Instant Glue

Instant Glue is widely used for General repairs, DIY projects, Mixed materials. It provides reliable performance when surfaces are prepared correctly.

Typical properties

Chemical base	Varied synthetic polymers
Typical cure speed	fast
Typical full cure	5 min
Working time	1 min
Flexibility	semi-flexible
Water resistance	medium
Heat resistance	medium

Family-level typicals. Individual products may differ — prefer verified datasheet values below.

Verified lap-shear ranges

Same-substrate tests from published datasheets. Values are not mixed-material estimates.

Substrate	Prep	Strength	Products	n
ABS	not_stated	> 20 MPa	Loctite 414,Loctite 495,MG 8334,Born2Bond Aquafast,Born2Bond Repair,LOCTITE 404,LOCTITE 406,Born2Bond Structural,Born2Bond Instant Tough Black MV,Born2Bond Instant Tough MV,Born2Bond MP515,LOCTITE 380,LOCTITE 382,LOCTITE 4011 S,LOCTITE 402,LOCTITE 4031,LOCTITE 4061 S,LOCTITE 408,LOCTITE 410,LOCTITE 411,LOCTITE 416,LOCTITE 4161,LOCTITE 4206,LOCTITE 422,LOCTITE 4471,LOCTITE 454,LOCTITE 4541,LOCTITE 455,LOCTITE 4851,LOCTITE 4861,LOCTITE 495,LOCTITE 499,SikaFast-2590	33
Aluminum	etched	9–20 MPa	Loctite 414,LOCTITE 404,LOCTITE 406,LOCTITE 380,LOCTITE 382,LOCTITE 4011 S,LOCTITE 402,LOCTITE 4031,LOCTITE 4061 S,LOCTITE 408,LOCTITE 410,LOCTITE 411,LOCTITE 416,LOCTITE 4471,LOCTITE 454,LOCTITE 4541,LOCTITE 455	17
Aluminum	grit_blasted	8–19 MPa	Loctite 495,LOCTITE 4161,LOCTITE 422,LOCTITE 4851,LOCTITE 4861,LOCTITE 495,LOCTITE 5019H,Permatex Super Glue	8
Aluminum	not_stated	> 22 MPa	MG 8334,LOCTITE Super Glue Ultra Liquid Control,Born2Bond Aquafast,Born2Bond Repair,Born2Bond Structural,Born2Bond Instant Tough Black MV,Born2Bond Instant Tough MV,Born2Bond MP515,LOCTITE 4205,LOCTITE 4206,Gorilla Super Glue,Gorilla Super Glue Brush & Nozzle,Gorilla Super Glue Gel,LOCTITE 438,LOCTITE 499,SikaFast-2590	16
EPDM	not_stated	> 3.45 MPa	Born2Bond Instant Tough Black MV,Gorilla Super Glue,Gorilla Super Glue Brush & Nozzle,Gorilla Super Glue Gel,LOCTITE 438	5
Fiberglass	not_stated	8–19.31 MPa	LOCTITE 4206,LOCTITE 4851,LOCTITE 4861,Permatex Super Glue	4
Hardwood	not_stated	5–16 MPa	Born2Bond Instant Tough Black MV,Born2Bond Instant Tough MV,LOCTITE 4851,LOCTITE 4861,Permatex Super Glue,SikaFast-2590	6
Neoprene	not_stated	> 15 MPa	Loctite 414,Loctite 495,MG 8334,LOCTITE QuickTite Gel,Born2Bond Aquafast,Born2Bond Repair,LOCTITE 404,LOCTITE 406,Born2Bond Structural,Born2Bond Instant Tough Black MV,LOCTITE 380,LOCTITE 382,LOCTITE 4011 S,LOCTITE 402,LOCTITE 4031,LOCTITE 4061 S,LOCTITE 408,LOCTITE 410,LOCTITE 411,LOCTITE 416,LOCTITE 4161,LOCTITE 4205,LOCTITE 422,LOCTITE 4471,LOCTITE 454,LOCTITE 4541,LOCTITE 455,LOCTITE 495,LOCTITE 499	29
Nitrile Rubber	not_stated	> 15 MPa	Loctite 414,Loctite 495,Born2Bond Aquafast,Born2Bond Repair,LOCTITE 404,LOCTITE 406,Born2Bond Structural,Born2Bond Instant Tough Black MV,Born2Bond Instant Tough MV,LOCTITE 380,LOCTITE 382,LOCTITE 4011 S,LOCTITE 402,LOCTITE 4031,LOCTITE 4061 S,LOCTITE 408,LOCTITE 410,LOCTITE 411,LOCTITE 416,LOCTITE 4161,LOCTITE 4205,LOCTITE 422,LOCTITE 438,LOCTITE 4471,LOCTITE 454,LOCTITE 4541,LOCTITE 455,LOCTITE 495,LOCTITE 499	29
PMMA	not_stated	4 MPa	SikaFast-2590	1
PVC	not_stated	> 20 MPa	Loctite 414,Loctite 495,MG 8334,Born2Bond Aquafast,Born2Bond Repair,LOCTITE 404,LOCTITE 406,Born2Bond Structural,Born2Bond Instant Tough Black MV,Born2Bond MP515,LOCTITE 380,LOCTITE 382,LOCTITE 4011 S,LOCTITE 402,LOCTITE 4031,LOCTITE 4061 S,LOCTITE 408,LOCTITE 410,LOCTITE 411,LOCTITE 416,LOCTITE 4161,LOCTITE 422,LOCTITE 4471,LOCTITE 454,LOCTITE 4541,LOCTITE 455,LOCTITE 4851,LOCTITE 4861,LOCTITE 495,LOCTITE 499,SikaFast-2590	31
Phenolic Resin	not_stated	1.3–15 MPa	Loctite 414,Loctite 495,Born2Bond Aquafast,Born2Bond Repair,LOCTITE 404,LOCTITE 406,Born2Bond Structural,Born2Bond Instant Tough Black MV,Born2Bond MP515,LOCTITE 380,LOCTITE 382,LOCTITE 4011 S,LOCTITE 402,LOCTITE 4031,LOCTITE 4061 S,LOCTITE 408,LOCTITE 410,LOCTITE 411,LOCTITE 416,LOCTITE 4161,LOCTITE 4205,LOCTITE 4206,LOCTITE 422,LOCTITE 4471,LOCTITE 454,LOCTITE 4541,LOCTITE 455,LOCTITE 495,LOCTITE 498,LOCTITE 4981,LOCTITE 499	31
Polycarbonate	not_stated	> 20 MPa	Loctite 414,MG 8334,Loctite 495,Born2Bond Aquafast,Born2Bond Repair,LOCTITE 404,LOCTITE 406,Born2Bond Structural,Born2Bond Instant Tough Black MV,Born2Bond Instant Tough MV,Born2Bond MP515,LOCTITE 380,LOCTITE 382,LOCTITE 4011 S,LOCTITE 402,LOCTITE 4031,LOCTITE 4061 S,LOCTITE 408,LOCTITE 410,LOCTITE 411,LOCTITE 416,LOCTITE 4161,LOCTITE 422,Gorilla Super Glue,Gorilla Super Glue Brush & Nozzle,Gorilla Super Glue Gel,LOCTITE 4471,LOCTITE 454,LOCTITE 4541,LOCTITE 455,LOCTITE 4851,LOCTITE 4861,LOCTITE 495,LOCTITE 498,LOCTITE 4981,LOCTITE 499,SikaFast-2590	37
SBR	not_stated	0.4–0.8 MPa	LOCTITE 4205,LOCTITE 4206	2
Stainless Steel	not_stated	> 17.5 MPa	MG 8334,LOCTITE 402,SikaFast-2590	3
Steel	grit_blasted	> 26 MPa	Loctite 414,Loctite 495,LOCTITE QuickTite Gel,Born2Bond Aquafast,Born2Bond Repair,LOCTITE 404,LOCTITE 406,Born2Bond Structural,Born2Bond Instant Tough Black MV,Born2Bond Instant Tough MV,Born2Bond MP515,LOCTITE 380,LOCTITE 382,LOCTITE 4011 S,LOCTITE 402,LOCTITE 4031,LOCTITE 4061 S,LOCTITE 408,LOCTITE 410,LOCTITE 411,LOCTITE 416,LOCTITE 4161,LOCTITE 4205,LOCTITE 4206,LOCTITE 422,LOCTITE 426,LOCTITE 438,LOCTITE 4471,LOCTITE 454,LOCTITE 4541,LOCTITE 455,LOCTITE 4851,LOCTITE 4861,LOCTITE 495,LOCTITE 498,LOCTITE 4981,LOCTITE 499,Permatex Super Glue	38
Steel	not_stated	> 20 MPa	EVERBUILD STICK2 Superglue GP,EVERBUILD STICK2 Superglue HV,Gorilla Super Glue,Gorilla Super Glue Brush & Nozzle,Gorilla Super Glue Gel	5
Zinc	not_stated	2–15 MPa	LOCTITE 406,LOCTITE 4011 S,LOCTITE 402,LOCTITE 4031,LOCTITE 4061 S,LOCTITE 408,LOCTITE 416,LOCTITE 4161,LOCTITE 422,LOCTITE 4471,LOCTITE 454,LOCTITE 4541,LOCTITE 455,LOCTITE 4851,LOCTITE 4861,LOCTITE 495,LOCTITE 499	17

Standards cited: ISO 4587,ISO 4587 lap shear, ISO 4587, ISO 4587 lap shear,ISO 4587,ASTM D1002, ISO 4587 lap shear,ISO 4587,ASTM D1002, ISO 4587,ASTM D1002, ISO 4587,ASTM D1002, ISO 4587,ASTM D1002, ISO 4587,ISO 4587 lap shear, ISO 4587,ISO 4587 lap shear, ISO 4587, ISO 4587,ISO 4587 lap shear, ISO 4587,ISO 4587 lap shear, ISO 4587,ISO 4587 lap shear,ASTM D1002, ISO 4587, ISO 4587 lap shear,ISO 4587, ISO 4587,ISO 4587 lap shear,ASTM D1002, ASTM D1002, ISO 4587

Material compatibility

Catalog ratings (separate from verified MPa rows above).

Polyester Resinexcellent
Stainless Steelexcellent
Aluminumexcellent
Copperexcellent
Tinexcellent
Nickelexcellent
Chromeexcellent
Melamineexcellent
Borosilicate Glassexcellent
Tempered Glassexcellent
ASAexcellent
Laminated Glassgood

Best for

General repairs · DIY projects · Mixed materials

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