Hot glue is used in industry, in model making, in renovation work or for waterproofing electrical connections. With the following 9 Life Hacks, you too can use this bonding method for a wide variety of everyday problems. But beware: The applications are not completely harmless, because – as the name suggests – the adhesive can sometimes be over 100 ° C hot. Therefore, for your own safety, you should absolutely comply with appropriate occupational safety measures.
Longer working
A common nuisance of using hot glue guns is that the glue stick is used up in the middle of the current application. If you weld together a few sticks with hot glue on the ends to form a longer strand before use, you can use the hot glue gun much longer without having to interrupt your work.
Damp the drawer noises
Are you always tearing the whole house out of sleep each time you close your drawer? Then you can use hot glue to curb the noise. To do this, attach 2 small tapes to the inside of the drawer. On the tape strips you can then drop a splash of hot glue, which you can completely dry. In the future, your drawer will close without a loud clatter.
Protect wall
If a door is torn open too far, its catch can damage the wall. To prevent this, you can take the lid of a regular plastic bottle and attach it to a piece of tape with hot glue. On the lid then comes another layer of hot glue. You then fasten the tape to the wall at the height of the door handle, and you no longer have to worry about damage to the wallpaper.
Fasten the knob
Shirt and blouse wearers know this problem: The button suddenly pops off when buttoned. If you do not feel like it or have time to sew it on, you can simply attach it with hot glue. Then simply remove the excess adhesive residue – done.
Attach the mural
If your picture simply does not want to hang in the desired position on the wall, you can do the following: Stick a few strips of adhesive on the back of the picture frame (ideally at the corners). Then apply a small piece of hot glue and let it dry. From now on, the mural holds, as it can no longer slip.
Replace slip guard
If your kitchen utensils or other items, such as phones or hi-fi equipment, wobble due to a slip-off at the bottom, you can simply replace it with a blot of hot glue
You can apply the same principle if the anti-slip under your glass table has been lost: Put a piece of hot glue in its place and let it dry. Already you have this “wobbly problem” anymore. Try it!
Keep the jacket from slipping off
Smooth hangers often have the problem that your jacket slips off immediately after hanging up. Sometimes she only stays where she wants to be after several attempts, namely on the stirrup. If you’re satthasting this problem, but do not want to spend money on new hangers, you can just put a strip of hot glue on the strap. After drying, you can hang your jacket as usual, and this time it stays in place!
Doormat
Some floor mats annoy by constantly slipping. You can easily avoid the constant re-adjustment by covering the underside of the mat over a large area with a few strips of hot glue and allowing it to dry. Thereafter, the mat should not slip.
Make a big ring fit
Did you lose weight or just get the wrong ring size? No problem. With the hot glue gun you get this problem quickly under control. Put a generous dab of hot glue on a pad. In the still hot glue you roll now the lower side of the ring a little back and forth. It should stick a small transparent layer on the inside of the ring. Then you remove the glue on the outside. Let the hot glue left on the inside of the ring dry. Already fits the ring again.
