No More Nails - Click & Fix - Does it Work?
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- 'Click and Fix' is a No More Nails product designed to make dispensing instant grab glue easy for 101 jobs around the house. In this video I review the product and give my thoughts on it's fixing abilities.
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A good thing to remember when gluing a ‘moulded’ plastic item is that they are bound to have a thin smear of silicon release agent on them, which really needs to be removed, if you want a good bond. This release agent is used on the moulds during manufacture to speed up the processes. Kitchen cleaners like Cif, Ecover and alcohol will get it off. Of cause, it also helps to abrade the surface too with class paper or some such.
Adhesives that cure do not adhere well to most plastics regardless of how clean they are of release agents. In general smooth surfaces do not provide much shear strength at the intersection of dis-similar non-porous materials compared to rough or porous materials.
Good point. I wondered about that. I should think you’d need to clean both surfaces with something like isopropyl alcohol before attaching one object to another.
Maybe it could fix your broom head to handle on the intro 😉
Excellent!! 😂😂
Don't knock that broom! he's had it 20 years and it's only had 17 new heads and 14 new handles 😂😂😂
Very excited about this new “Does it work?” series.
You’re a very good presenter.
I am with you on this one Stewart, raw plug and screw every time. Thanks for bringing this product up
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That picture frame detaching the paint from the wall, was pretty impressive. As you've clearly demonstrated it's ok for some applications. Great vid, thanks for saving me the cost of buying this. Nothing wrong with the old time served methods either.
I see B&M had sold out of moose heads...YET AGAIN! 🤣
My last house had lots of stuff stuck up using NMN by the woman that lived there before me.
It was stuck, took a lot to pull it off, however it was not just little spots used - more like coating the whole back before sticking it on.
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Brilliant new series. I can’t think of anything right now, but I am looking forward to the next item to be tested.
I like this format and content very much, thanks Stuart 😊
Good to see a product being given a real World trial!! I use adhesives for many jobs but as was clearly shown by the coat hooks the adhesive is only as strong as what its stuck to!! ie for a painted surface the holding strength is between the paint and plaster skim or between the skim and the board so there are 2 possible reasons for failure to hold. Picture frames, mirrors etc which have no bending moment to pull off the wall are fine as for any adhesive or even blutak. A mirror has holes any way for screws and covers so can be removed for decorating. I'll stick to screws for cupboards!!
Top job Stuart! Never a boring video 🏆
some notes:
* The mirror and could've done with 1 or 2 blobs down the middle, maybe spread with a putty knife
* Bookcase could've done with 1 blob near each key hole
* Butterfly anchors perform exceptionally well for drywall when a screw is needed but do a visible amount of damage for future repairs
* The example planters are likely solid plastic with no ribbing
* I wanted that dispenser taken apart to see how small the tank is.
Thanks Stuart, this is an interesting idea for a series and I can see it being very popular, perhaps it should be "does it work Proper ?"
I can see this being sold directly against wall fixings rather than with glues etc as many will just pick up a "solution" to a problem if they think it's acceptable cost. A concern I would have is if you buy one and fix an item with say 4 squirts, when you go back in 6 months will the other 16 be dried up in the applicator and useless !? I'm no eco-warrior, but it's hard to see in this days and age with attitudes to single use plastics that anyone considers using this much plastic for such little product a good idea !
Love both your channels Stuart and yes they do work 👍 why do the company not just supply the adhesive in a standard tube, the gimmick dispenser is simply to hike the price up ( 45 pence per blob is not cheap , not a product I’d purchase ! ) Please keep doing what you do, excellent as always 👍👍
Saved people a lot of money. Thanks for sharing. Think I am going to enjoy this series.
A cupcake icing sugar syringe set, will produce the exact same shape blobs and is refillable.
I can’t think of many things I would want to permanently stick to a wall, especially inside the house. I like to use mechanical fixings so I can take things down again e.g. when decorating?
bought some of the original NMN , all the shelves i glued fell off the wall in a few weeks ! nails win
Got the makings of a good series this and I scored it almost the same as you before you revealed the numbers. What I would like to see is maybe you buying 2 of these and cutting one open to see just how much/little there is in it.
General Comment No More Nails long term: Sudden failure on shelves after ten years.
I'm going around and retro fitting screw support on all my stuff like that. As another note ref shelves, a sudden shock will induce failure and this is the actual referred method to remove old stuff.
Let’s say it does all of those things (ridiculous as they are) a book shelf as an example. I want to decorate, I need to remove the shelf in order to decorate. Or laughably a light fixture etc. I’d cause more damage removing the thing than I would have done if I’d used mechanical fixings. There are times when glue may be a good idea, I use CA glue and accelerator for some things and they work quite well, but a one type suits all I steer clear of.
Ah cool be series idea, will we get a Proper DIY & Project Farm UA-cam crossover now in this series 😉
These products are heavily marketed. Plenty of lesser known grab adhesive put money into product development and give better results.
When you use glue, you must prep the surface.
Clean and degrease, and a light stroke of some sandpaper will increase your success massively. Can you maybe test that?
"Does it actually work?" Good theme for a series of videos.
Good honest review, thank you.
Please take it apart or cut it open, to see if there is a way to refill it and reset the counter?
Does it work. Sounds much better
It's not a gimmick, it's a rip off owing to the quantity of the glue in comparison to a proper tube of it, the gimmick is the application device itself ( Ease of use illusion ) not to mention flexible materials will not stick as the glue hardens and the surface of the object must be non sheeny or glossy.
Lack of information about the adhesive’s MSDS and cleanup info makes this seem too much line “marketing magic” for a product also known as Liquid Nails in the US construction industry. It’s more of a packaging breakthrough than anything else.
The dispenser looks like that Toilet Duck applicator that I bought but the gel fell off into the toilet bowl. And despite it having a cap, it will not be long before it dries out like Pritt sticks do.
heck about 50p per blob !
Surely in the bathroom the glue is sticking to the paint which is sticking to the wall. So even if the glue is strong, the paint adhesion to the plasterboard probably isn’t. So therefore the paint is the weak point and therefore likely the failing point.
When it wants to work, it's one of the best glues ever made. Problems are, it's not very tacky, and they've been working on it, but still fails. It doesn't like non-porous surfaces much. But as seen, you will rather take off the wall before getting off the glue 😂
Cool video fella 👍
Ideal for diyholics to take on holiday.
I buy tools that I do not need, may never use, but it is good to buy things once in a while to cheer yourself up.
Could you please give your opinion on these four tools:
Tracer deep hole construction pencil kit, better than a pencil, or too much hassle?
3M BMI meter, German pocket tape measure from amazon UK, when would you use it?
Faithfull prestige centre finder, this could be useful?
Trend S/DAR/200 digital angle rule, £30.00 well spent?
Can we go into Screwfix or Toolstation and not buy things we don't need that might come in handy one day?
6:38 "I haven't got a spirit level." You don't need one. All humans are pretty good at judging a vertical, so just make sure the sides are OK and the top will be fine.
Another informative video
Where was your hearing protection while using it?
You should by the Large tube. That is more economical.
This is a great review!
no surprises there with the brickwork
The tiler on your bathroom refurb will turn up with 200 tubes of the stuff now
The cliche 'a solution in search of a problem' springs to mind. And what a waste of plastic in these days when we are supposed to be limiting plastic use etc.
Could you reload the dispenser with more No More Nails waterproof?
Just cut it open and refill. Use some of the glue to fix it together again.
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is that epoxy putty?
reminds me of toilet duck fresh discs, probably just as strong!
Good work
would you do the job just as easily without a dispenser, just four blobs straight from the tube? my prediction is you would do the job much easier and much cheaper with just a tube.
Looks like some sort of mounting glue ehich you may buy in a cartridge, just more expensive...
Never found No more nails to work at all. Looks like another con from the same company. Made in China micware by any chance? The real test is will it stand the test of time. Could be a serious hazard, if someone sticks a flower pot on the wall and it falls on a toddler, could result in very serious injury. I will be sticking to mechanical fixings. Thanks for the video.
I wouldn't use grab adhesives over paint
Could you do a review on Evo-Stik's Stick Like Sh*t or their other brand called the Dogs B*llocks
Thanks for the video. Would have liked to have seen, the applicator taken apart, to see how much glue there actually was. Seems the applicator, is just a shameful waste, of plastic.
Good Article
Well you cant glue that plasic with that kind of adhesive anyway, if you put a 40 grit srface on it and degreased it you might have a chance but as it is no chance.
Good vid stu
Interesting
Nooice!
Maybe you could test Nigel farage....he reckons he can fix anything!!! 😂😂😂
We can’t recycle black plastic in Bristol so it’s wasteful as well
It looks like the same product called hold up
great video but what a load of plastic for such a small amount of glue!
Guessing it doesn’t work as it wasn’t able to hold up the ‘does it work sign’ haha
I was so disappointed when you didn't pull a moose head out the bag...
Perhaps "moose" should have been meant to read: "mouse", which would give the glue something of a chance.
@@blue47er I actually have a moosehead in my living room.
@@ianbutler1983 Dear me, that's surprising and revelatory. Now, a question: Does it roll it's eyes whenever you need to scratch your arse?
Mynd you, møøse bites Kan be pretty nasti!
I’m afraid B&M didn’t have one!
Is anyone else thinking toilet fresh discs? 😂
was about to post the same though
Now you mention it, yes. I was originally thinking Iced Gems if you're old enough to remember them!
Yeah thought exactly that
Yep, came to say the same thing!
Probably sticks about the same lol
Should have called it Proper Skeptical. Lol.
More landfill bound plastic. Brilliant.
My very first thought! Including the blister pack packaging 😤
Recycled into a flashlight in its next life!
@@karenholley8356
Hopefully. I personally don’t think our local recycling plant does anything with plastic. I hope they move it on to a company that does recycle. But I also see that monstrous pile of plastic in the Indian Ocean and I wonder if any of that came from my house, and if so, how do I stop it??
It would be interesting if you had cut open the tube to actually see the size of the container inside that holds the adhesive to really see how much inside it holds
I thought it was headed for the bandsaw too.
Yes the tight git’s like me want to know could you refill it like an ink cartridge
I’m really disappointed he didn’t cut it open. I wanted to see how the mechanism worked, how much glue was left in it, and whether the manufacturer could possibly make this a “refillable” product. Maybe next time he’ll do just that for us curious minded folks!
Looks to me exactly like the original adhesive but more expensive for less product. Thanks for showing us
And more wasteful packaging
@@LeadFarmer1597 Exactly!! Plus much more hard plastic waste going into landfill which I thought companies were meant to be cutting down on!! 🙄
@@gilly2guitars
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It reminds me of one of those toilet freshener doo dahs my wife can never use correctly without using half the tube 😂. Nice vid Stu. Time for bacon sarnies and a mug of tea 👍
That is exactly what I was thinking. It's that toilet fresher I forgot the name but it comes out in much larger blobs. It's crap too 😅😅
yes yes came here to say the exact same thing ha ha DUCK FRESH haaaaa
Same, then I thought "I wonder how they could make this dispense icing for cake decorations"
Perhaps you should start cleaning the toilet.😄
Duck fresh discs! Completely useless but the drive home with them in the shopping bag was the most excited I've been in years 😂😂😂
should of cut it open to see how big the glue part is, great vid and look forward to more
A good mastic gun for about 7 or 8 quid, and then Evostik "Sticks like Sh*T* for £7.99 fromm toolstation, or Gripfill (industry standard grab adhesive) is a lot cheaper, and works better. + you just know it's going to work. I have used both products for years and wouldn't even entertain a gimmicky thing like that applicator. Well done for this new show and tell series, i'm sure it will help a lot of people decide how to choose their products with a better understanding in the future. Your Channel is Just what was need to help people to decide, plus show them how! Great stuff Stuart!
I've just finished a tube of clear Sticks Like Sh*t it's decent stuff
Love this idea, the amount of crap I buy that never lives up to the hype is unbelievable.
It's even worse now that peoples' opinions, and reviews can be bought by companies offering them "free" stuff. I bought some exercise bands, and they came with a little card stating that if I gave the product a 5 star review I could win an Amazon gift card worth X-amount of money. I imagine it's one of those things that never gets paid out just by the way it was worded. A verbal loophole if you will. Either way now reviews can't be trusted unless you scroll through most of them to see if the reviewers are lying for free kit.
@@demontekdigital1704 I always read the 1* reviews first which either show problems or clowns just being clowns like "Having to travel 35 miles to return a rubbish £5.00 clothes pole. which is too small"
P.S. Clothes pole fitted perfectly if you bought it for specific wardrobe as was indeed pointed out .......
I’m still sticking too screws and nails
What did you use to stick yourself to the screws and nails - must be good stuff!
Its more about the neat dispenser, ease of use and storage. Places like apartments have little to no storage space for any sort of tools or DIY equipment.
The vacuum and the ironing board have to fight it out for a space!
also, how many casual users would use a full tube and have a skeleton gun. 80% of people would have the tube dry up and block before they used £9 worth. Its maybe a niche product for none DIY people.
@@TheSudsy It is. Us of a practical persuasion take it for granted in owning/using a skeleton gun.
Cutting the nozzle to the correct size/angle, and depressing the catch to release the pressure is like dark matter to some.
I guess its ok if someone just needs a dozen or so blobs to affix something without any mess or fuss.
Really helpful video. Looking forward to the rest of the series.
One thing that would be interesting to assess is how long it lasts once opened.
Because we know how long last the tubes (the ones with caulk gun), but how about this small dispenser?
Thanks for the video, looking forward to the next installments in the series.
I decided a few years ago to try the No Nails adhesive to secure, as per the packaging, mdf skirtings in a small room on the ground floor. Centrally heated, totally dry walls, well ventilated etc., etc., I can categorically state, without fear of contradiction and criticism it worked perfectly. The skirtings were fixed as well as any mechanical system.
Over the next 6 months each and every one failed and the traditional method replaced the No Nails wonder solution.
Have over 50 years experience in the building trade, did everything according to the instructions and more.
It was an experiment that failed.
I have had no problems using the cartridge version to fix skirting - it was some years ago and they are still there! I also used it to fix a wooden (pine) bathroom cabinet and that's still there as well.
I fixed dado rail with no nails, 10 years later decided to remove the rail, it pulled the plaster off the wall.
The only grab adhesive that's ever worked successfully every time for me is the original stinky Gripfill.......plus I like the smell 🤪😂😂
Have used Evostik to do about 20 meters of MDF skirting and 4 years later stuck and no movement
Could you test Stormdry Masonry Protection Cream. At £125 for 5L it's a lot to spend on something that might not work as claimed!!!
I'm thinking of using it to stop rain penetrating a single skin brick garage.
When Stuart squeezed out a blob of adhesive, mr whippy came to mind.
What's wrong with the metal or plastic tubes we've been using for last 80 years?
Well you can't sell a 30 gram tube for $9.00....
What a GIMMICK, like someone else mentioned, you weren't wearing headphones when you tested it...😂😂😂😮😮😮
Extremely disappointed with this review , I have a moose head I was planning on gluing to my wall and thought this review would be perfect but no, I guess I'm going to have to use a nail .......
Toilet Duck Fresh Discs
you might want to use a dollop of that to fix your sweeping brush ~ just saying. KR AndyT(Somerset)
May be better if you could just buy the tube and add your own no more nails
That would have made a lot more sense but there is no money in logic.
For next series - try out double sided tapes.. 😉 Even 3M fall off dashboard in next day.. 😂
Feels like a product aimed at relieving the inexperienced DIY'er of their cash
Can see people with no diy skills who don't want to pay for a handyman buying this without knowing how to support the items whilst it cures and making a right mess of their walls !
Great video, thanks! We have similar 'no more nails' products in South Africa, always wondered how well they work. I'll stick with a good old-fashioned nail or screw. Much cheaper.
Gonna cost a fortune in masking tape
Your results were pretty much a forgone conclusion. 😂
Could you cut the empty tube in half? Just to see how much of it is empty space
They could have used a tube half the size and still had plenty of glue space. It's just a marketing gimmick giving the impression you are getting more than you think..... A bit like ink ink cartridges for printers .....
Obscenely wasteful product, not to mention bordering on a scam, things like this should not exist in 2024!
1 word;
Gimmicky
Great serie. Looking forward
A most splendid idea for a series! Well done Stuart.😄
Not used that gadget, but I have used no more nails a few times. Have to admit it's worked well for me.
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