Buy It & Try It: Rhino Glue

At Airborne Hobbies in Sacramento, Jeffrey Weiss has turned his hobby into his business. When you build intricate flying machines you got to have the perfect glue.

"Some glues won't play well with plastics, will melt plastics. Others won't penetrate very well," said Jeffery.

When I was at the state fair last month, I bought something called Rhino Glue. The woman selling it, Rena Sella, said it's the last glue you'll ever have to buy. I give it to Jeffrey who shows us another brand of glue he thinks is similar.

The bottle even appears similar. First he touches it.

"That sticks pretty good," said Jeffrey.

Which the directions warn is not be a good idea. First we try gluing some plastic to wood and within seconds:
"The glue did a pretty good job. The wood failed," said Jeffrey.

Now we try gluing wood to wood.

"Wood to wood, it does pretty good," said Jeffrey.

But Jeffrey thinks he knows something it won't work on.

"I could probably show you where this isn't good for foam," said Jeffrey.

After all, his glue doesn't work on it. We do a side by side test, and sure enough his glue didn't stick.

How about the rhino glue?

"Well that's pretty good ," said Jeffrey, "Works on foam pretty well."

We find it works on wood to glass too. It appears to bond in seconds and work on virtually anything. But, he wants you to know it's not an original concept.

We paid $14.95 for two bottles, and you can buy it online at RhinoGlue.com. The company recommends you store this glue in the refrigerator. Jeffrey says you can buy similar glues at hobby and craft stores. In his store they retail between 7 and 12 dollars.