Loctite super glue for fletching aluminum arrows

[Homey88]

Anyone ever use loctite super glue ultra control gel for fletching feathers on aluminum arrows? Thanks

[M60gunner]

Don't know about feathers but used SG for vanes on my son's arrows. It was a locktite gel in bottle with blue cap. I guess they are OK cause he hasn't complained. My only complaint was the gel took to long compared to regular SG.

[nek4me]

I have used it for feathers on aluminum with no issues.

[Jon Stewart]

All I use it the Locktite Ultra Gel. I remove it from the container that it is in. It turns out to be a small tube of glue inside that plastic, easier to apply and you can use it all.

[Horsey]

Interesting.  How do you remove it from the plastic container?

[p1choco]

Pop the bottom off. It's really easy to see from there.

[Homey88]

Thanks everyone!

[T Lail]

Use it a lot with feathers on aluminum.....great results....gel gorilla glue is good too.

[Gdpolk]

I used to use the gel but find that I get the best results with Locktite Professional Liquid.  

To me the main difference is the "Professional Liquid" holds stronger than most industry specific fletching glues but can be applied extremely thin on the quill a little more evenly than the gel type glues.  As long as your fletching jig is set up properly you should have nearly full contact on the entire quill to the shaft so you don't really need any excess glue to fill the gaps so to speak.  With the gel type glues the glue beads were hard to keep consistent across the width of the quills for me leaving a heavy bead on one side and almost none on the other at times, this caused any excess along the edge of a quill to squeeze out the side when clamping it onto the shaft making for less clean glue lines along the quill.  However, with the "Professional Liquid," you get a super thin, super even glue line that spreads out more evenly from edge to edge across the quill because it's thinner and less viscous and it sets up in about 20-30 seconds.  

The 20-30 seconds of set time is just about the right amount of time for me to glue one fletch and then get a second feather clamped up in my second clamp.  I run one jig with two clamps and just kind of take my time through the process.  I'm not sure I could work significantly faster unless I had a lazy susan set up with 12 clamps and just whirled it around through a whole dozen at once.  However, that would cost a small fortune to set up and only be used every now and then, so I'm ok with my moderately efficient one Bitzenbarger jig with two clamp method.

 

I have used it with tape, one drop in the middle and one on each end. I have not had a feather come loose yet since going with that combination.   But whether I use Gorilla gel or the Loctite gel, the bottle tip is plugged the next time I use it.  Better than the Super Glue where the entire bottle goes dry.

[Homey88]

Thanks for the feedback everyone! Greatly appreciated!

[YosemiteSam]

**Sorry -- saw the other post about them changing the formula.  Moderator may delete this post.

[dragonheart]

You cannot get the "white tube" of Fletch tite anymore.  The Platinum does not stick to the aluminum arrows.  The fella from Goat Tuff thinks that Easton also changed the way they anodized the shaft maybe more silicon in the formula so there have been troubles getting certain glues to adhere.

[dragonheart]

I am using this with vanes direct to aluminum shaft.  I think it would work with feathers also...