engineering

Gorilla Glue

Gorilla Glue is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Gorilla Glue rather than just read about it. In short: Gorilla Glue is an American brand of polyurethane adhesives based in Sharonville, Ohio. They are known for their original Gorilla Glue, which was first sold in 1994.

Key takeaways

Gorilla Glue belongs to engineering; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Gorilla Glue to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Gorilla Glue from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Gorilla Glue is an American brand of polyurethane adhesives based in Sharonville, Ohio. They are known for their original Gorilla Glue, which was first sold in 1994.

History In 1994, during a trip to Indonesia, Mark Singer saw Danish-made polyurethane glue being used to make teak furniture. After returning to the US, he founded the company, created the brand name Gorilla Glue, and then acquired the North American rights for the glue from the Danish manufacturer. It was originally marketed towards woodworkers and sold to the general public. The company was purchased by Lutz Tool Company, which later changed its name to The Gorilla Glue Company. It is privately owned by the Ragland family. In late 2016, the company relocated from its Cincinnati location on Red Bank Road to Sharonville, a suburb of Cincinnati. As of 2025, brothers Pete and Nick Ragland serve as co-presidents of the Gorilla Glue Company. In 2018, Gorilla Glue Co. bought O'Keeffe's Skincare, the makers of O'Keeffe's Working Hands cream.

Glue variants Original Gorilla Glue works on wood, stone, foam, metal, ceramic, glass, and other materials. It expands slightly while drying, sometimes enough to cause squeeze-out, which foams up in the air. Super is a fast-drying glue. Gel Super is a no-dripping variety. Gorilla Construction Adhesive is an adhesive used for construction purposes.

Composition

Health hazards Gorilla Glue is harmful if inhaled. It is irritating to the eyes, respiratory system, nasal system, and skin. If ingested, it may cause gastrointestinal blockage.

Legal issues In 2015, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reviewed Gorilla Glue's claims that its product was made in USA. The FTC alleged "that certain labels and marketing materials may have overstated the extent to which Gorilla Glue adhesive products are made in the United States", because many of the raw materials were sourced overseas first. Due to Gorilla Glue's stated intent to correct this marketing issue, the FTC decided not to take further action. Gorilla Glue Co. started a lawsuit against the Las Vegas-based developer of marijuana strains, GG Strains LLC. In October 2017, the companies reached a settlement requiring GG Strains and its licensees to cease using the name Gorilla Glue, any gorilla imagery, and similarities to Gorilla Glue Co. trademarks by September 19, 2018. Following this, GG Strains has renamed their product GG or GG4.

See also Cyanoacrylate Gorilla Tape Tessica Brown

References

External links Official website

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Gorilla Glue

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Gorilla Glue claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Gorilla Glue before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Gorilla Glue ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Gorilla Glue

In research: Gorilla Glue appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Gorilla Glue in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Gorilla Glue is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 20th-century inventions, Adhesives, American brands, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Gorilla Glue outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Gorilla Glue in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Gorilla Glue means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Gorilla Glue out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Gorilla Glue in simple terms?

Gorilla Glue is an American brand of polyurethane adhesives based in Sharonville, Ohio. They are known for their original Gorilla Glue, which was first sold in 1994.

Why does Gorilla Glue matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Gorilla Glue?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Gorilla Glue.