Best Water based glue

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Hello everyone,

I'm coming to the wide knowledge base of this forum for advice. Until recently, I was using Falco's Optimum glue (the pink bottle) and I was very happy with it. The store where I usually buy it told me they wouldn't have it in stock for a while. So I bought a bottle of Gewo Clean Stick Glue.
To make it short : I hate it. It takes ages to dry, is super liquid and leaves an uneven residue on the rubber once it's taken off.

Any advice on which are the best water based glues on the market which detach easily, dry somewhat quickly, and don't run everywhere when you apply them ?
Thanks in advance !
 
says Table tennis clown
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Dhs no. 15 its the best glue of all, no contest, works flawlessly on every rubber from every country
Test we did proved that when using the same blade and the same rubbers DHS15 on one side and Sueke on the other, the Sueke glue stuck stronger but was the easier to remove. This showed when we started to pull an edge of the glue with the Sueke we could keep on pulling much longer without the "glue-film " breaking. All tests were done using only 2 layers of glues on the rubbers and 1 on the blade. In comparison the Revo3 , also a good glue, was rubbish.
 
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Test we did proved that when using the same blade and the same rubbers DHS15 on one side and Sueke on the other, the Sueke glue stuck stronger but was the easier to remove. This showed when we started to pull an edge of the glue with the Sueke we could keep on pulling much longer without the "glue-film " breaking. All tests were done using only 2 layers of glues on the rubbers and 1 on the blade. In comparison the Revo3 , also a good glue, was rubbish.
How well does Sueke work on non-Chinese rubbers? I've tried DHS15 and different Revolution formulas and they dried quick and adhered well but I have yet to find a glue that  actually peels from the rubber like people say it does. I can get both to come off cleanly from harder-sponge Chinese rubbers but I lose bits of sponge on anything ESN 48° or under no matter what I've tried so far.
 
DHS15 is the best for convenience and was of pulling it off, but from my experience it doesn't stick the rubber to the blade that well, though it isn't a big issue. Personally, my local table tennis shop uses DHS15 for hybrid and Chinese rubbers, while they use their own brand glue for tensors.
 
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I used Butterlfy free check pro and it annoyed me. Kept pulling bits from the rubber even big holes.
Switched to DHS No.n15 never been happier. Great glue.
Yea he I do agree, DHS15 is so easy to rip off and so convinient and doesn't mess up playing, though Butterfly I feel sticks it on better, but peeling the glue off is soooo annoying
 
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