Ravensburger Puzzle Conserver 17954 - Premium Puzzle Glue | Enhanced Glossy Finish | Perfect for 500-1000 Piece Puzzles | Ideal Puzzle Accessory

This product works. How do I know?1. Puzzle is assembled2. Puzzle conserver glue is liberally applied3. Glue dries4. The kid’s cat takes a nap on puzzle5. Something startles the cat6. Cat freaks out and bolts7. Puzzle flies off the table8. Puzzle hits the wall9. Puzzle lands on floor in a balled up heapIt held. Seriously. Not a single piece separated. We just picked it up, flattened it out, and that was that. So yeah…this stuff is great.Cats? Not so much.

It is glue with a sponge top. I went over the face of my puzzle multiple times because I didn't adequately get it down all the cracks. Does not damage the surface. Also tried it on the back but surface was too porous. I could definitely do more than one puzzle with one bottle.

If I could give zero stars, I would. Despite vigorous shaking and pressing down firmly, NOTHING came out. I can hear a sludge-like mixture moving around in the bottle, but it won’t come out. Complete waste of money. I’ll stick with Hodge Podge for half the cost. 😡

First time I did a 1500 puzzle and it took 3 coats. Even then I wasn't sure it was solid. Then did a 1000 piece and it was perfect with 1 coat! First time I was just gliding a liberal amount over the entire puzzle. Second time I went row by row and put a liberal amount over each joint where 2 pieces met. And watched that an amount of white glue got between each two pieces. Waited 2 hours and perfect! May put duct tape on back again just to be sure before hanging. Have maybe 1/4 bottle left for next puzzle.

works, but the package was kinda beat up and the lid was broken,

I love that the bottle has a foam applicator that makes the gluing process a breeze. The glue is a faint white, but turns clear by the time it is dry. I recommend applying 2-3 coats, depending on the size of the puzzle. I had to apply three coats to a 1000 piece Ravensburger, but this was primarily because the first couple of times I didn't really squeeze out enough glue -- it really works best if applied generously (you obviously don't want to SOAK the puzzle, but simply running the bottle back and forth without squeezing the bottle much will likely be insufficient). And like other reviewers said, be sure to place something underneath the puzzle (I slipped in some wax paper) and to also rinse the foam applicator with water after each coat application.As to the end result, the puzzle was glued strongly enough to be transferred to a frame (I used a 32 x 24 frame made by ArtToFrames, along with their 32 x 24 mat, which has an opening approximately equal to the puzzle's dimsensions). There were a couple pieces that I had to push in after the transfer. Since the frame has a glass front, I am not worried about the puzzle falling apart. I wouldn't trust the puzzle to hold together without proper framing, though. I guess there may be stronger glues out there, but I really wanted something gentle and neat for my puzzles. This glue fulfilled that need.

I was cautious about ordering this. I had never glued puzzles before. I did a lot of research about this and other products before ordering. I really wanted to save the butterfly puzzle and hang it up, so I tried this as it looked pretty simple.It was very simple! You have to make sure to rinse the sponge after each use. She. You are doing the front, it's hard to see where you have done already. However, there is a wet looking glisten to watch for. Once you get the hang of it, it's extremely easy.It works great! Even on my son's Angry Bird puzzles which are really thick. I wasn't sure it would work on them, but it did.I will keep this on hand for all our puzzles!I recommend this to anyone. Especially with kids, it's so easy they can do it. Please supervise them though.

It came Thank you! Puzzles are ready for gluing!