# Glue advice

**URL:** <https://talk.folksy.com/t/glue-advice/10951>\
**Category:** Craft Talk\
**Created:** [4 April 2016 11:54 UTC](https://talk.folksy.com/t/glue-advice/10951 "2016-04-04T11:54:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![donnaeasingwood](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/folksy/user_avatar/talk.folksy.com/donnaeasingwood/32/12523_2.png) [@donnaeasingwood](https://talk.folksy.com/u/donnaeasingwood)\
**Post date:** [4 April 2016 11:54 UTC](https://talk.folksy.com/t/glue-advice/10951/1 "2016-04-04T11:54:26Z")

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Hi. Am after advice on glue…  
What is best to use on findings and cabochons? I’ve tried loads but nothing seems to hold  
Thanks x

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**Author:** ![SallyandtheFreckles](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/folksy/user_avatar/talk.folksy.com/sallyandthefreckles/32/16654_2.png) [@SallyandtheFreckles](https://talk.folksy.com/u/SallyandtheFreckles)\
**Post date:** [4 April 2016 12:00 UTC](https://talk.folksy.com/t/glue-advice/10951/2 "2016-04-04T12:00:10Z")

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hello -  
a very strong glue is E6000 - has quite a lot of warnings on it about fumes though etc.  
Seems to work v. well.

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**Author:** ![SashaGarrett](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/folksy/user_avatar/talk.folksy.com/sashagarrett/32/1432_2.png) [@SashaGarrett](https://talk.folksy.com/u/SashaGarrett)\
**Post date:** [4 April 2016 12:04 UTC](https://talk.folksy.com/t/glue-advice/10951/3 "2016-04-04T12:04:05Z")

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What are you trying to glue the findings/ cabochons onto - metal/ fabric/ wood/ plastic? You need to make sure you’ve keyed (roughed up a bit) the surfaces being glued so that the glue has something to grip to then something like the E6000 that Sally mentions should do the trick.

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**Author:** ![AndyBlowersArt](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/folksy/user_avatar/talk.folksy.com/andyblowersart/32/12086_2.png) [@AndyBlowersArt](https://talk.folksy.com/u/AndyBlowersArt)\
**Post date:** [4 April 2016 12:18 UTC](https://talk.folksy.com/t/glue-advice/10951/4 "2016-04-04T12:18:43Z")

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E6000 is the way to go

Cleaning both surfaces to remove grease and residue from things such as skin contact is a must as well. Keying the surfaces too. You can never be too fastidious when permanently bonding surfaces together.

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**Author:** ![KLiKccessorizes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ea666f/32.png) [@KLiKccessorizes](https://talk.folksy.com/u/KLiKccessorizes)\
**Post date:** [4 April 2016 13:47 UTC](https://talk.folksy.com/t/glue-advice/10951/5 "2016-04-04T13:47:23Z")

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I use E6000 for my cabochons, it does have a strong smell so I try & avoid using it when my little one is about & if possible open the windows. However in saying that you really don’t need to use very much so I find the tube lasts ages.