Do you use the same glue for the gems as the eyes?

[Falcolf]

I know that this is a really, really noobish question but I’m honestly wondering this! Is the white glue which seems to be recommended all over the forum also the best thing for gluing in gems? I tried to look at the PYO FAQ thread for the answer but none of the comments seem to be present there at all any more. I only see one post!

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Excellent!

[Sirithiliel]

I used super glue on all my eyes and gems. hasn’t really seemed to be any trouble using it

[dragonmedley]

Yup, I use white glue too. Usually put a tiny drop on a toothpick to avoid getting an overglue incident 🙂

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[Sikek]

I use two-part epoxy glue, love it. No waiting around for it to dry.

[Kim]

That’s a good question as I was just about to glue in my eyes and gem on my pyo and was thinking the same thing as I haven’t glued gems before.

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[Prezaurian]

I think this is an excellent question. In my limited experience, white glue is great for eyes and small gems. With the larger gems, I have trouble getting the gems to stick with white glue…so I used super glue.

White glue is nice because it cleans up easy, dries fairly clear and if you decide you want different eyes/gems in your piece it supposedly doesn’t damage the sculpt if you remove them properly.

Super glue has better hold BUT if it squeezes out from behind the gem/eye, can dry with a white, crusty appearance (depending on the super glue). And if it gets on the gem itself will give it a foggy appearance. Yuck! So be careful if you use it. I’m wondering if the super glue made expressly for use on glass would be a good choice. It dries beautifully clear when I’ve used it in the past. However, I’ve never used it for a PYO Windstone.

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[Tara]

I use Aleene’s clear gel tacky glue to glue both eyes and gems(unless I can’t find my bottle, then I just use the regular white stuff). Aleene’s makes a line of white glues that I find works better than regular white glue. I like the clear gel formulation because it doesn’t leave a foggy film if you accidentally get glue on the surface of the item you’re gluing.

[drag0nfeathers]

I use Loc-tite gel for almost everything! Stuff works amazing <3 Like superglue without the mess of superglue.

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[Falcolf]

Thank you everyone! 😀 I’ll have to look for some of that Aleene’s stuff and maybe some of that glass super glue for next time. I used white glue this time just because it was what I had. 🙂

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Excellent!

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