The Bottom Line
Aleene's Fast Grab Tacky Glue is a useful PVA glue (polyvinyl acetate or white) if you have objects that tend to slip with regular glues. It will grab onto materials that tend to slip or fall away and can't be held or clamped easily. For example threads, bristles, beads, crystals or bent pieces of clear plastic or cellophane which otherwise pull away without clamping, are held by the fast grab glue until it dries. The tackiness can be annoying if you are used to sliding objects into their final position or if you get glue on your hands.
Pros
- Easy to find.
- Very sticky or tacky, will grab even on plastic and metal.
- Thick, doesn't run. Good for gluing heavier objects and awkward angles.
- Dries clear
Cons
- Not acid neutral
- Glue will peel away from glass, metal and plastic after it dries.
Description
- Tacky properties can be annoying with some materials, paper to paper for example where repositioning is reduced.
- Not acid neutral, not recommended for archival applications.
- Like all PVA glues must be kept from freezing before use.
- Dries clear.
- Grabs on contact
- Cleanup is with water, although this is not a 'reversible glue' for archival purposes.
- Suspect its thickness may make it very slow to get out of a half filled glue bottle.
- Has a reasonable working time, during which you can reposition objects.
Guide Review - Review of Aleene's Fast Grab Tacky Glue
Aleene's Fast Grab Tacky Glue is a PVA (polyvinyl acetate) based thick spreadable glue, that adheres to most materials without running. The heavy tackiness or stickiness of this glue allows you to glue items which otherwise might need to be clamped or propped in order to adhere. It appears to bond the same way regular Aleenes original tacky glue, but the fast grab glue may hold particular materials better in some applications. Items do not shift out of position when using this glue. Crystals and beads can be glued on vertical surfaces for example without fear of sliding. The pva formulation dries flexible, but is not excessively rubbery.
Like Aleene's Original Tacky Glue, Fast Grab Tacky Glue does a decent job of holding wood provided a thin coat of glue is used.
Will glue wood, paper, metal films and thinner plastics. Will also hold beads and glass or plastic gems although they can be peeled away with the glue after drying on smooth non permeable surfaces (metal, plastic or glass) after it dries. If the project will be subject to movement or flexing, this could cause items to fall off. Glue may take a long time to cure if you are using it to hold non permeable materials together.
Final bond does not appear to be much different from regular Aleene's tacky glue.
Like the other Aileen's products, this is not a pH neutral pva glue, so it is not recommended for archival repairs or for projects intended to become heirlooms. The glue may discolor or affect the products it has been adhered to.
