How Strong Is Fabric Glue? 

The leather would’ve been cool to see on the rough side, it has a bit more absorption

The fabric glue test is incomplete without seeing how they survive washing and drying.

Fabric glues aren't meant to hold weight. They are used to hold hems, small tears and small holes closed. I personally use fabric glue on the stitched repairs I make, primarily in jeans. Putting the glue over the stitches helps keep the thread intact and holds the repair better. There is also iron on interface that you can use over the stitches. Love your videos!! ❤

Would have liked to see you do the wood block test with them just because that's been your gold standard.

Tyler, you're going to have to redo these tests, or simply add another test scenario IMHO. instead of pulling at an edge that tests the edge strength, test the entire strength of the bead of glue. By taking 2 strips and doing a lap joint (like welding, almost) but with the glue between the 2 surfaces. then pull from each piece of material and see its overall force for the whole bead. Thanks

Glue the rough side of the leather, not the polished side.

The real test for fabric glues is not how much force it takes to pull them apart, but rather how they fare with a trip through the washer and dryer. Some fabric glues aren't even machine-washable. Also, as some others have pointed out, you used the glue on the wrong side of the leather.

I'd love to see you do a windshield wiper comparison. We all use them, we all know some suck. Also the price range is so drastic, which one is beat of the best?

You should glue two separate pieces together and test them. Folding them with glue places all the force only where the glue is failing instead of across the entire fabric.

"We're going to test it just because I feel like it", that's a great line. Still at the beginning of the vid, but heat those in the drier to really hot, I've found a lot of them fail early after they got hot. Only good for the cotton since the poly will melt.

Wood block test would have been nice. Also, flip the leather around to the other side and glue it. See if the rougher side holds better.

TYLER THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR CONTENT. I WAS EXCITED TO WATCH THIS VIDEO IN PARTICULAR. I'VE WORKED WITH THESE GLUES, AND MANY MORE, FOR 30+ YEARS. LIKE OTHER COMMENTERS HAVE MENTIONED, CONSUMER GRADE GLUES LIKE THIS ARE MEANT FOR USE WHEN FACTORS SUCH AS TENSION, COMPRESSION, SHEAR, BENDING AND TORSION ARE LIGHT TO MEDIUM. WHERE THEY WILL HOLD UP BETTER WITH SOME OF THOSE FORCES AND NOT OTHERS. I ALWAYS TOLD MY CUSTOMERS THAT USING A FABRIC GLUE IS NOT A LONG TERM SOLUTION AS THEY WILL NOT HOLD UP TO WASHING OR HEAVY USE. MOST CONSUMER GRADE AIR DRY GLUES ARE PVA, POLYETHYLENE, POLYURETHANE AND CYNOACRYLATE, EACH OF THOSE HAVE DIFFERENT PERFORMANCE IN DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES. THE THING ABOUT FABRIC GLUE IS THAT IT MUST BE BOTH FLEXIBLE AND STRONG ENOUGH FOR IT'S INTENDED USE. THE ONE TEST THAT SURPRISED ME WAS THE GORILLA GLUE ON LEATHER. I EXPECTED PRETTY CLOSE RESULTS FOR ALL OF THE GLUES YOU TESTED EXCEPT FOR FABRIC FUSION, FABRIC FUSION IS HIGHLY FLEXIBLE AND DOES NOT HOLD UP TO SHEARING WELL AT ALL. IF YOU EVER REVISIT THIS GLUE TEST I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN SEEING ALL 5 FORCE FACTORS TESTED!

Wow, I can't believe it's been 4 years since the glue testing origins... Time really flies.

Before watching this, Imma guess fabric glue is stronger than the fabric in most cases. *Update*- Yeah I was way off

I work with leather and the glue everyone uses is contact cement, it's holds well and stays flexible

Considering these were 1/4" dots of glue instead of a line across the cross section overall not bad, as primary use would be repairing items without any load bearing , well except for jeans maybe 🤔😁

glues, batteries and scissors tests are life's must dos

Yes a glue video!!,

i'd be curious to see shoe glues and leather glues being used

love the videos so much, been watching them for years. seeing you test glue again takes me way back :D

I think the problem here is that youve put a single dot of glue on a thin sheet and then tried to pull it apart. Not all fabric glue is made for making a hard solid patch between fabrics. For example... you could have tried superglue and it would have been a much stronger connection but the material would have been hard brittle and ruined. Fabric glue like liquid stitch are supposed be used in a line and allow a more flexable less hard, natural movement of the fabric when dried.

A lap joint would be interesting. Instead of getting leverage on the glue and peeling them apart it would act more like a pulling force. Might get some higher readings.

Is there a chance that the dropping of the apparatus caused an incorrectly high reading with some of the tests? Perhaps a re-do with 2 strips of fabric glued together rather than i piece folded in half. Also, maybe add a measure test after washing.

Bro I’ve been watching u for almost 4 years now. I instantly clicked on this video when I saw it was a glue video. I hope you keep makin more glue videos brotha 😂💯

I was like no a 6 mins video for a Saturday upload but I see you came through thanks bro keep up the great work

Tyler i'we watched your videos for a long time and i absolutely love them! And for nostalgia i watched some of your older videos and man they are still equally great! I love your content and keep up with the good videos, love you man :)

Leather probably not considered a fabric. Ahhh. The wisdom. Love ya Tyler

I love your sense of humour. I suggest since I’m pretty sure you mentioned “I’m a heavy duty diesel mechanic” in the past…could you do “what CAN you use to power a diesel?” Can you use flex glue to make gaskets? What happens if you leave things in jars of diesel for 30 days? Can you make a pickle grinder with a diesel motor? What can you dieselfy?

Here we go this is what I've been waiting for Tyler testing glues this is awesome

E6000 for fabric!!!! A world of difference. I use it to secure many things to fabric, and fabric on fabric works 10xs better than anything you tried in this video.

Did I miss something? The cotton Gorilla Glue's fabric ripped at 19lbs so giving the glue a rating of 19lbs doesn't seem fair when the fabric failed; not the glue 🤷‍♀️

I’m so glad you made another glue video. I missed them

"It's not even glue, a chewed piece of bubble gum would hold better."

I would think a more relevant test for fabric is how many washing/drying/ironing cycles it does hold

Thank you for showing the whole experience. I know it's hard to cut in a messed-up take of the same glue on two pieces. And I know it makes editing easier, but the fact you bothered to put that in makes you above the rest of folks, homie. 🤙🏾

A "Fair" test would be to FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS of each glue.

Should have scuffed the leather with sandpaper

Never seen you upload twice in one week keep up the good work man

Fabric glue is not meant for pulling apart, it should be tested by sheering force. Also, it's not a permanent adherence. It's a temp hold.

I think a better test would be to pull the material not in that direction, but across it's surfaces. Because clothes aren't normally pulled in that direction, testing it's strength by peeling them wouldn't be as accurate as trying to pull them apart across the surface. Also, try this same test with the leather, but instead of using the finished side, use the rough side. Glue works better when it's got a rough surface to grab on to. It's like the difference between gluing a flat surface and gluing a sanded surface. Great vid, I love these types of videos!

I use liquid stich to fix my jeans all the time. And it works great! And I usually can wear them after about 2 mins of gluing them. I like the liquid stich because it's flexible. It looks and feels like liquid latex.

These are my favorite videos. Idk why. But I love the glue/tape videos

i love the videos man, and damnnnn looking good cut goin insane hahaha

I've used fabric fusion before and cursed at it many times before I've seen this video, sadly! Thanks again Tyler!

I feel I'm back in time...no more covid, tyler doing glue videos...

Ah, reminds me of the good ol' days. I was one of your first few thousand subs, and I still remember talking to you once a year or two back on discord, it was one of the coolest experiences I've ever had. Keep making amazing content Tyler, you're one of my favorite youtubers and have been for years

I wonder if Tyler knows that kinda glue is made to hold the fabric together before you sew it it's like tack welds for metal the things u learn helping your grama every weekend in summer time

It would be interesting to see you test glue that people would use for nails, makeup and skin glue. I feel like those types of glue need to be both strong and flexible and it would be interesting to see how they hold up.

Depending upon which fabric glue you use and the fabric, some fabric glues are actually meant to aid in sewing, like in a hem. Strength in a lot of fabric glue usages isn't important because you're gonna be sewing right over the glue loint anyways. Look at it this way, when 2 pieces of wood at a corner, you wouldn't just glue it and leave it, you'd glue it then screw it.

Hi Tyler, Like another commenter said, could you try an edge to edge test? Essentially like sewing two pieces together. Moreover, could you also consider doing a wash and dry test? Getting the glued fabric wet and then using heat to dry it? I believe these are more practical tests of the glue strength, since people will want to wash and dry and the fabrics they glue together.

I would think these types of glues are dependent on the job, fabric glues are not necessarily meant to be permanent and can be used for a quick fix or maybe with the lighter strength glues you need to be able to remove the fabric you glue

13 pounds of force is WAAAAAYYYYYYYYY more than the glue will ever have to hold under any normal circumstances.

Wow this video is on point because I have some fabric glue to use on a few items of clothes. I also have a vintage Polo belt that's splitting apart I wanna use it to fix that too but I know I'll need some weights for that.

Thank you so much for this video! This saved me so much time and money. Can you test what kind of glue would be good for glueing fabric to wood/bamboo?

Degrease the fabrics with the recomended cleaner, apply equal surface area, and press the fabrics on top of a warm oven with a uniform weight overnight. Do this with the fabric folded (peel test) and also with two over lapping fabrics (shear test). The top of the oven should be just warm enough to keep your hand there without needing to pull away.

You have no idea how helpful this was! Thank you so much!

This is great. including the leather was actually genius. Love it.

You know things are about to get real when the crank comes out

I’m glad I was not the only one screaming “NNNNNNOOOOOOO” when he glued the leather!!!!!!

Perfect timing. RU-vid has been suggesting me all your old glue videos for the last two weeks. So it’s like you knew or something…. To post… this… glue video… 😂😂😂

Great vid!! Day 17 of asking Tyler to start a series similar to wish Wednesday where he goes to Dollar Tree and tests all of their off brands compared to the actual brands (tapes, glues, locks, charging cables, ect.) You could call it frugal fridays!

Tyler’s entire channel is him getting high off of various fumes in his enclosed garage

Yes! Finally a glue video I love the so much!!

You said it holds as well as bubblegum, it would be good to see you test how sticky sweets and gum are on fabric compared to the fabric glue.

Be cool if you tested different dry wall anchors. The ones you screw in claiming they can hold 75 pounds.

Your video was actually all that I need at this very moment! Thanks a million!!!

I’m so impressed by ur weight loss, well done my man! Keep living healthy!! Ain’t nothin better

I'd like to see a contact cement comparison! great video as usual!

Having repaired a lot of hunting gear with 900D cordura, you should rough up the fabric first. Also, try it with AquaSeal and E6000. I've had good luck with those lasting when fixing layout blinds.

You should start doing more of these videos testing the strength on products on different things like u dude yo

Your gluing videos are awesome. I have seen some pretty strong results here. However your tests are only for the breaking point. What about a sustained weight to these glues? How long can these glues last under certain sustained weight and time? Would love to see a video demonstration on this. You the man Tyler.

I need to do a project with some of this stuff. if you want to do another one of these i have a request. could you try gluing fabric to a smooth piece of plywood? burlap in particular, i need to know if it will hold up to water (its for a fishtank stamd), if you can see the glue through the fabric, and how well it actually stays on there. video idea for you, useful information for me, win win

Most underrated channel on RU-vid I'm glad I found his gaming channel too

I love that after years of being a youtuber, He still keeps his mistakes in his videos instead of editing or cutting them out.

I was watching some of your old videos. The one on where you hooked 500 9v batteries together and shocked hot dogs. Presto makes small appliances. One was called a Hotdogger. It was a tray that you mounted 2to 6 hotdogs in and slid the tray into the lid and plugged it in the wall. The house current electorcuted the hotdogs to cook them. Worked very well. Quick and easy. Not as greasy as frying.

Saw you on the AJC website and thanks for the info. Yours was a quantitative measurement. Perhaps an improvement would be to be putting the glue on the fabric while it rests on an electronic scale so that the same amount of glue would be applied. Overall a very good vid.

You should make an object, like a chair or a table out of glue. Using all different types of glue, maybe even some of the fabric glue

No way ! I'm looking for fabric glue, and here you are testing them. Thanks man.

If you mix glue, you’re kinda glueing glue to glue

Glue test! Awesome.

next time please include superglue/Krazy glue ... thanks love these ... great service for humanity

I use Beacon Fabri-fix, Fabri-tac, or 3 in 1 when gluing fabric to fabric or fabric to paper.

Can’t knock the glue testing. I will never forget the super important lesson I learnt from this channel. I used to think there was no need to clamp materials together when you glue them as I thought it didn’t add any strength. I was shocked by the results and will never not clamp again.

I’m as anxious as a nun in a cucumber patch

I've been sewing for about 20 years and fabric glue has never really been part of my regular equipment. I didn't like the discoloration, but that was back in 2000-ish. If I used it now, I'd only use it for mending holes with a patch. Fray all, overlap and glue. Then sew mending stitches.

Leather is any “fabric” made of animal skin or hide…love your vids Tyler and that is just some info. My wife makes leather earrings for her Boutique. I know more than I care to about it haha

You mentioned double side tape in this video. If you haven't already done it, how about a wood block test of double side tape. Possibly with a different number of strips of tape on the wood block as well.

You could see how the glues perform after washing. The results could change. Also common uses for this type of product are seams and tears as someone pointed out below. Maybe the rough side of leather too as another pointed out. And try to replicate a seam repair like a 4 inch strip for example.

Hey Tyler! Would love to see you try out MREs again! Those videos were fun!

Next video I'd love to see which gum is best for glue substitute:)

It would be super cool to see you do this with other non fabric glues to see how they hold compared to these.

Thank God, this exactly answered my questions.🎉

How about testing Tear Mender fabric glue? Its been around for years,I used it patching my jeans many times. I worked construction and it held up through many washings.

It would be cool to see other glues tested on the same fabrics.

One thing, some fabric glues are designed to come apart because they are used for holding pieces where you want them so you sew it

Great to know bc I need to glue fabric over fabric on a lamp. That tip is perfect for folding edges to make a flawless seam. Do you have a fabric spray adhesive demo? I need it to spray a decorative fabric over the white lamp cloth. Thx

Tyler you should try to do a live video testing Amazon products then we can intervene and have fun and comment ideas as you go! I think it would be fun

I worked for a general contractor years ago. He swore by ground water setting concrete. He NEVER added water to a post setting claiming it made no difference. I always wondered if that was true. Does the dry concrete inside the post hole set up just as well (or better) than adding water?

The second I saw the pulley jig I yelled "YEAH! WALMART PROJECT FARM! “

The glue should be applied to a cleaned sample with a uniform masked area and rolled on with equal weight. This should ensure a more consistent surface area and equal thickness. Glue put on too thick can fail more than a thin coat and greasy fingers can also compromise adhesion. Two tests stand out for fabric application, shear and peel stress and testing both is a good idea. Also, some glues may have different cure temperatures and failure temperatures worth comparing. After one month, your glues may havedifferent results as well. Back when I was an alarm technician, I used a combination of marine grade goop along the edges and zig zag across the middle. I would fill the gaps with super glue gel, apply pressure and fasten, weigh or tape down for 24 hours. This method was the hardest to remove for what I used it on but I can see similar results working on solvent cleaned fabric.