GLUE - Does the brand of glue i choose make a noticeable difference ?

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For performance? I haven't noticed, apart from if you completely mess up the glue job and part of it isn't fully adhered. DHS and Loki sure claim theirs does, but I don't know.

For your sanity and continued sanity? Yeah.

If you boost or change rubbers often, you're gonna want something that isn't a complete pain to apply, isn't a complete pain to remove and adheres well even if the rubber is a little domed. Bonus points if it doesn't smell like piss and doesn't flake into a million pieces when you touch it. Extra bonus points when it doesn't flow like oil and get all over your topsheet, your underwear, your computer, your dog and or cat and or lizard and or bird and or etc.

DHS N15 is great, but expensive for what it is. The tube is handy for getting the last bit out, and it seems to generate more glue when squeezed, as long as you let it recharge between days.
I'm trying out Suke right now and I'm impressed. If it comes off in one motion then I'm not looking back.
Liulan was overall crap, stay away. Watery, weak, you need to put on a million layers and they all take forever to dry and it smells like piss and flakes like crazy and flows like water.
Norisuke-san was easy to use but super expensive for what it is.
Loki is fine, not great, fine, a bit like a worse N15.

I've also used Vario Clean in the past, but I don't know how they make it now. I found it very strong and probably not the best for repeated removal and re-gluing. Probably made in the same factory as Free Chack.

EDIT: Suke peels 90%~ in one pull. Great! Better than any non-DHS glue I've tried.
Also close to 0 residue on a lightly sealed blade.
 
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my experience with severals rubbers that had been glued with free chack was that it was a nightmare to try to remove without shredding the sponge. i just use dhs no 15. its easy to apply and peel off. i dont change rubbers enough for price to be an issue and im sure as heck not good enough to be able to tell if theres a performance advantage to one or the other brand of glue. the last tube i had lasted 6 months after opening so im happy to stick with it.
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I'm not familiar with how, but heard butterfly is better on butterfly for greatened dwell time? Vo15 is greater elasticity for dhs rubber, interchangeably not sure how itd make a difference, but curious if anyone has compared because there should be a slightly difference impact due to different formulas.
 
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I'm not familiar with how, but heard butterfly is better on butterfly for greatened dwell time? Vo15 is greater elasticity for dhs rubber, interchangeably not sure how itd make a difference, but curious if anyone has compared because there should be a slightly difference impact due to different formulas.
Sounds like some nonsense marketing to me.

There is no reason butterfly glue would give better dwell time for butterfly rubbers specifically.
 
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Zero Degree No. 2 is the best I’ve ever used
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And Sueke No. 2 as a strong number two.
 
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I tried Lidu, Revolution 3 (normal viscosity), Butterfly Free Chack 2, Xiom Pro T-Bond, and Nittaku Finezip 100. I can tell there's a slightly different feeling with each of them.

Lidu sticks well, it's cheap, value for money. But don't let the glue stay on unused rubbers for too long. Once it becomes yellowish, it's almost impossible to peel off.

Rev. 3 is easy to apply and peel off, but it doesn't stick well if you don't do it properly.

Butterfly is best for Butterfly rubbers. You get the most out of the spring sponge. I used Rozena before, and there's a difference between using Free Chack 2 and other brands.

Xiom IMO is the best overall. It has high viscosity and sticks very well. Just more caution when you peel off the rubber, as your blade might splinter because the glue is so strong.

Nittaku Finezip 100 isn't for novices. It's too thick, making it very difficult to get an even spread, and you have to work fast before it dries. There's nothing outstanding about this glue, it's just a normal glue.

If you're the type who is always regluing, use Rev. 3.

If you're using Butterfly rubbers, Free Chack 2 is the safest choice.

If you're the type who doesn't believe glue has an effect on the setup, use Lidu.

Also, there's a difference when you apply 1 versus 2 layers, as well as a different feeling when you reglue without peeling off the old layer (it gets heavier and bouncier).

Overall, there is a slightly noticeable feeling while playing, but it doesn't affect your game at all. You'll get used to it in just a few strokes. It won't make you win or lose a game. IMO

These aren't facts, just my opinion based on my own experience using them.
 
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Had a couple of different ones, not too much.

Donic vario, thin and ridiculously strong, comes off really difficult. Performance neutral.
DHS 15, very thick, comes off clean from most sponges. Doesn't get absorbed into the sponge which is nice. Performance, adds a clearly noticeable layer that hardens over weeks of time. So the performance of a freshly glued rubber is more bouncy, and it dampens/deadens as it ages.
I'm now using a bottle of Dandoy home brand and it's pretty good. Thin, but not completely runny. Comes off OK, no real issues but not as easy as DHS 15. Performance, this is quite neutral. Kind of miss the DHS bounce sometimes but overall this is a great glue.
 
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I had problems with the quality control of the Revo3, but it's very popular here. If you get a good bottle it's easy to apply, strong enough and easy to peel off, but I've had multiple bottles that were hard to peel off.
Good to know, thanks. Butterfly and Xiom are very consistent. I saw my friend's racket while the seller was gluing it, and he was using Donic glue. It looked very easy to spread evenly. I tested the racket, it sticks well and feels very good too.
 
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Brand and type of glue makes a difference. If you don't reglue and just want a reliable stable glue that is strong, a non-ammonia stabilized glue like Donic Formula First is amazing and does not have that ammonia stink.

I use Copydex for reliability and ease of glue removal when I can find it inexpensively.
 
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I had problems with the quality control of the Revo3, but it's very popular here. If you get a good bottle it's easy to apply, strong enough and easy to peel off, but I've had multiple bottles that were hard to peel off.
I've found the same. I've had some bottles of Revo3 that were very similar to DHS no.15, but some that really didn't stick as well at all. It's generally nearly as easy as the DHS to remove, but this also varies.
 
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