Forgot to dampen before using gorilla glue.

[rdowdy95]

Hey guys I am way behind the Gorilla Glue part of my project, but I forgot to dampen with water.  The only thing I used the glue for was mouting the 2x2 blocks to the inside of the cab to mount the monitor shelf.  Now I did use wood screws also.  It has had a TV in there for like 2-3 months and all seems okay.  You think it will be okay over time.

[ScottS]

I question the long-term durability of Gorilla Glue, no matter whether you dampen the surfaces or not. Plus the stuff foams all over the place and creates a huge mess! I don't use anything but Titebond these days...

That said, if you've used a reasonably large screw you probably don't have anything to worry about.

[NiteWalker]

I agree that gorilla glue is overrated and more importantly, overpriced. And as mentioned overmessy.

If plain woodglue was used (I prefer the Titebond family of glues) and properly clamped, the bond would be stronger than the wood itself; meaning that if the joint were to fail, you'd see torn wood fibers, not a broken glue joint.

Titebond FTW.

[rdowdy95]

There are four #8 wood screws in each mounting block as well so I think I will be okay.  I was just checking.  The rest of the cabinet is acutally pretty much done with glue from a hot glue gun or some elmer's wood glue.  But yes I use wood screws as well.

[acevedor2]

Ok, I will be the lone dissenter....for now.  I have used Gorilla Glue NUMEROUS times on things you would not even imagine you could use Gorilla glue on.  It has far exceeded my expectations.  I concur entirely that the stuff can make a mess, but once it hardens, you can just cut/scrape/sand off the excess. Again, this is just my opinion but I really like the stuff.

[NiteWalker]

Where gorilla glue really shines is its ability to glue odd materials together. But then again so can epoxy...

But for wood or wood products I think any of the 3 titebonds will work fine. Much cheaper as well.