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Product Description

Starbond Flexible Medium-Thick Clear CA is the strongest glue for plastic, metal, and multi-material repairs that standard superglues can’t handle. Most CA adhesives cure rigid — they bond fast, then crack under the first flex, vibration, or impact. This flexible-toughened formula bends under load rather than fracturing, creating durable bonds on exactly the surfaces where rigid CA fails most.

At medium-thick viscosity, it bridges surface irregularities, fills micro-gaps between dissimilar materials, and gives you a full 20–30 seconds to align and position before locking in. As the best adhesive for plastic, it handles ABS, PVC, and polycarbonate without hazing. As a reliable glue for metal, it survives the thermal expansion that snaps rigid bonds. As the best adhesive for plastic to wood, the medium-thick viscosity wicks into wood grain while bonding the plastic face — dual-surface adhesion in one product.

Best Adhesive for Plastic to Wood

Finding the best adhesive for plastic to wood is one of the harder bonding problems: wood is porous and absorbs adhesive, plastic is non-porous and rejects it. Standard glues bridge one surface but not the other. Starbond Flexible Medium-Thick Clear CA is the best adhesive for sticking plastic to wood because its medium-thick viscosity wicks into wood grain for mechanical purchase while bonding the plastic face simultaneously. The flexible cure prevents delamination as wood moves seasonally.

Common plastic-to-wood applications: bonding plastic hardware and handles to wood furniture, attaching PVC trim and edging to wood substrates, securing mounting brackets and standoffs, and reinforcing plastic-to-wood joints on tools and sporting equipment.

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John D. (Watervliet, US)
Excellent for 3D printed projects.

I got the flexible medium thick specifically for gluing 3D printed parts together, and it works great. It has a syrup-like consistency so it doesn't run all over the place, and works well for filling in the small textured surface from printing on textured print plates. I specifically chose the flexible formula so the joints aren't brittle.

An excellent product.

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Drake W.L. (Hannacroix, US)
Medium thick clear CA glue is a winner!

This stuff is great for building wooden models. I use it along with the activator for a strong, instant bond. Love it!

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Trashfishchs.com (Charleston, US)
Keep it in the refrigerator

Excellent product. Store it in your refrigerator when not in use!

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Joseph D. (Sanford, US)
Starbond High Performance Glue, Simply The Best

I have been using Starbond Glue for a while, it has held up with no issues from any of my customers. I make custom chef, fishing and leather crafting knives. Which places a lot of stress on the materials, so you need that great bond. When you order, it is packaged nicely with fast shipping. When you're making that purchase straight from the company you're skipping the middle man.

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John C. (New York, US)
Amazing!

I picked this up for my split sections that I make for knife handles and it is incredibly awesome. It has a long enough open time to coat the scales evenly and then press your pieces together with minimal mess. It really helps streamline the whole process. Within 15 minutes you can prep the scales for liners. I did a toughness test on it and needless to say it passed my expectations with ebony wood being ripped off with the piece I removed which took 4 razor blades and a hammer to do I might add. It handles heat extremely well while grinding down silver nickel spacers glued to g-10. It has 4X the impact resistance of regular super glue so it’s tough as nails as well. I’ll never use epoxy for splits again

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Alan B.

I’m a HUGE Starbond fan. I use it everywhere/everyday in my shop. Great product, great service. Only one suggestion- put your web ordering address on your “we’ve all been here stickers”. I give those away to my friends who have shops. It is SO easy to look at my text tips from you guys and get an idea and order what I need. I allow NO other text alerts from ANY other company or person but Starbond. Usually I keep my Starbond backup supply in my freezer and I find that I am out when I thought I had some going to the freezer; no problem- I just go to my text and find the last Starbond text- click-order-it’s here. If only everything worked this well.
Highest Regards, AB

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George H.

We use this CA for assembling our products. It is the only adhesive that I’ve tested that sticks permanently and stays slightly flexible when cured. The only downside for us is that they only sell the 16oz as kits, so we end up with extra bottles and tips going in the trash every month since we use a dispensing system.

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Mark F.

Best glue ever. Especially for wood inlay!!

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Bob G.

Used this new glue to join 2 pieces of a large dinosaur bone (47”, 155 lbs). I was worried about the pressure on the joint with most of the weight being on either end. Seems to have held up very nicely!

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Gavin C.

These adhesives now have a permanent spot on my shelf. I'll be replacing all of my other brand adhesives promptly.

Hey Gavin, thank you for choosing Starbond. We are truly happy to hear that you find great value in using our products, and we promise to continue giving you nothing but the very best!

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John M.I.

I received a recommendation from Starbond customer support, that this was the recommended product to use to fill a knot in the treated lumber used on my front porch. It performed exceptionally well, sealing the knot, and it looks 100% better than before. Highly recommend this product.

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Grant H. (Charlotte, US)
Excellent CA glue for repairing antique furniture

My wife runs an antique and design business and we buy a lot of items that need minor repairs. Starbond's glues are our mainstay for those repairs. Coupled with accelerator, they work astonishingly well and and often don't show where a repair was made.

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J H. (Cumberland, US)
Great product

Used this time to fill cracks. Worked great.

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Dave N. (Shawnee, US)
Flower pot

i repaired a couple of clay flower pots my wife likes after a tough winter cracked them. So far so good, They are holding soil and water with no leaks or new cracks. Now I'm hunting for other outdoor things to repair.

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Scott R. (Stevens Point, US)

Works grear

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Keith P. (Floyd, US)

Flexible Medium-thick Clear CA Glue — Superglue Pro Kit

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elwood c. (Oxford, US)
Waiting patiently

I ordered a few bottles and have yet to receive them. Have no idea what the status is. I’ve ordered before and shipping seemed to be quicker.

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Brian W. (Woodstock, US)
Great Products!

Quality, Service, Packaging excellence. Great Products too!

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Ggimlick (Fuquay-Varina, US)
Great glue, very versatile

Everything I’ve gotten from Starbond has exceeded my expectations. Great shelf life and as advertised every time

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Bruce P. (Kaukauna, US)
Strong, Flexible, CA Glue for my Purflex®. Best stuff!

I have been using this perfect, flexible CA Glue for many years for my patented Purflex® products.

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G (Aurora, US)
Fast shipping

Always fast shipping.

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Glen P. (Lufkin, US)
Glue

This stuff is FANTASTIC! I am NEVER disappointed.

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Joe B. (Drew, US)
Great for glass inserts

It allows the glass tea light inserts in a turned birch holder to expand and contract without brfeaking the bond.

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Jim D. (Glasgow, US)
My purchase

I have been using Starbond for years. The best 'super glue' on the market