Elmers Ultimate Glue or Gorilla Glue - TIA

Masking tape?

Waxilit?

Chris

blue tape. saves a ton of time and better yet, saves you from some nearly impossible-to-remove glue squeeze out mess.

Dave

sanding off.

water and that would

wood would take

glue or gorilla glue

Throw the cr^h^h stuff out.

For what specific purpose/need are you using a urethane glue, anyway? It's only real advantage is if you _must_ have a fully waterproof (not water-resistant) glue, otherwise yellow glues are as strong as or stronger than the wood itself (as is demonstrated that edge joints will hold and the material break rather than the joint itself). Besides the foaming and difficult cleanup, the open and clamping time for these is much longer than for yellow glues which slows down progress. So, unless there's a real purpose not otherwise served, I recomend going back to a regular wood glue. If you need the water resistance, look into Type II or Type III water solubles.

Acetone cuts through Gorilla glue when it is still sticky.

Expansion and foaming are characteristics of polyurethane adhesives. If you don't specifically need their properties then stay with one of the PVA glues.

Best bet, as others have suggested, is to mask.

Don't use too much, use blue tape to collect the squeeze out. Polyurethane is a very good glue and has its uses. Do not assume it's expansion characteristics will fill a poorly made joint, it will fill it, but it has virtually no strength when used this way. I use it on projects that will be exposed to weather or dampness and if I need the added open/working time polyurethane glue provides.

Dave

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As for polyurethane glue - tried it (naive enough to believe the ads). Found it seriously wanting, especially in outdoor usages. For

For my money, its TiteBond III for external usages and plastic resin glue for things that need a long open time. (Saw David Marks use a lot of plastic resin glue, now I know why)

To date, I have not been disappointed in either. Also, both are much easier to clean up.

What I use to remove excess glue from corners is just a scraper designed to get into corners (They are usually are available in sets at most hardware and paint stores) being metal they are easy to clean off. If you have any excess that squeezed between the scraper and wood, try wrapping a solvent dampened rag around the scrapper and scrub a little.

Hope this helps