Gorilla All Purpose Epoxy Putty Stick, 2 Ounce, Grey (Pack of 5)

I purchased the five pack so that I will always have this epoxy putty on hand. When restoring old items, they are typically chipped, cracked, and missing pieces. This is an excellent product to repair these situations. Easy to use (BE SURE TO WEAR GLOVES). Very forgiving when applying and shaping, and cures quickly (about 23 hours). It can then be sanded and painted if necessary. Have been a fan of Gorilla products for some time, and this is a product I plan to always have on hand.

So....I have a great Oral-B electric toothbrush that needed the battery replaced. Oral-B does not make changing the battery easy since they encourage you to dispose of it responsibly and buy new. With the help of multiple online videos I was able to replace my battery. But in doing so, I cracked the top and now it's not waterproof, though it still works. Enter Gorilla All Purpose Epoxy. I followed the directions exactly. The pain point for me was having to use gloves to mix the 2 parts together, though I know you can't mix them with your bare hands. The putty sticks to the gloves, but you have to mix these 2 colors together until it's one shade, to know that it'll work properly. My gloves got stickier and sticker and started to get pulled off. Once you start mixing/kneading the 2 colors, you have a short window of time to get the putty onto your item, so you have to work fast. The gloves really slowed me down. I finally got the colors mixed and applied a thin rope of putty around the collar of the toothbrush where I cracked it. It set up quickly. I waited until the next day before I tried to use it. This putty was now as hard as rock. I know that because I quickly realized the putty was placed too far up the collar of the toothbrush, and now the removable brush head doesn't fit on. Geeze. So, I used a Dremel, an Xacto knife, a screwdriver, etc, trying to remove some of the putty. It held extremely well. It was insanely difficult to remove, though I did get mine removed as needed to make the toothbrush work again. And it does! I hate planned obsolescence. And now, the putty is holding plastic parts together, making them waterproof, and remains solidly in place. This was the perfect product for this application and I'm glad I found it.

This epoxy works great for simple little fixes. Stays strong, water resistant and sticks on strongly without issues. Gorilla products are generally decent enough and this one is no exception.

A little hard to work with, hence the 4 stars. If you are experienced with putty adhesives, this is great! It dries light grey, which was fine for my project. I repaired an art project made of wood and metal, in a spot that was at odd angles. I needed something that would not only hold, but could work with 2 very different materials and give me time to move the pieces into place. I highly recommend clamping, as suggested in the directions. It's sandable and paintable, which make it versitile.

Good epoxy, good color. Absolutely disgusting that they didn't offer one of these at a time, intead they make you buy five of them when all you needed was only one.

Good stuff

Used this adhesive, along with several other varieties/brands, to test the bond between two pieces of glass for hookahs for interested friends. For the two weeks it’s been bonded, the glass pieces show no movement whatsoever. Seal is still waterproof. No discoloration of the adhesive. Does not burn or deform from a torch flame (ran tests at 5 second intervals. Feel any longer would shatter the glass from too much heat). Cons is that it’s not attractive. Pro (aside from the ones stated above) is that it does allow you to fill a bigger hole so for my instance, allows you to angle a down stem on a vertical face when the diameter of the hole is larger than the diameter of the down stem. Anyways....it’s a great adhesive for glass. Haven’t tested on any other material.

The putty was effective for a short period of time. I used it to adhere some plastic pieces in my car. Over time the putty got brittle and broke. I was forced to re-apply more and more.