Gluing Painted Wood Question

Scraper wrote:
> I am building some garage shelves. I am going to prime and paint the
> wood before assembling the shelves. My question is this: I am going
> to be attaching some decorative trim pieces with glue. Should I leave
> the glue surfaces unpainted for optimal adhesion? Or will the glue
> work just as well on a painted surface?
>
> Thanks,
> S.


use latex caulking for the glue.

"Scraper" <[email protected]> wrote:

>I am building some garage shelves. I am going to prime and paint the
>wood before assembling the shelves. My question is this: I am going
>to be attaching some decorative trim pieces with glue. Should I leave
>the glue surfaces unpainted for optimal adhesion? Or will the glue
>work just as well on a painted surface?
>
>Thanks,
>S.
No
Yes

Now you've got short answers going both ways<g>. And the real answer
is that it probably makes no difference. What is "optimal adhesion"?
If the trim needs to just stay on, paint first is okay. If the trim
pieces will be bearing weight (e.g., screwing hooks into the trim,
from which you will hang heavy objects), then better to glue bare
wood.
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"Scraper" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Should I leave
> the glue surfaces unpainted for optimal adhesion? Or will the glue
> work just as well on a painted surface?

Yes
No

"Scraper" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I am building some garage shelves. I am going to prime and paint the
> wood before assembling the shelves. My question is this: I am going
> to be attaching some decorative trim pieces with glue. Should I leave
> the glue surfaces unpainted for optimal adhesion? Or will the glue
> work just as well on a painted surface?
>
> Thanks,
> S.
>

If the pieces are light weight you can glue or double stick carpet tape the
pieces on.