Why does nobody talk about the glue dry time on humid days?

It adds hours to every installation when the air's thick.

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Actually, glue drying times stay pretty steady if you prep the surface right. Humid days get blamed but it's often bad air flow or cool temps slowing things down. Some glues even set better with a bit of dampness in the air. I've finished jobs in muggy weather that dried quicker than in dry heat. Folks focus on humidity but forget the glue type or how thick it's applied. Picking the right product for the day matters more than blaming the air.

the_susan1mo ago

What about the material you're actually sticking together? People get stuck on glue type or humidity, but I've seen bare wood suck the moisture right out of adhesive and make it dry weirdly slow. Like, this one time with cheap plywood, it just kept drinking the glue and stayed wet forever on a perfectly dry day. But slap that same glue on something non-absorbent like metal, and it sets up fine even when it's muggy out. So the surface hunger for glue is a real thing that messes with drying time, not just the air or the product itself.

butler.kevin1mo ago

My buddy's oak table warped in high humidity last July.