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Re: Strip: dark glue lines
By:MattD
Date: 6/1/2012, 12:50 pm
In Response To: Strip: dark glue lines *PIC* (robert l)

I too over beveled some of my edges. My solution was to take Elmer's wood filler and tint it with wood stain. This was a trial and error process of getting the right color, and getting the right color once the filler was dry. As for Gorilla glue, it is a bad idea, gorilla glue does not fill gaps. If there is a gap with gorilla glue it turns into a foamy mess with little strength. Gorilla glue is tough, but the joints must be very tight.

: I am hand beveling my strips and find that a little or rather a lot
: of oversanding is opening up a few gaps. the gaps are so small I
: just plan to let the epoxy fill them but I am also seeing some
: glue lines that look darker than the wood and has a look I can
: only describe as silicone like. If the gap has a couple bits of
: glue interspersed with gaps I will get a look that appears like
: I used filler poorly or just used filler since I cannot ever get
: filler to look even half way good. I don't want to dig into the
: tiny gap to clean up the glue, even a razor blade will open the
: gap.

: I noticed that Gorilla glue says it dries to a light brown. Sound
: like a great fix except for the 12 buck a Quart. Has anyone had
: experience with either Gorilla Glue or Gorilla Wood Glue?

: Robert, Visionary

Messages In This Thread

Strip: dark glue lines *PIC*
robert l -- 6/1/2012, 12:24 am
Re: Strip: dark glue lines
paul killen -- 6/1/2012, 6:33 am
Re: Strip: dark glue lines
Les Cheeseman -- 6/1/2012, 10:58 am
Re: Strip: dark glue lines
Nick Riccardi -- 6/1/2012, 12:22 pm
Re: Strip: dark glue lines
MattD -- 6/1/2012, 12:50 pm