Re: Will hot glue stick to tupper ware or rubber maidcontainers?

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Original poster: "BunnyKiller by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <bigfoo39-at-telocity-dot-com>

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> Original poster: "Hans Scholze by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <hanscs-at-eagle.ptialaska-dot-net>
>
> Garry,
>
> I would NOT recommend using hot glue.  Unless you get it really hot and
> actually melt it to the plastic, it will probably not seal well.  I am
> pretty sure that tupperware and some rubbermaid is HDPE, which is difficult
> to glue.  I have had the best luck with shoe-goo, but silicone will work OK
> also.
>
> P.S. If anyone knows what shoe-goo is, please tell me.  I don't think its
> silicone, and it has sort of an organic solvent smell.
>
> Hans

Hi Hans...

Shoe Goo is similar to the wet suit repair "glue"  it is an acrylic based
polymer that takes several hours
to cure. The drying agent most commonly found in this type of "adhesive" is
tolulene and or acetone.

Scot D