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   Sphere | Oct 01, 2008 01:13am | #1

   Gorilla sorta kinda can take stain.

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   webby | Oct 01, 2008 01:42am | #2

   Sorry meant this for Jockotoo.

   Elmers stainable glue is an interior exterior carpenters glue that they say is stainable. It must be sanded first. I haven't used alot of it but I doubt that the results would satisfy a picky user.

   Most glues however will block stain or at least not look right when stained.

   I have never used gorilla glue.

   I generally use tight bond two or three.

    

   The best way to not have stain and glue problems is to be careful when glueing up. I use either a sponge pretty damp with water to scrub glue squeeze out away, or a toothbrush with water to scrub hard to reach areas. it is better to get it off the surface in my opinnion when still wet. When clamping though that is sometimes difficult. Most modern glues have a short clamp time and the clamps can be loosened carefully, and removed, and after about an hour  any semi hard glue can be scraped off. often I take everyother clamp off clean and put the clamps back on then do the other clamps. Practice and diligence help with cleaning up glue squeeze out. cleaning at the time of assembly is my first choice. Another  tip is to leave yourself a little room in some places between the clamp and the work to allow you to clean up glue. This tip doesn't work as well for f style clamps as it does for k bodys.

      In your case assembling the frames and such for the wainscotting go ahead and glue and pocket screw then flip the frame over and take a damp sponge and wipe off the squeeze out. That is pretty easy it is harder to get glue cleaned off surfaces at ninety degrees to each other. I think you said that your frame was white oak. It should do okay witht the moisture, red oak might stain more. Pocket screwing eliminates the clamps that get in the way so a scrub on the face and you should be good.

   It takes practice to spread glue, assemble the peices, check for alignment, clamp, check for square, then clean glue squeeze out. It seems hectic and awful, but the more you do it the more you find a rythm for it.

   Often glue squeeze out can be minimized by not applying too much in the first place. A thin even coat is all you should need.

   Another tip is to line joining surfaces with painters tape. If you apply it carefully the glue will squeexe out onto the tape. However the tape is hard to remove if it gets caught between to mating peices. Generally this results in haveing to scrape the tape off with a razor blade or utility knife blade.

   Another thought is to use a thick glue which takes longer to penetrate the poors of the wood. Meaning it sits on top and is easier to clean off the surface. GLue like Lee Valley gf2002 cabietmakers glue. Or Titebond molding and trim glue.

   Hope this helps.

    

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