what is your favorite glue?

[katie belknap]

Hey All.
I used to use rubber cement for gluing paper together but a book and writings archivist said that it is the worst over time because both pieces become slightly transparent (as if soaked in oil) and separate anyway. When I am on the go I bring a glue stick with me but lately it has been failing me also. Someone suggested matte medium but I find when I am gluing a large surface, it wants to wrinkle. Any suggestions would be helpful. Thanks, lady

[Alicia Starr]

Favorite glue, the only glue that does the job for me anyway: Neutral pH Adhesive, archival quality by LINECO. It is "permanent, dries clear and remains flexible".

 

[Pam McVay]

I love YES! paste.  It doesn't make paper buckle and, if it dries up, you can spritz on water and it comes back to life. 

[Tofu]

Golden GAC 100 has been my preferred glue for most circumstances for about 20 years.  

I also use the Golden Gel pastes for things that are heavier and need a stronger bond.  

Sometimes I use a spray glue, Elmers does a good one available in U.S.  

Recently I started using a specialty paste-like glue that is from Japan and made specific for origami paper (Yamato Nori Rice sticking paste). It can be found in shops that specialize in origami paper and supplies - which I realize outside of Japan or San Francisco and Los Angeles, might be harder to find.

Currently I am in Mexico where I just finished a large scale art piece, I ran out of GAC 100 and had to supplement it with a local glue. I liked it so much, I am taking an extra bottle home to SF.  It's like a heavy-duty version of Elmers - Pegamento Resistol 850.  

[1bmbphlc9wilp]

Thank you for the Golden GAC 100 recommendation! I can't wait to try some.

This guy uses it on Cartón Board: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVSLFK2MNpE

[Motherbrando]

i use elmers 2 part and one part wood glue, the way I figure paper was wood so it should hold. I send naked mailart in the form of postcards daily.  I  Have very rarely have comments about condition of the cards received. 

[Ilya Semenenko-Basin]

Aware of the unreliability and short-lived nature of rubber glue, I only use glue that lasts forever. I use one single German adhesive, “UHU All Purpose Adhesive”, and all my collages are made with it. There's also "UHU Creativ Cardboard & Craft Paper", but it's noticeably more expensive and has no different qualities to its counterpart. 

I very much hope that the company UHU will continue to supply its products to the East, to Moscow.

[Eduardo Cardoso]

When working with paper on paper I use UHU sticks.