What’s the best glue for seaming artificial turf?
We’re getting straight to the point: Gator XP Glue is the best glue to use when installing artificial turf. In this post, we’ll explain what sets this adhesive apart from others on the market and why it’s an especially wise choice to use for seaming artificial turf.
What’s Gator XP Glue?
Gator XP Glue is a moisture-cure polyurethane adhesive that’s designed to work with all the components you’d find on a typical hardscape job site. It’s also an ideal choice for adhering artificial turf to seam tape.
3 Benefits of using XP Glue with artificial turf
There are several different types of glue available on the market for turf. Gator XP Glue stands apart for three main reasons:
1. EASE OF USE
Gator XP Glue comes in an easy-to-use tube (10 or 28 oz). Glue that comes in a bucket can begin to dry out as you work your way through the turf installation process. It can also be messy, and have excessive waste. Gator XP Glue is neat and clean to apply, plus any unused glue left in the tube can be stored and reused at a later date when you seal off the cartridge nozzle. (Pro Tip: Be sure to avoid getting any glue on the center line of the seam tape, as it can seep through and make a mess of the turf.)
2. THICK VISCOSITY
The thick viscosity of Gator XP Glue ensures the product seeps in and reaches all areas that need to be secured, not just the high points on the turf backing. It will coat the peaks and valleys of the stitch gauge backing.
3. FAST-SETTING
Gator XP Glue permanently bonds materials within 24 hours. Because it’s a moisture-cure product, you may spritz the seam tape with water to expedite the cure time of the glue. (Pro Tip: You can also use bags of infill sand to weigh down the turf while the glue dries, which takes about three hours.)
Learn more about Gator XP Glue by watching this short video.
Conclusion
Gator XP Glue is the ideal adhesive to use with artificial turf.
It comes in a tube and is easy to apply (plus any unused glue won’t go to waste).
It has a thick viscosity to hit all points of the turf backing.
It sets fast.
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*Sample boxes available for professional hardscape installers and retailers only.