Let’s take a moment to discuss the amount and cost of waste using cartridge adhesives for gluing up an average countertop.
On an average purge to get the adhesive ready you will waste 8 to 10 grams of adhesive. At an average of $0.08 per gram the waste is around $0.56 to $0.80 per cartridge you are prepping.
If you are doing laminations or miter edges, you should be using cartridge adhesive to get the best results and consistency.
Here we discuss real world numbers in regards to what the average waste looks like when you are using cartridge adhesives.