These adhesives are sold as emulsions and are ready to use.

Joining two surfaces together using a variety of adhesives.

Use of solvent-based, repositionable adhesives.

Hot-melt adhesives are supplied as sticks of copolymers of ethene and vinyl acetate. Heat is used to melt the adhesive in the ‘glue gun’ so that drops can be applied to the materials to be joined. Bonding results when the glue solidifies on cooling. Many different types of gun are available with electric or butane cartridge heating and supplying glue at different rates.