When it comes to stocking adhesive, we have two options: stock and sell our preference, or make a good recommendation for adhesive that you can source locally.
Ultimately, we’ve seen that stocking and selling adhesive becomes a barrier to delivering your solution in a timely manner, so we decided to buy adhesive options from different regions and test them to help inform you to make a local purchase.
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Without hesitation, we can say that Gorilla Epoxy (9) and Selleys Araldite Epoxy (3)are the best adhesives for gluing our NFC Tags to carabiners or other metal surfaces. They provide an extremely strong, smooth, and clear bond. They are waterproof, suitable for indoor and outdoor applications, and do not require clamping.
Loctite Epoxy (6) also performed well in our test, the only disadvantage being a long setting period which extends the gluing time.
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While Gorilla Super Glue Gel (7) and Permabond ET500 (4) have a final rating higher than 4, they have some cons and do not suit our application.
Gorilla Super Glue Gel is designed only for indoor applications, and Permabond ET500 does not cure into hard epoxy material—it remains flexible, and it does not stick to the PVC shell of the tag.
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