Power Grab All Purpose

What a fantastic construction adhesive! It works by eliminating the need for nails and screws in many DIY (do-it-yourself) repair jobs. This is a water based, durable, high strength construction adhesive that dries, cures, and hardens solid in approximately 24-48 hours. There's hardly any smell to this Power Grab adhesive and it's very easy to use (see my photos of the packaging). I used this Power Grab to repair a towel rack in the bathroom. My son had pulled one side of the towel rack out from the wall trying to catch his balance. I noticed that the hanging side of the towel rack was only attached to drywall and not a stud. To get started: I wiped away any loose drywall and particles from the hole and the mounting hardware on the towel rack. I filled the hole and coated the mounting hardware on the towel rack with Power Grab. I then positioned my towel rack back into place by using a very tall tripod (in it's closed position) to support the towel rack until it dried, cured, and hardened. Instead of giving the Power Grab the approximate 24-48 hours to dry, cure and harden, I gave it 72 hours because I used a lot to fill a huge hole. After 72 hours, I checked on my towel rack and it was stable and securely attached to my bathroom wall; I couldn't be happier! This Power Grab adhesive saved the day and I definitely find value in it's purchase!

A couple of years ago the center panel on the medicine cabinet in my father’s bathroom broke. One of the hinges had given up the ghost, and after a long time trying to find a replacement hinge to fix it, my father just gave up and lived with an open center to his 3-panel medicine cabinet. Now that we’re putting his house on the rental market, we went back to the drawing board to try to find a solution to this annoying problem. Once again we tried in vain to find a hinge to replace the one that broke (only to discover that the cabinet was made by a European manufacturer that no longer made these sorts of hinges). It was starting to look like we might have to remove this entire cabinet - which would require hiring an electrician, since the unit was wired for lights, and had two electrical outlets inside. So, y’know: expensive. And that didn’t even include the cost to buy a new cabinet. We *really* didn’t want to go that route if we could help it. I had an idea, so I asked a friend who was super-handy if he thought there was a way we could just attach it with epoxy or something. I knew it would mean the door would be unusable, but there was plenty of storage space in the other two cabinet, so, while not a perfect solution, at least it didn’t require several hundred dollars to replace. My friend recommended this Loctite Power Grab: “It sticks to everything, and it’s really strong,” he said. And wow, he wasn’t kidding. I put just one strip of the glue along the bottom and top of the mirror (which I suspect weighed close to 10 pounds), and with the help of a friend, we lifted it, and set it in place. Within *seconds* this thing was holding, and not slipping at all. I taped it up, and shoved an old basket under it for extra support (clearly, I am a fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants fix-it woman ), and left it overnight without disturbing it, just to be safe. The next morning I removed the basket and tape, and that sucker wasn’t budging for anything. Had I known it could have been this easy, I would have done this for my dad years ago. (But still, I’m so glad I found it now!) The only drawback is that the new tenants won’t be able to open that center door, but at least it’s there, and the other two *do* open, so it’s not like they won’t have space. I just LOVE that this long-standing problem has been solved. And with something that cost just a little more than 5 bucks? Total magic. I’d say that I’d buy it again, but we hardly used any; I think this tube is going to last a long, long time. :)

Dries quickly and holds great. I used this in my kitchen when applying bead trim and it glued my trim perfectly. Highly recommend for it holding power and it dries clear so it doesn't show.

I have been using this stuff for a while now. I have not tried the new version yet, as I am finishing up my old tube.. But, here is what I can say bout the old version. This stuff works good. It holds good, but, on some surfaces, it can be scraped off if needed (great for me because I did not want to drill holes into my computer desk to mount some equipment). I have used this stuff to hold my equipment network switch, cable modem, etc) to the underside of my computer desk. The desk is a laminate type of surface, so it is very flat and smooth. It is not that cheap laminate like you get with a $50 desk.. But a good high quality type. To save on room, I mounted things like the cable modem under the top shelf, and glued it in place with this stuff. If you plan on doing something like this, make sure it is securely positioned, and held in place, for at least 1 full day, before you let it hang off of the glue. It has held stuff up for years, with no problem.. but when one of them went a while back, I used a scraper and got all the glue off with little problem. If you glue something to the wall, expect it to take the top layer off if you have to remove it. I found that, even after years, this glue still has a little bit of flexibility to it.. Not like silicone caulking, but it still has some flexibility to it. It does not get really hard or brittle, like a lot of glues do. I found that if I get a little on my hands, if i rub them back and forth for a little bit, the glue will dry, and just kind of roll up into a ball, and come off of my hands with no problem. What I do recommend this for is.. Things that will take a decent size of dab of glue, or larger.. I do not recommend using this glue for small applications. When it dries, it is kind of like a foggy color. It comes out white, and has the consistency of about toothpaste. As long as you keep the lid on tight, it will not dry out either. I have used it on things like ceramic, with good luck too. I have not had good luck with gluing small pieces of plastic together. Overall, it does have its limitations, but it works pretty good for my needs. It would be nice if it dried a little faster, but overall, it is not too bad. I have no real complaints about it..

Don't mix this up with Colgate Total... Used to glue in some drywall anchors in my very flaky walls and they're rock solid now.

Glued metal to rock in a very strong bond. It didn’t seem to work at first. The rock was cold. I warmed the rock and it took instantly

Great product for what I needed repaired

Used to attach a ceramic towel bar to drywall. Worked as expected with no issues. Had to hold in position with a MacGyver system but no problem

If you want a construction cement that works perfectly and is easy to use get this one. Cheers, Don

Works great!