Wood glue and epoxy

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Wood glue and epoxy

Postby webbaldo » Tue Sep 04, 2012 3:24 pm

If you cover a sheet of ply in epoxy, am I right in thinking a normal wood glue like titebond would no longer work very well on the epoxied surface?
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Re: Wood glue and epoxy

Postby atahoekid » Wed Sep 05, 2012 12:48 am

I would think you're right. Glue works best when it can penetrate and epoxy would keep that from happening. If you gave the surface a bit of a sanding, you might get a bit of a mechanical bond but it might not be the strongest. Just my thoughts
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Re: Wood glue and epoxy

Postby Oldragbaggers » Wed Sep 05, 2012 11:00 am

webbaldo wrote:If you cover a sheet of ply in epoxy, am I right in thinking a normal wood glue like titebond would no longer work very well on the epoxied surface?


The best way to bond an epoxied surface is with more epoxy, thickened with an adhesive filler. Although I have also used PL Premium, which is intended to also be used on non-porous surfaces, and it seems to work.
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