During last class I started to try several different types of glue to see what kind of glue is the strongest and clearest to use with glass. I tried every type of glue four ways, edge to edge, one piece on top of another, glass on wood and glass on plastic. For all the different types of glue, each glue preformed the same with gluing method. One of the first glues I tried was gorilla glue. Although it dried very strong, it did not dry completely clear and because it had to be clamped I believe it would be hard to use to make certain angles and shapes with glass. Another glue I tried was super weatherstip adhesive. This glue is yellow and therefore although strong looked horrible. A third type of glue I tried was Aquarium Sealant. This sealant dried clear and mostly unnoticeable but took 24 hours to dry. Because of this it would be hard to make something fast with this try of glue or make something that requires one piece to dry before gluing on another piece. The plus side to aquarium sealant is that it makes the joints leak proof. Because of the long drying time I think it would be best to glue the glass with something else and then one the seams are dry, cover them with aquarium sealant to make it water proof. The two types of glue that I though work the best were Super Glue and Flowable Silicone Windshield & Glass Sealer. Both of this glues dries very clear and appear to be very strong. The Super Glue dried almost instantly which is great for speed but bad if you need to make an adjustment. The Flowable Silicone Windshield & Glass Sealer cures in 24 hrs but is dry within an hour. The advantage to this glue is that it is waterproof. Next I want to look into have glass is connected to make stained glass panels.
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