DIY: Home made glue from Acetone & plexiglass acrylic

This glue even outperforms the 2-part epoxy glue I bought from Home Depot! And it's free! Let's find out!

[@d46512]

As you know, your plexiglass glue is not just a glue. Acetone dissolves certain plastics. This is called solvent welding. The two materials become one and the glue evaporates. The official/approved pipe cement in Home Depot works this way. This tells why your glue works best with ABS. Your later tests with materials like wood and metal were a fair comparison with epoxy. I would consider using this cement when I am joining plastics together.

[@Peter12662]

Use it as a finish. Like laquer. When the acetone evaporates youll have a clear coat of plexiglass on top of whatever you finish.

[@labrat810]

I wonder how well that'd work? Even if it left a bubbly/hazy finish, after getting some polishing it might look nice.

[@fun_ghoul]

@@labrat810 It will likely yellow in the sun, for better or for worse. An artistic person could probably take advantage of the effect.

[@W_H_K]

You can also use styrofoam and acetone for this. Seems to work well on wood.

[@kiachris76712]

And lung cancer 🤷‍♂️

[@labrat810]

@@kiachris76712 What? Lacquers, maybe. But, Acetone is something our bodies readily 'deal with' (in low-moderate quantity). It's literally a 'ketone'; our bodies produce it when in Ketosis. Also, we have to 'deal with it' from microbiological (gut biome) wastes.

[@smallfeetmcgee]

I made some yesterday after watching this video. i wrapped two wooden poles together with some porous athletic tape, then brushed this glue into the tape til it soaked through. the end result was pretty strong and shiny like a poor man's version of fiberglass! definitely give that a try !

[@nothankyou5524]

Question is: was it was it worth the effort? It looks like it could be interesting, but I can't see where I'd ever have the time. Oh well. Best wishes.

[@gregorymcnear6474]

Brilliant thanks for the educational video

[@chriswolgamuth23]

The casual alchemy and bucket measuring system this guy is full on genius

[@user-lr2en7rj5p]

I love his brushless motor escooter videos!

[@ajchat8701]

Did anyone catch the “premature“ joke?? I laughed my ass off with that one and I congratulate the author for inserting his joke so seamlessly!!😂😂 well done

[@Pgr-pt5ep]

Lol yea, surprised not many caught that

[@jwell3336]

LOL, I was I wonder how many others got that also. 🤣😂

[@adymode]

11:55 - Stop the video ! Hahahaha 🤣 ok ok .. on with the tests... that was comedy gold 😊

[@rogergummer5173]

So funny

[@Cybertruck1000]

Yeah it only happened when he was being given a hand.

[@haf-oq3vt]

If you scratch the connection points with sandpaper, the glue will work better.❤

[@mrwindustries]

Every time the bond fails. WHOA!!!!! I LOVE IT.😅

[@Qui-9]

I didnt realize acetone and plexi/acrylic were free. I've been paying money for them for no reason. Jokes aside, good tutorial. Model airplane glue is something like this, I think has toluene as the solvent.

[@spicer41282]

LOL! didn't remember where he'd heard it before...LOL! "Came off prematurely" according to someone he spends time with. Love it! Sense of humor + genius citizen compound chemist.

[@EduardRitok]

gosh that's such great idea!! I can use it instead of epoxy for filling and plexiglass gluing. i can even imagine that if i sand the edges of plexi I intend to glue and brush them with a little of acetone to "prime" it, it would bond with the glue with no chance of separation 😅 thanx dude! this is what I needed to see ...

[@nickb3005]

WOW! That is like a weld of two plastic materials instead of glueing process. Good work! I will remember this trick. Thanks for sharing.

[@murphymmc]

I'd be careful gluing ABS with the acetone/plexiglass mix for use in plumbing. Some high solvent glues will cause a slow crystallization of the ABS causing it to fail over time, sometimes it takes a long, long time. PVC glue used on ABS will do that. Just a heads up, you really don't want your toilet drain pipe failing...at any time.

[@user-dh4ub1vm7o]

THATS TRUE YOU DON'T WANNA BE HAVING ANY PROBLEMS LIKE THAT WITH THE CRAPPER!😆THE MESS WILL LEAVE YOU ANGRY, IT WOULD ME, INTERESTING VIDEO THOUGH.

[@vaporholichouston2751]

I was wondering the same myself if the solution is "saturated" with acetone would it not cause a fault area anywhere it touches because it's degrading the plexiglass or plastic ?

[@d46512]

I have used leftover ABS pipe in a DIY project before, where this sort of thing would get it done. Of course you should always use the proper DWV fittings and cement in plumbing.

[@21gioni]

With ABS plastic industry uses Hydrocarbons to make glue to glue ABS chlorine pool filters.

[@notyouraveragegoldenpotato]

Meh

[@arnoldbailey7550]

Works great as a temporary babysitter. It can hold a 4yo to the wall for about one quick trip to the liquor store or a 2yo for an entire first half.

[@hstrinzel]

Wife: "It came off prematurely" - "I cannot remember where I heard that before!" Good Humor - VERY FUNNY I laughed a lot!

[@macrumpton]

If you are just glueing acrylic, I think you can just use acetone by itself, applying it with a syringe to the edge of the joint and the capillary action will suck it into the joint.

[@JB-fh1bb]

Can confirm. This works great and with practice you can get clear edges

[@randallclaywell2249]

Enjoy your content and well done as McGyver-engineering. Your accent sounds Vietnamese with a touch of deep-south USA... and a great sense of humor! Also, thanks for the water still evaluation and teardown. I want to add a PID to one I bought to control more as a still.

[@petermohlman]

This is one of the best tips I’ve seen on KZbin! Thank you sir!

[@MrGerhardGrobler]

KZbin recomend, so here I am. Acetone is used in 3D printing to smooth ABS prints. So the acetone disolved the ABS partly, causing a stronger bond. Similar to PVC weld. I am looking at making ABS glue to glue my ABS 3D printed parts together, This video gave me an indication of what to look for in the flowability of the glue I make. Thank you for that. And for that a like and subscribe from me.

[@mwint1982]

Acetone can flash so be careful around open flames, sparks, etc. 🚨

[@DaveEtchells]

I’m really surprised that it didn’t work on the plexiglass, since the acetone dissolved plexiglass to make the glue in the first place. I think the problem was that you clamped it immediately after applying, so the excess acetone in the glue didn’t have time to partially dissolve the plexiglass you were trying to glue before it was squeezed into a very thin film with very little spare acetone left to attack the plexiglass. I think you’d have better results if you put on a good bit of glue and let the pieces just rest together for a while before clamping it. (Roughening the surface would help also, since the parts of the rough surface that are sticking up would be able to be attacked more aggressively by the acetone.) ABS makes sense as it dissolves in acetone, but would it work at all on PVC? A great tip though, I hate the mess of epoxy; I’m going to make some of this for myself!

[@pasoco]

i'm more surprised regarding the amount of bullshit you can see in this video

[@annacurransmotherofmeghanc1841]

Yeah you are right about it needed time before clamping

[@massudcnee6649]

I discovered the solution. Try it yourself. I mix polistyrene (foam) with thinner. I tried. 1st mix was doughy (not sticky). I applied to bond 2 pieces of wood. Nothing happened. But next I added 2 drops of HAND SANITIZER. Tried to patch my badly rusted wheel barrow. So many holes. I worked!. The rust become hard.The two pieces of wood stuck together, I cannot break! Try it yourself

[@zazzenfuk]

Well I knew about using abs but did not know about plexiglass! Game changer, thank you!

[@captaindavejseddon8788]

This is brilliant. I got my wife to put her weight on it and it didn't break lol.. 🤣😂😅😜 You are a genius mate. I will definitely use this method on my designs. ;)

[@RayRay-rk5bd]

Not often i adopt stuff on KZbin to our manufacturing process. This is definitely going to be part of our process. I think you did an incredible job. My advice is ,surface preparation and experimenting with different plexi and ratios. You got a subscriber.. I can find a million use for this application.

[@annacurransmotherofmeghanc1841]

I’m right there with you buddy, I’ve recently found new shortcuts for minor auto body repair such as bumpers and trim and such that would have made me a literal million dollars backntheday when I had a small business as a minor autobody mobile repair man. I worked at some of the largest car lots in St.Louis doing minor repairs on all the used cars they took in. I had BMW,Volvo,Lotus,Cadillac and several other that given how good these new tricks I’ve seen I would have been a millionaire. I had to stop watching because I was getting depressed.

[@misssummersalt]

​@@annacurransmotherofmeghanc1841Well now you've got me intrigued, buddy! Always drawn towards learning, I was fascinated by the ingenuity of this video, but now I'm wondering what kind of suggestions you might be able to make regarding those minor auto body repairs. You mean bumper tabs and plastic welding, or are there other dark arts I have yet to learn?

[@scootermom1791]

What manufacturing process?

[@Spoolin_you]

Id like to know as well man​@@annacurransmotherofmeghanc1841

[@farmboy6218]

I'd give you 5 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼if the system would allow. This is very useful information. Thank you for sharing this!!!

[@blatantmisconception]

This is a great video. Love your humor.

[@RustyShakleford1]

Dam thats a crazy cheap way to make glue

[@darcherfa9261]

Thank you for your tremendous and wonderful effort. Abundant and useful information. Thanks

[@maxwolff5885]

How great!!! Thank you very much for this video!

[@joesshop3622]

That is how you make thickened cement for gluing Plexiglass. I use Methylene chloride and tiny morsels of acrylic (that quickly dissolve) for filling tiny micro voids caused by table saw cuts.

[@Brianbri-nq3cc]

Simply outstanding!👍👍👍👍👍

[@RustyShakleford1]

Awesome video man this is genius

[@ramonagerhardt7061]

Great Test!!! Thank you from GERMANY for this very good Video.

[@pascal...enjoysparadigmshi6519]

Awesome as always. 👍

[@nstooge]

Thank you. I love learning something useful everyday.

[@blizteredthumbs7911]

Good job, your videos have yet to fail at entertaining me.👊

[@deerafl1979]

you can also use the mixture as waterproof coating (especially good for wood)

[@labrat810]

Neat. I've seen a few people make something similar using ABS plumbing scraps, too. Though, the 'glue' looks more like a black '1-part epoxy', when made w/ ABS. Related: The Acrylic 'glue' worked best on the ABS, because it dissolved and bonded the pipe together. IIRC, that's one of the reasons PVC and CPVC glue is different than ABS pipe cement. (Oh, looks like you cover that at the end, and are gonna do a video on all of that. Fantastic!)

[@nothankyou5524]

I think you are correct about using the ABS Plastic. It's more resilient than plexiglass which I imagine is going to return to its original state (all things considered). I don't know how he got a weight of 60 lbs with a 5 gallon bucket (unless I heard something incorrectly). Water weighs 9 lbs per gallon. Sure wish someone doing this had at least a reasonable break down of acetone to plexiglass. Why reinvent the wheel? Once it exists, work on making it better. Oh well. Best wishes to you

[@JourneyOnLife]

Isn't it fun to do things like this? So fun : ) nice video!

[@brendangilmore4297]

I guess it's because Acetone dissolves ABS plastic anyway - so you're getting a direct bond instead of an intermediate bond (like a sandwich) Still a great idea if you need to glue up a lot of ABS - the glue you buy for that stuff can be costly (at least where I live it is ) Great video!

[@arkyan7211]

Fake....acetone did not disolves flexy glass...

[@joemechanic2751]

The epoxy gave out before the "glue" on the plastic parts because the Acetone softens the surfaces, and when it evaporates, it forms essentially one piece of plastic. This is particularly true for ABS (ever smell ABS glue? Acetone???). I'm not dissing the "homemade glue," as I can see many useful applications for plastics around the house.

[@romeomelendres9481]

very informative,thanks for the knowledge

[@mariobudal8850]

"And I think I've heard that before, but I can't remember where..." Lol 😄 Good one 👍🏻

[@danielvanniekerk61]

Plexitone wood finish! Feeling nostalgic... Great article from 2008 by one Steven Russel.

[@spencerpitts4980]

Link?

[@rikki-tikki-tavi2456]

Very well done. Thank you.

[@AJHyland63]

This is a common technique for plastic model makers when you want to fill those gaps where the fit is not perfect except we use the material from the leftover spurs from which the model pieces come off. This way the plastic becomes homogenous with the work piece.

[@Tonisuperfly]

Which plastics does this work with? Are there any it doesn’t work with? Do some types need different solvents or does acetone work for most/all of them? Thanks

[@rogergummer5173]

​@@TonisuperflyThe majority of plastics are not soluble in anything. PVC and polystyrene might work.

[@Tonisuperfly]

@@rogergummer5173 thanks for that. I’ve definitively seen it done with polystyrene. I think I’ll experiment a little bit myself.

[@ZenThruAnger]

Good tutorial. It would be good if you made a video to show the exact ideal acetone to plexiglass mix ratio. Also include other plastic type materials, such as PP, HDPE, PET, etc., that can best work with it. Acetone by itself will bond plexiglass together, but having a glue filler can be useful in many applications.

[@davidvickers8425]

Would be interesting. We could recycle a ton of plastic at home for projects, also could make a mixture and create weed eater string or 3d printer filament at home

[@KnightSwan]

Agreed. What was the mix ratio?

[@AlderMotivation_official]

Brilian idea, we must do this

[@scootermom1791]

Wouldn't acetone used as "glue" to bond plexiglass actually destroy it over time? He's dissolving plexiglass with acetone in the video after all.

[@ZenThruAnger]

Acetone evaporates completely, so what's left is the fused plexiglass. Acitone is not the best for doing this kind of boding, but it can be used. Of course, this refers to a high purity grade acetone and not mixes.@@scootermom1791

[@herbertkuttner9228]

I have used this technique and was pleasantly surprised, I am a model builder and have been using nitrate glues for many years now I have been using Duco cement, all the other brands no longer are available I use it on my balsa made aircraft. The price these days have gone crazy , for Duco so I tried plexiglass and acetone and it has advantages Duco does not have I beleave I tried all kinds of tests and now I would not go back to Duco so you old timers like me try it I think you will also be surprised as to how well it works Thank you

[@FFND16N]

@herbertkuttner9228 Really great to hear your testimony upon this--I had long heard some people recommend dissolving plexi in acetone for certain plastic repairs; never tried it fearing I'd do something wrong. Am also a model builder; I'm considering IF this solvent glue can be thinned enough to be applied with an airbrush or paint sprayer...to create plasticized acrylic coatings. In another YT vid, a guy recommended adding a drop or two of '2-part epoxy Hardener' to any melted or dissolved plastic, in order to restore it's original stiff nature. I'm eager to try this.

[@Ucceah]

i'm not surprised, it worked a charm on ABS, because you can literally cold-weld that plastic with acetone. (its common practice in 3D printing, to bond ABS parts with acetone/ABS slurry, and smooth them with acetone vapor) what did surprise me was, how poorly it bonded plexi, which acetone clearly can dissolve too. maybe acetone was too volatile, to really gloop the brittle acrylic together as nicely. but when it comes to gluing metals to most random materials, JB weld's magical alchemy in unmatched. and PVC has it's own cold weld glue

[@rameshpersaud7131]

You are a gem, keep up the good work

[@iloveit9468]

Great comparison job! I felt like I was watching *‘Project farm’ ! You have a great channel very informative and interesting 👍 *(Project farm is also an awesome channel that does comprehensive comparison of tools and other work products of every sort, that’s all they do)

[@dubaid7766]

Congratulations sir❤ best glue plastic acetone 😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@SwapPartLLC]

I make glue from ASA filament and acetone for gluing 3D prints made of ASA. Technically, is more like solvent welding than gluing. The prints will break someplace else before they will break where they've been glued.

[@m.angeloz9080]

Thnx for info & application truths. Like your channel and how you explain. Subscribed 🙂👍

[@TRYtoHELPyou]

Man this is great!

[@luciasol5489]

Thanks for your help 😊

[@MiskimVeniceJohnson]

Thank you, greatly appreciated

[@googleuser3110]

Interesting video. Thank you.

[@lahirumadurangawijethungaa6222]

This is the first time I'm laughing so hard while watching a DIY video 😂😂😂. "Came off prematurely".. Brilliant stuff.👏👏

[@WaynePearson-db8ig]

Well done for your idea im going to try it in my workshop. Totally mpressed

[@NS-zm6fw]

Thank you for this tip! Absolutely dont know, when and why I use it, but thanks! :D

[@williammorton4616]

Wow I am amazed😮

[@Chrisamic]

Plexiglass is a brand name, as is perspex, acrylite etc. The actual material is called poly(methyl methacrylate), or PMMA for short but the common name is just "acrylic". As you figured out, its best use is in gluing other substances that can be dissolved in acetone such as crylonitrile utadiene styrene (ABS) because it becomes more like a weld rather than a glued joint. The reason it's not good for gluing other things, is that it makes a fairly poor surface bond with many other materials, so the structural strength is about the same as the equivalent thickness of acrylic (ie not much) 5 minute epoxy is the weakest of the epoxies. Its strength and temperature resistance is really quite bad. I only use it for very light duty applications or as a temporary repair. It can be removed by boiling the part and then scraping off the softened glue.

[@johnb9825]

WooHoo!! Never buy glue again. Just acetone and plexiglass! So much easier... Thanks.

[@violette1944]

Fantastique, merci beaucoup pour ces créations. 👍👌🙏

[@pcorps999]

Dang.. when i saw the strength of your pexi glass glue.. i said " Dumah! " very good .

[@craigdance5474]

Brilliant. Cant wait to try this as a cnc hold down method, starbond superglue is expensive and that definitely isnt. Great job well done.

[@alpscraftshack599]

@craigdance5474 - Just curious. How did your attempt to use it as a CNC hold-down method work?

[@coskuarsiray]

Dichloromethane dissolves acrylic, they use it to glue sheets together and they use it to polish car headlights. I did not know if acetone dissolves acrylic sheets. I will try this.

[@KENPlotbot]

Very interesting. Thank you!!

[@deantaylor4738]

Most definitely the best 'hidden" joke I've ever heard, and thank you for the laugh

[@Reflection_Wave_2023]

Great video love it.👍

[@alternativeenergychannel2289]

I really like that video .. thank you!!

[@robertkeyes258]

Interesting. What's the best mix of acetone to plexiglas by weight? I imagine it would a range, where you want it to not set too fast vs not having to wait a too long for it to set.

[@MarvinResper]

Awesome nice love it

[@MarkHarders-ss4zk]

The same glue can be made w ABS, thereby getting a "cohesive" bond. Unless you sand and wipe surface adhesion strength will be suspect. Good demo of acrylic! Tks

[@chefbperez]

Great info, I think a good test/demo would also be how quickly this glue bonds. Many of is are too impatient to wait over night😂

[@MsNailgun]

Running to store to buy acetone!!!!!! LOL Great video.

[@farhadfadayi7389]

great video. thanks for sharing

[@rubo1964]

wow impressive thank you

[@rick31869]

it came out pre-maturely lol lmao !!!! thats funny my brother lol , then you said ,"i think i heard that before but i cant remember where i heard that from lol . great test bro , i had no idea this was even possible to do , have you ever used the glue that hardens and cures with the flo light ? , the light makes it smoke a second then the glue dries ! ----- i am interested in making round balls and bullets for my less than lethal paintball markers , making copies of ammo , by using silicone molds i can make then pouring in these mixtures into the lubricated molds . this would be cheaper than buying those 2-part mixtures you mix together !!!! thank you so much for test and sharing !!!

[@Accumulator1]

What other types of plastic can be dissolved with acetone to make a fusing plastic glue? Such as #2 plastic?

[@lannyplans]

Good video! The acetone glue seems to prime the ABS, like a plastic primer (heptane and alcohol ) would do. If this glue, made with acetone, will bond difficult to glue plastic polypropylene bottle caps, I will be even more impressed.

[@gregoriomandigma3817]

Yeah folks, you learned something new every day.

[@oddjobbob8742]

When I am using pvc glue for plumbing I save the sheds from the saw and stuff them into the can and pour in acetone. The can never runs dry.

[@billymann2227]

I came.. I mean watched for the glue.. but subbed for the "premature" joke! nice!

[@shawngabriel7397]

I do the same with polystyrene. If I add too much polystyrene, I get it thick. It works too. When I apply it two items stick, when the acetone in the mixture evaporates the polystyrene turns hard and sticks the items hard. Also makes good patching too.

[@cdpgbc-mw2kz]

That sounds like a good idea for building plastic models. Thanks.

[@LosRiji]

Awesome idea

[@Accumulator1]

I wonder if that would work good for patching a hole in silver woven polyethylene tarp. I tried silicone adhesive and it doesn't stay. If this will fuse to it or eat a hole in it?

[@shawngabriel7397]

@@Accumulator1 once the acetone evaporates from the softened/liquidated plastic, it should. Just put a little polyethylene in a jar of acetone and see if it softens or not. If it doesn’t then you can use this method.

[@smallfeetmcgee]

I really hope you revisit this with more experiments. Im trying to figure out if it can be casted without bubbling like crazy

[@aldencrabb713]

"I think it came off prematurely". "I can't remember where I have heard that before". 😂😆🤣

[@RavenVargas27]

Very cool I'm going to try the Acetone one like it better

[@GreenCanvasInteriorscape]

Seems like this would be a solution for a leaking acrylic aquarium Might be easier to apply in a needleless syringe, but then it might clog quick too, can always rehydrate it I'm guessing with more acetone?

[@jgbelmont]

Good job.

[@MrBritrider]

This is very interesting. How long will the made up glue last in the glass jar?

[@xxxxSylphxxxx]

First 4 minutes = "At first I didn't use enough acetone." No need to thank me for your time saved! ;)

[@JR-kk6ce]

What about fiberglass cloth? Now I have to run out and try it with fiberglass cloth.

[@LosRiji]

Body armor?

[@ericsumma7654]

Adding water with the spray nozzle adds flow force from the water impacting the bottom of the bucket/water. This adds a measured force to the force resulting exclusively from water's mass in a gravitational field.

[@IamAli89]

Very impressive and ig cost effective too, can you please tell me some examples of plexiglass, ty

[@fauziismail6142]

Fantastic❤

[@smallfeetmcgee]

This also seems to be decent at welding PLA prints. Painted on the surface of a PLA part could also kind of act like a filler to the print ridges. Holds onto acrylic paint nicely

[@666Azmodan666]

If you want to glue the abs, melt the abs or just smear them with acetone, wait a moment and connect...

[@brittond14]

good job Vuaeco. Cam ung?

[@W4BIN]

You can weld ABS plastic with acetone alone, or PVC cleaner. (NOT the glue) Ron W4BIN