As a general rule to thin the Elmers glue, use 2 parts glue mixed with 1 part water (i.e. 2 tablespoons glue to 1 tablespoon water). If it seems a bit thin add a tad more glue. You want the consistency of heavy cream or house paint. For spreading I recommend a spackling spreader like a carpenter uses to finish walls. It's a heavier more pliable plastic that works better for getting the glue into the spaces between the puzzle pieces. A good 1 - 2 inch wide paint brush will work also. Just dump glue in various spots & spread it out as you go.
omg thank you! puzzle glue seems to not work very well for me and I do puzzles all the time. also the glue doesn't keep very long once opened. I'm going to try this!
I have this puzzle, and it also took me longer than expected to put it together 🤣 I watched your video because I am also researching how to glue a puzzle together without actual puzzle glue or mod podge. A friend recommended the mod podge, but I am struggling to find it (I live in South Africa), except online and it is a little pricey. I have seen online that you can use watered down school glue and that is pretty much what mod podge is, so thank you for this video. I have a 2000 piece puzzle I want to glue until it is rock solid, since framing something that big would be expensive and heavy. As a side note, I've framed a couple of smaller puzzle, and I didn't glue them. I just carefully flipped them over and used a crisscross pattern of painters tape to hold them together. Much faster and easier than the gluing videos I've seen, and works beautifully if they are going into a frame anyway. I saw this technique on a channel called KarenPuzzles.
Thank you very much for a very informative and useful piece of information. I have the same frame and the same problem with having to center it on the backing paper. My only question is do most of the people posting not have tables? It seems like most work on the floor. Thank you
@@NerdFrequency if you was doing it how much would you charge for the whole thing because I'm trying to do the same thing can you make money on. Side I would like to know
good job on that picture that is so nice I'm going to do that one day you should try and sell it to people to get your money worth that's what I'm about to do you should sell yours for $20 you put your hold earn towards that if you would look at it you said you had to get the glue you had to get the puzzle and I know the puzzle cost a lot of money and then the plane get your money back that is so that's what I'm doing I like your video cuz I watch this every other day so I could learn how to do mine
How did you put it all together I want to know cuz I'm thinking about doing when the time but I know it's hard for me to do it all together but let me know how did you do it all together that's nice when I do mine altogether I think selling mine for$20 I was supposed to start my project this month September but my thing I ordered it's going to be here on Friday 6 so I might start Friday my goal is to sell these puzzles with frame my goal is to get up to $300 so I can get my chair I have CP and I need a new chair I can't walk so I'm doing this for my chair so I could be able to go places with my family I can go with them cuz I don't have chair proper chair I'm doing it by myself because nobody don't have that kind of money so I'm saving up my own by doing this hopefully I can raise money by Chris tmas
Just finished a 1000 piece with my great granddaughter. She is 6 and a wolf freak I'm going to try this method so she can hang her wolves in her room. You said add water to the glue? How much?how many bottles of glue?
If you was doing them what price rangewas you looking at because I am going to say anything but Pam people can afford I want to see how idea on what the price could be can you help me out I was trying to make money on the side
You really needed to pour it on in the center and work your way out.. you did not use enought glue. Yours wasnt even glued together. Really not a good job at all.
@@zengrath It doesn't ruin it. In this video when he suggested to use Elmer's glue and that's probably not your best be but I would suggest using puzzle glue that is dedicated specifically for puzzles. It's not that it will "ruin your puzzle" but using puzzle glue will give it a more glossy look.
