J-B Weld ClearWeld 5 Minute Epoxy, Clear, Syringe, 2 Pack, 50112-2

My wife has a resin memorial plaque she placed over where our pets are interred on the property. It was clear coated a year ago but had no method of actual hanging, and I didnt want it sitting in the dirt. I needed a method of hanging on the back to hang it on a fence, so I bent some loops out of stripped thick copper wire that had been stripped. I wiped the back of the plaque with some denatured alcohol, and affixed the loops where I wanted. After 30 minutes, the epoxy set a little, but not fully. I let it sit overnight. Next afternoon, I went to check, and the epoxy still had a jelly like consistency. The resin plaque itself was not affected in any way, so I dont think there was an adverse reaction there. I scraped it off and started over, wiping the surface this time with acetone first, then denatured alcohol and letting it air dry.. Same issue. Yes, I mixed equal parts out of the syringe. I dont know if I got a bad batch, the epoxy reacted with the copper (never heard of that before) or the clear coat or the resin. I switched to JBWeld two part steel epoxy, and that set up hard overnight. I stand by JBWeld products, and have used their products for a lot of projects, so I was very surprised in the lack of satisfactory outcome.

Used Epoxy to fix a glass door handle to the brass base It has been fixed dont think it will come apart too anytime soon.

I’ve used JB Weld products with great success in the past. I was looking for one that would bond a brass to a aluminum bar as a very temporary fitting rather than tapping the brass cylinder out. Just something I could use long enough to put a little torque on it and turn it one turn. It was a 60 year old hot water pressure valve fitting that’s the intake to a faucet that seals had finally given out. I just wanted to get one turn out of it without going into a full tap set with a microscopic amount of space to put as a place to join something. Anyway, I did everything right. Sanded it down, mixed the compound properly and so on. Applied properly and then tried multiple methods of random bits to fix to it, if only temporarily. Nothing at all would stay, it left with a gummy, weak bond that never really seemed to cure. Maybe too much humidity, or the pipes latent heat was too much for its specs, but according to the specs all of that was in the realm of both applications, use and environment. So sadly to say, this one is less useful that dollar store super glue, at least if you’re in a *mildly* hot and humid environment. Most adhesives I’ve used work in that type of environment without any issue. I even gave it two days to bond before touching it, still the same gummy meh bond. Its maybe useful if you’re sanding down two large flat squares of plastic or wood and sticking them together inside a vice with this and then putting in screws for a permanent bond. Sure, maybe it would work then. But then what’s the point of getting something like this? Any old adhesive would work for that.

Excellent product, solid set, a little over 5 minutes to tack. I let the JB epoxy set overnight even though it’s 5 minute set. I use this epoxy for knife handles and Japanese steel blades that I refurbish. The set time I use depends on the blade tang length and thickness. I also use the JB weld 20 Minute epoxy for knives as well. One great feature apart from the actual epoxy is that the plunger is the twist and locking screw cap for the ends of the two tubes. The cap provides a positive seal on the dual tubes of epoxy and hardner so they don’t dry out. I’ve thrown out a lot of competitive brands of epoxy because the end seal cap is inferior, the epoxy goes bad and I have to put the remaining epoxy in the trash bin a week later. That gets costly and aggravating. One tip for uncured epoxy cleanup is automotive brake cleaner spray. I spray a bit of the brake cleaner on a paper towel and wipe the uncured epoxy. It works great on metal and even wood. Be careful on plastics though - brake cleaner may dull plastic finishes. Test first. Overall, one of the versions of JB Weld is my “go to” adhesive for knife work. I also recently used the 5 minute version to repair my iPhone belt phone case that was delaminating - worked really well! Hope that helps!

Exactly what I ordered. Great for small projects.

I like brand quality. Have used before and it worked great. I like to keep a variety of these types of items in case of emergency

I bought this epoxy to repair my broken cement bunny bench. My bench is now back together and looks great. My original intention was to buy a new bench but I could not find one similar. The second option was to try repairing and I am glad I found this product. It works.

This stuff was great and easy to use

It may only take a few minutes to cure, but if possible Id try to leave whatever youre adhering alone for a few hours. But once it is done and fully cured, its not going anywhere. This stuff is REALLY good. One complaint though, it smells awful. Even just opening the packaging you can smell it. And if you leave it in a drawer, youll smell it when you open it. But aside from that minor inconvenience, this stuff is phenomenal.

As described.