Sticks like sh*t – it’s something tradies say all the time, but this time it’s in the literal sense.
Bostik doesn’t beat around the bush with its Sticks Like Sh*t All Weather Adhesive.
An adhesive with a load of applications is something every tradie worth their salt should have in their toolbox.
Sticks like Sh*t is an all-weather hybrid technology grab adhesive that doesn’t mess around.
It’s exactly the kind of product Eloise ‘El’ Wilson from Blue Form Projects needed for her project in Mornington.
Not only that; fellow chippy Nathan ‘Nath’ Dowell from Nudg1e Constructions also helped out testing Sticks Like Sh*t at his site in Huntingdale, in Melbourne’s south-east.
Test #1: Jobs for nan
El was doing some renos to her nan’s place and needed Sticks Like Sh*t for a number of adhesive jobs from attaching security cameras to eaves and glueing down concrete tiles.
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Thanks to some late winter rain, the site had plenty of porous surfaces. But that was no dramas for Sticks Like Sh*t, which can still be applied to wet substrates.
“It performed awesomely on the concrete slabs,” El said.
“They were really damp in the Melbourne winter, and it still stuck.”
While Sticks Like Sh*t does cure quickly, El said cleaning up any excess was clean and simple.
“It’s not messy and easy to wipe off, I really liked that,” she said.
“I just got a wet rag and gave it a quick flick and there ya go.”
“It leaves a clean final product — no nails — I’m really pleased with it.”
Test #2: Tackling timber
At Nath’s site, he needed Sticks Like Sh*t to stick down some yellow tongue flooring onto timber frames.
Much like El’s site, the dampness from a night’s rain had no impact on Nath’s ability to apply the adhesive.
“Not only that; knowing that Sticks Like Sh*t is unaffected up to 90 degrees is pretty impressive,”
he said.
“If you’re working with that kind of heat, it’s good to know it can withstand that.”
After laying down the yellow tongue, Nath checked back later to find Sticks Like Sh*t had performed fantastically in curing quickly and holding well.
“It’s really handy that you can use it on so many things,” Nath said.
“Especially in construction, whether you need an adhesive for masonry or timber, this gets the job done.”
Like sh*t
Both El and Nath were blown away by just how many applications Sticks Like Sh*t could be used for.
Whether it’s wood, metal, brick, glass, concrete and whether it’s tiling, fittings, or even just repairing some ceramics — this stuff gets the job done.
“When it’s on, it’s on,” El said.
“Once you’ve got it where you want it, come back an hour later and it’s all set.”
Get it now
You can find Bostik’s Sticks Like Sh*t at your local hardware store