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Can I use Elmer's Glue to hang up my new lighting fixture? If I use a lot?

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Its a small lighting fixture so its not heavy at all and I can't afford a hot glue gun but I found a TON of Elmer's Glue in the cabinet downstairs.

I really want to hang up the new lighting fixture I bought before my boyfriend comes home because it would really surprise him!

Thanks for the help everyone!

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  1. NO!!! it might hold very shorty, but it will come crashing down


  2. i do not believe elmers glue can be used...its not especially good at gluing disparate items together...i suggest you do not use it for this purpose

  3. Even if it had a chance of working, it takes hours for white glue (i.e. Elmers) to harden enough to hold something.   How you would keep it in position that long without moving it would be quite a trick - and if you could do that, you'd have better ways of mounting it.

    Wait to surprise him tomorrow, and then run over to a hardware store and ask how the fixture should be mounted (most mount to a fixture box, which itself is fastened securely to a stud or to the wall itself, as in a "remodel" fixture outlet).

  4. no

  5. Elmers is not a very strong glue. It is ideal for paper to paper, and sometimes wood to wood, but in the situation you are describing, it will hold, at least for a while. Consider this a temporary installation. The heat from the light, even a 12 watt bulb will break down the adhesive powers of elmers. If you want it to be permanent try hardware or at least liquid nails.

  6. No elmers will not work.

  7. Just do it properly. Nothing else will work

  8. No. No matter how much elmers glue you use, it wont hold. I'd try wood glue or carperters glue. It holds pretty well. Super glue is always an option.

  9. NO! it will look bad and it will fall and break or break something else..Never use glue in a electrical installation..

  10. OK, No. No Elmer's glue, no carpenter glue, nothing like that. You can use Gorilla Glue if need be, but its drying time is about 2 hours, so you would have to hold it there for like 2 hours. Still. Best case adhesive would be Liquid Nails, it has a set time of about 10 minutes, and will not come off. If you use a glue like Elmer's or carpenters glue when it fails it could possibly break, and if the fixture got hot first it could be a bad thing. Liquid Nails (it comes in a tube that is easy to use).

  11. Only if you are going to use screws after you put the glue on. Never rely on glue to hold anything overhead without securing it with additional screws or nails. It will just be 1 big headache (in more ways than one).

  12. elmers glue is bacially for light art stuff, i would try to use a more stronger glue,ask a next door neighbor if you could borrow theirs.You don't want it to fall on your head and hurt you.

  13. You must be kidding!!

    I hope.

    There is no way that it will work. Even if it would, glue is meant to be permanent; how would that satisfy the NEC requirement that all electrical boxes remain "accessible"?

    If you can't do it correctly, then do not do it at all; (unless your boyfriend is on the local Fire Department. Then go ahead, his coworkers will be able to rib him about how his girlfriend burned down the house installing a light fixture to surprise him).

    Seriously, you are required to install any listed electrical equipment in accordance with the Manufacturer's Instructions. If the fixture isn't listed, take it back to the store you purchased it at and get your money back. Without a "listing", there is NO WAY to prove a product is SAFE.

    Legitimate manufacturers spend hundreds of thousands (If not millions) of dollars every year to keep their products safe by having them tested by a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory before and during production. If you can't find a listing Mark on the fixture, return it - and tell the store's manager why you are bringing it back.

  14. Im gonna be different ----YEAH USE IT!!!!!  See what will happen if a few minutes!!

  15. only if its paper.

  16. NO!!!

    Light fixtures are not glued in place.

    Please don't 'surprise' the boyfriend with a problem he'll have to work to fix.

  17. No.....You need screws and to hit a stud or it will fall. How does this light work. No electricity???? Does it plug in to the wall. Just don't use glue.

  18. Stop, don't glue it.  Fixtures are put up with screws and mounted in a specific way.  Don't use super glue or anything.  You are dealing with electricity and super glue is probably flamable.  Do it the proper way or not at all.

  19. If it's one of those "stick on" battery powered gizmos that they sell on TV then double-sided foam tape is the best way.

    If it's a regular (110V) fixture, um, where is the wiring coming from? If there's already wire there, then why isn't there already a fixture mount there too?

    For that kind of fixture, the right way is to use a lighting box secured by lag screws into the ceiling joist (not the drywall!) The alternate way is to use a "ceiling fan" bracket that secures the lighting box between a pair of joists.

    If you're not sure about these terms... don't try it.

    EDIT: Given the nature of your question, don't try it period. Hire an electrician.

  20. No, it won't work

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