Broken Portrait

[newfie]

 :(Was at a portrait pattern,cutting along fine when i broke a piece out. now left with a big opening in her hair.still got the piece that broke of so when i gets the rest of it finished think i'm going to try and glue the piece in place and see what happens.what kind of glue is good for that sort of thing, or just toss in for firewood>

[Judy Hunter]

I would use Gorilla SUPER glue. Sets up fast and strong.

[MadHatter]

i normally use titebond wood glue, i have heard that gorilla glue expands but im not familar enough with it. ive had portraits with pieces that have broken as i was removing the pattern after cutting, its frustrating but i have either left the broken piece out if it isnt critical or i have glued the piece in.

[Russ C]

Gorilla SUPER glue and Wood glue do not expand and they will do the job.
Or Titebond Wood Glue or  Elmer's Carpenter's Wood Glue also will get the job done. 

[julief]

Any CA glue will do.  Gorilla SUPER glue doesn't expand.

[MadHatter]

my apologies for saying that gorilla glue expands, im not familar with it, was just relying on my memory from a thread i read from june 2010 that several members said that gorilla glue expands. sorry for any confusion.

[dgman]

Hey Madhatter, regular Gorilla glue is a polyurethane glue and will expand. Gorilla supper glue is a CA glue and will not expand.

[Russ C]

MadHatter. Gorilla Glue Company makes several different glues. Epoxy, Wood, Super and The Gorilla Multipurpose Polyurethane adhesive. The multipurpose polyurethane adhesive does expand and you have to be careful how you use it. So you where right about one of them, they just make several kinds. 

[Barry]

Ditto, CA glue is called for.  I use the gel type, it stays in one spot better, important when there is not much surface to bond.  I have used it successfully many times however  sometimes there is not enough area to glue to and that is frustrating.  Good Luck Newfie.

Barry

[boxmaker]

I would add I use tweezers and grab the piece and make sure it will fit and you know which way it goes back in then put a drop of Gel CA glue and hold it in place for a few seconds and that's it good as new.

                                                                Mark

[MadHatter]

i wasnt aware there were so many types of gorilla. thanks for the info, its good to know.

[northie66]

I didn't know there were diff types of gorilla glue either.  Learn something new every day!