it says “bonds” and on the back it says “not for use on” and those are two different things. sure it may stick leather together, it just means you probably shouldn’t use it for that.
They also claim to be invented for use on battlefield wounds — but warn not to use it on wounds [www.krazyglue.com] KRAZY!
I thought cyanoacrylate glues were invented for dentistry. In any case – medical uses work better with a medical user. Scalpels work fine, but you prefer to have a professional on the handle.
Super glue works just fine on wood and is used extensively for building RC aircraft.
@Hossofcourse: A formulation of crazy glue has been made for use as a field dressing. If you’re super desperate it is possible to use crazy glue on a wound. It’s not recommended since there are other complications that come with it.
@Hossofcourse: it also says not to step on stepladders. america likes suing everyone for everything. you can use superglue on (small) wounds and it works great. they probably just put that there to cover their asses for when someone tries to reattach a limb with it and fails or something equally retarded that you THINK someone wouldn’t try doing but in reality there are people that are that stupid.
If you want to know how to glue something to something else, you can use this site:
[www.thistothat.com]
pretty cool site, cant take all the credit, read about it on lifehacker.
@Hossofcourse: I have used it to close up a cut. I got a nasty little gash on the tip of my finger once, and I thought fast and used it, and it worked very well.
I’m sure there’s a great punchline here about an angry ex-wife, morning wood and leather chaps… but I haven’t had enough coffee yet.
Since it came up, I’ve had crap luck using Krazy Glue on ceramics. The porous surface just absorbs the stuff and there’s not much left to do the stickin’.
I know a guy who gashed his head into a door, and closed it up with super glue because he didn’t feel like going to the emergency room to get it stitched.
I should request a manufacturers material safety data sheet for it. I would actually be more worried that it could cause safe to handle material to dissolve and release toxic fumes that it otherwise wouldn’t. There’s a Wikipedia entry that mentions it can cause a fire reaction when in contact with cotton. I’d be likely to try and mend a camping equipment rip or hole with this glue as it is light to carry and easier than sewing canvas.
Yep it will close small wounds, but man that crap burns when you first put it on!
J-B Weld. Or it’s taffy-like cousin, Mighty Putty.
They use crazy glue in the Arctic circle research bases to seal up their hands when they crack due to the no humidity and that your healing abilities drop. I read that in an account of that chick who had cancer up there, and they had to teleconference to diagnose her.
Superglue also BONDS fingers, but it is not recommended for it.
I used this stuff quite awhile back to glue a leather shoe upper to the sole. It held great, but not before the sole (crepe-y material) started smoking. I’ve never had any luck trying to glue anything else porous with it, though. Also, I’ve used it for small cuts, and it does burn like crazy, but so does the stuff they sell to cover minor wounds and protect your skin. I wonder if it’s the same thing?
@Git Em SteveDave: I saw that episode of “House” too! Wait, you’re saying it really happened? No…
Krazy glue does not work. It is a total scam. Stuff rarely sticks together for more than a few seconds.
@Bladefist: that is perhaps the most interesting weird site I’ve ever seen. I’ve never had to do anything that seemed all that complicated, but comforting to know it exists!
i never seem to make out well with the crazy glue….sticks my fingers together ok tho…..
All I care about is Krazy Glue sticking to hard hats so that guy doesn’t fall.
@Hossofcourse:
I have found its the BEST thing for paper cuts!
@zibby: try a two-part epoxy
My surgeon used Krazy Glue on my incisions when I had my gall bladder removed. It was sort of itchy compare to stitches.
The tubing in my earmold (hearing aid) is held in by super glue. It recently came loose. I re-attached it with more super glue. It’s stiffer in the area where the glue touched it (I let the glue go too close to the tube bend) but it’s a pretty strong hold.
@ucdcsteve It’s all about Amazing Goop. Basically the adhesion of Krazy Glue, but the consistency of silicone glue/sealer/caulk, so it won’t absorb or crack like Krazy Glue.
@FightOnTrojans: Best episode of House ever. Especially if you have a thing for chicks in socks.