This is a nice product and I’m identifying it by name because, to the best of my knowledge, it’s the only such product that is clear, so I’m not endorsing one company over another. Part 2: Quakehold Gel is a great solution but watch out for some little glitches. Put a dab on your finger to help turn pages (if you are the finger-licking type).Ģ0.and.stick things down for earthquake preparedness! Stop a paper plate from flying off the table during a picnic.ġ9. Stop glass shelves resting on metal pegs in display cases from rattling when the door is opened or closed.ġ8. Temporarily fill gaps, a non-permanent alternative to silicone sealant.ġ7. Use as the equivalent of single-sided Velcro (having some exposed on a surface so that you can occasionally put an object there without it rolling or sliding away).ġ6. Make a tiny snowman! ( Figure 4) And the best part is that you don’t have to stick it down with quake putty it IS quake putty! (But don’t give quake putty to children as a toy.)ġ5.
Stuff it into extra switches on alarm clocks that you don’t want to mistake for the on/off switch (such as ringer volume).ġ4. Support loose plugs that aren’t tightly held into their outlets (small bead between the plug plastic and the outlet plate).ġ3. Stabilize loose parts (such as thermostat covers).ġ2. Hold music to a music stand if you are playing a gig outside (not great for page turns, though).ġ1.
Temporarily stick a recipe to the kitchen cabinet door while cooking.ġ0. I used quake putty to build a 3D ridge between the router and the edge you couldn’t see it, but it would prevent the router from sliding forward without interfering with the ability to pick it up.ĩ. We had a wireless router on a high shelf a while ago that we didn’t want to stick down, because I had to access the back panel every now and then, but didn’t want it slipping off and crashing onto things below. Non-permanently supporting part of cabinet touch latches that stick out over shelves (see my earlier article about touch latches).Ĩ. Covering ugly screws visible in otherwise white plastic see Figures 2 (before), and 3 (after).ħ. Blocking ants from entering the bathroom through a hole in the tiles.Ħ. Holding random loose parts of things so that they don’t move (like a useless D-ring on the bottom of my violin case that would flip out and interfere with it lying flat until I put a small dab of quake putty behind it see Figure 1).ĥ. ( * For use on painted walls, please see the comments at the end of this article for important caveats.)Ĥ. Holding the lower corners of a framed picture far enough away from the wall that the picture doesn’t tilt downwards too much from a 3D hook.
Similarly, holding in place the lower corners of a framed picture that would otherwise be difficult to keep straight on its hook. Non-permanently attaching posters to the wall (it’s actually sold for that purpose also). Here's a list of 20 varied uses I’ve found for this stuff over the years, and a few more as I let my imagination run wild.ġ. Part 1: At the risk of sounding like a commercial (I have no financial interests in any of these products), that’s not ALL you can do with them. You’ll find a few variations of this stuff under different names including Quakehold Putty, Museum Putty, Amazing Stuff, Quake Secure, and a few related products like Museum Wax and Quakehold Gel, but they all have one thing in common: they let you non-permanently stick down small objects to prevent them from falling or flying in an earthquake. For this article, let’s take a closer look at one of the more versatile tools in your quake-preparedness toolbox, quake putty.
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