Hot glue - what's the difference between the clear and white glue?

MikeHunt79 · 30 Jan 2010 at 23:45

As title really, I normally just use whatever glue I have when I power up the hot glue gun.

Is the clear glue any better, as I always tend to use that if I can...

Kennysevenfold · 30 Jan 2010 at 23:47

One is clear, one is white?

That not the obv?

orderoftheflame · 30 Jan 2010 at 23:47

As pointed out. I'm pretty sure it's just aesthetic.

Biohazard · 30 Jan 2010 at 23:49

Kennysevenfold · 30 Jan 2010 at 23:55

orderoftheflame said:
As pointed out. I'm pretty sure it's just aesthetic.

Yeah, some things you might need white, others clear.

Simples :cool:

Russinating · 31 Jan 2010 at 02:22

This is excellent.

Kenai · 31 Jan 2010 at 02:47

Kennysevenfold said:
Simples

DIE

pictus · 31 Jan 2010 at 08:56

A few years ago I'm sure you could get white ones that were for bonding wood to wood rather than all purpose but I haven't seen those around recently.

I always found the clear ones worked just as well though.

gillywibble · 31 Jan 2010 at 09:32

That's not glue.

Werewolf · 31 Jan 2010 at 09:53

IIRC the white one is more suited to wood specifically, than the clear stuff which is an all round glue (rather like unibond make different types of runny glue, including a white one that is stronger than the wood itself! when set

)..

djohn · 31 Jan 2010 at 09:55

White is for wood to wood, makes a very strong bond. Clear is for most other materials to each other. This is the method I was told many years back (15) and have always used with good results.

MikeHunt79 · 31 Jan 2010 at 12:43

Thanks all, I'll keep the white sticks handy for gluing wood.