Adhesive and Glaze Guide

It took me until today to realize I had almost a full drawer of glues and glazes.. So many, haha. :p  I figured I’d upload a list of them all and what I use each one for, since I occasionally get questions about some of them. :]

1. Krylon UV-Resistant Clear - Gloss: Gives a shiny protective coating, I spray it over glittered things to keep glitter from from shedding constantly (matte does not look good over glitter). I also use it to protect things that may het wet/need to be washed (outside of a flask, casual jewelry).
2. Krylon UV-Resistant Clear - Matte: A matte protective coating, perfect for protecting drawings (pencil, pastel, etc).
   
3. Diamond Glaze: Gives a dimensional, resin like surface. I use it on top of shrinky dinks and scrabble tile pendants to add a 3d coating. This takes a while to dry, so first protect the surface with a spray coating (shrinky dinks) or a brush-on gloss and let dry before applying Diamond Glaze.
4. Elmer’s School Glue: I honestly don’t use this that much.. It’s water soluble so it’s not good for something that will get wet (rhinestones on shoes). Personally I think that Tacky Glue is more flexible (this may be all in my head though :p) so I prefer using that, especially for binding pages in handmade books.
5. Fabri-Tac Permanent Adhesive: DO NOT get this for rhinestones!! It may seem easier to work with because it’s more fluid and applies easily, but something in it cracks the silver backing on plastic rhinestones and gives them and old, dirty appearance (unless that’s what you’re looking for). Still have yet to find the perfect use for it, though I’m sure there will be one eventually.
6. Crafter’s Pick Fabric Glue: This is the best glue I’ve found so far for rhinestones (glued onto a solid surface/shoe at least, haven’t really tried it on fabric). It has a super good hold on rhinestones, is tacky enough to dry 3-dimensionally and hold onto rhinestones, and dries super clear. The only downside is that it dries pretty quickly, and does not come out of the applicator easily. To solve this I use a mini spatula to “grab” glue and apply it directly onto the surface that way.
7. DuraClear Varnish - Satin: I lovee using this on paper projects. In the past I’ve coated: record album notebooks and collaged candy boxes. Not pleasant to get on your hands (like superglue in texture but not nearlyy as painful). It has a nice finish, between a matte and a gloss.
8. Tacky Glue: As I mentioned earlier, I use it as an all around craft glue in place of Elmer’s. Water soluble so not good for any project that will get exposed to much water.
9. Imagination Gallery Super Color Inkjet “Over Coat”: Meant to be used for coating photos printed at home. I used it because it was at my parent’s home and I was impatient/didn’t want to pay for the Krylon Gloss spray if I already had this one available. :p I think the Krylon Gloss spray can be used for photos too.
10. Mod Podge: A waterbase glaze/glue. Gives things a gloss coating. I personally don’t like as much because I feel like the final texture is a tiny bit sticky.. I may be wrong though. Also not good for anything that will be exposed to a lot of water, as it is not completely water-resistant (I once tried to make a screen-printing design with Mod-Podge as the blocker. The screen only last through one application because the Mod-Podge started washing away when I was washing the paint off, haha oops..)
11. Painter’s Tape: Sososooo useful. It’s like masking tape but slightly thinner and easier to remove. I use it to protect parts of projects that I don’t want to ruin with brushed paint, glue or spray paint. I also use this to hang posters up on my wall. ;p
12. Packing Tape: Sometimes I’ll this to laminate things (lay strips side by side). Mostly I just use it to pack things to ship out. :]
13. Barge All Purpose Cement: I use it for repairing shoes or gluing things I absolutely want to be water/weather proof. I bought this because I was unable to find Shoe Goo Shoe Glue and a shoemaker said that it worked the same. Cons are that it has a very strong odor, as well as a yellowish color that will discolor your project if you aren’t careful.

Wow that was a lot.. hope this helps a little! As always, feel free to message me with any questions. :]