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Tried using the wrong glue on a walnut table top and now I have a $200 lesson in my garage.
Used regular wood glue on an outdoor bench project last summer and six months later half the joints were split open, so has anyone else found a reliable waterproof glue that doesn't cost an arm and a leg?
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seanjackson1mo ago
Hold up though, is it really that serious? I've been using regular Titebond II on all my outdoor stuff for years and the only joints that split were ones I didn't clamp right or left in direct rain for a month straight. Maybe your bench got more weather than you think or the wood was damp when you glued it. Unless you're building a boat or something that sits in water 24/7, standard waterproof wood glue should be fine. I'd check your prep work before dropping cash on the expensive marine stuff.
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patricialee1mo ago
Wait, do you guys actually READ the instructions on your glue bottles or are you like me and just squeeze until something comes out? I've literally used the same tube of Titebond II for three years and half of it is dried up crust in the nozzle because I can't be bothered to clean it. But seriously, I think you're both right about prep work being key. I once glued a whole bench together with wood that had been sitting in my damp basement for a week and blamed the glue when it fell apart two months later. Turned out the wood had more moisture than a sponge cake and the glue never cured right. So yeah, maybe I should actually check my wood before I start blaming the expensive marine stuff for my own lazy mistakes.
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the_william1mo ago
Titebond II is all I've ever used on outdoor stuff and it's held up fine for me too. @seanjackson is right, prep work matters way more than the glue brand. I had one failure on a picnic table and it was because I glued it when the wood was still damp from rain the night before. Been on the same tube of Titebond III for two years now and haven't had a single joint fail even on stuff that sits in the weather full time. People blame the glue too quick when it's usually user error.
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