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Thread: Of the Titebond wood glues, do you most prefer the red, blue or green?

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    Of the Titebond wood glues, do you most prefer the red, blue or green?

    I've been meaning to ask this here for a while but I now need to get another gallon of glue and before I do, I was curious what the preference is around here. I've only ever used the red bottle - standard stuff. It glues wood together, but are there any real benefits to the blue and green label glues?

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    I think the greatest difference between TB 1/2/3 is the water resistance. 2 is weather proof, 3 is water proof. Open times vary a little bit.

    I found this page on the Titebond website when wondering what glue to use on my workbench. Pretty informative.

    http://www.titebond.com/Libraries/Li...deTB.sflb.ashx
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    I mostly use TB II.

    I use III when I need a ridgid glue line.

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    I just use TB3, it has a little longer set time, it is strongest of them I think and the thing of it is I never know when I need something that is water proof.
    Just by using the one I never have to worry about what glue to use and I don't have some glue setting around that may get old. When you are paying $8 plus for wood I want the best glue I can use.

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    I always have I and II on hand simply for the open time difference. If I need a real fast set, the TB Molding and Trim glue is real handy to have.

    Once III came out, I used up all my II and haven't bought any since. Now I have I and III on hand always.

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    I used to use all of them, then I realized that the I and II were just sitting around and I was almost always using III. I got rid of I and II and only use III now. The open time doesn't really matter to me, I just want the strongest glue I can get and that's it.

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    I mostly use TB III because I don't heat my shop very warm most of the year, and it has a lower chalk temperature than the others.

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    Like Bill I find it easier to just keep TB-III around. If I see TB-I on sale for a super low price I will grab a bottle and use it where appropriate but, as a rule I K.I.S.S.
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    I only use Titebond 3 (green). Longer open time, water proof, etc. It basically has all of the attributes I need for the vast majority of my projects. I've never bothered with the others.

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    Heres a TB glue that I use not many mention it.Its just plain white glue fast set very strong.Hasnt failed me yet.
    I also use all the other colors.
    I my glue cabinet I also have epoxy,spray adhesive,Old brown glue,cyanoacrylate with accelerater.And even rubber cement.Im out of plastic resin right now.Can never have too many glues.
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    Quote Originally Posted by glenn bradley View Post
    Like Bill I find it easier to just keep TB-III around. If I see TB-I on sale for a super low price I will grab a bottle and use it where appropriate but, as a rule I K.I.S.S.

    TBIII it is! Interesting take on this. I wondered about the III mainly because it is waterproof, so I was pondering if that would be a bad thing when it came to wiping excess glue off a joint prior to staining. I thought maybe it was harder to come off or something like that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brian Tymchak View Post
    I think the greatest difference between TB 1/2/3 is the water resistance. 2 is weather proof, 3 is water proof. Open times vary a little bit.

    I found this page on the Titebond website when wondering what glue to use on my workbench. Pretty informative.

    http://www.titebond.com/Libraries/Li...deTB.sflb.ashx
    Great reference! Thank you!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter Aeschliman View Post
    I only use Titebond 3 (green). Longer open time, water proof, etc. It basically has all of the attributes I need for the vast majority of my projects. I've never bothered with the others.
    Same here.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brian Tymchak View Post
    3 is water proof
    I never like calling Tightbond-III "water-proof" - I don't care that it meets some manufacturing "standard." It's still water-soluble and cured/dried can still be completely dissolved in water - Tightbond-III is simply the most "water-resistant" of the three kinds. After all using the word "water-proof" might give someone the idea that they can use it to build a boat!

    And for the record I use Elmer's Carpenter's wood glue.

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    I use TB III almost exclusively because of it's longer open time and its water-proof formula. Occassionally, I'll use TB Original for its fast tack. I really can't see the application for TB II anymore.
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