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Pattex

Adhesives and assembly products

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Headquarters: Düsseldorf, Germany

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Adhesives 7 Construction Adhesives 4 Super Glue 2 Tools, Decorating Supplies & Safety Equipment 1 Two-Component Adhesives 1 Adhesive Tapes & Films 1 Decorating Tools 1 Double-Sided & Glazing Tape 1

About Pattex

Pattex is Henkel's adhesive brand for assembly, repair and instant bonds. In the trades and on the building site the name stands above all for “bonding instead of drilling” – assembly adhesives and double-sided tapes that hold light components without dowels and without a hole in the wall – and also for superglue, all-purpose adhesive and the 2K repair putty. We stock the small containers in the toolbox and on the building site that make the difference between “has to be drilled again” and “done”.

Bonding instead of drilling works – but only in one direction

A bonded surface tolerates tension parallel to the surface very well and perpendicular to it considerably less well. The difference is called shear load versus peel load, and it decides whether a bonded strip holds for years or falls off after two weeks. With peel load the whole load acts on a narrow edge of the bonded surface – as when peeling off a plaster.

The bar shows the load-bearing share of the same bonded surface. Surface beats adhesive. A bonded connection does not get better by putting more adhesive on it, but by directing the load into the surface instead of onto an edge. In practice that means: apply strips and profiles over their full surface, additionally rest or support shelves and holders, and do not bond components that will later be pulled or levered. The load capacities stated by the manufacturer – for the assembly tape, for example, a good hundredweight – apply to the favourable loading direction and a clean, sound substrate.

The second point is the substrate itself. A bond is only ever as strong as the layer it sits on: on chalking paint, loose plaster or a dusty surface the adhesive holds the contamination, not the wall. That is why the same applies before any assembly bonding as before any coat of paint – clean, degrease, remove loose layers.

Selection guide: which Pattex for which connection?

The overview arranges the Pattex range we stock by task. The details in the last column come from the product data of the respective article.

Pattex range at Baustoff-Held, arranged by task
Product	Base	Purpose	Special feature
Bonding instead of drilling tape	Acrylate adhesive	mounting light components without dowels	UV- and temperature-resistant, also outdoors · 19 mm × 1.5 m
Assembly adhesive Power	Polyacrylate, water-based	Joining concrete, wood and polystyrene	Does not attack polystyrene · tube without cartridge gun
Power adhesive, solvent-free	water-based	Wood, metal, leather, rubber and stone	High initial tack · dries transparent
Repair all-purpose adhesive	Hybrid polymer	Repairs in wet rooms and outdoors	Waterproof · stays flexible when the component moves
Repair Express Power putty	Epoxy resin, 2K	Filling and shaping defects	Can be sanded and painted over · 6 portions individually packed
Superglue Original	Cyanoacrylate	precisely fitting break points	Creeps into the finest cracks · 3 g tube
Superglue set	Cyanoacrylate	vertical and overhead spots	Gel stays put, liquid creeps into the gap · 3 tubes
Metal toothed spreader	Metal	Applying adhesive evenly	Teeth set the quantity · more dimensionally stable than plastic

Why superglue does not hold in a wide joint

Cyanoacrylate – the substance in superglue – cures through atmospheric moisture and needs a very thin layer for it. In a wide joint the centre stays soft, and what does cure is hard and brittle. That is why the rule applies: superglue requires a precisely fitting break point. Where a gap remains, the way leads to a gap-filling adhesive or to the 2K putty.

The dark area is the still soft, not fully cured core. The joint width decides the adhesive, not the material. A clean, precisely fitting break edge is the case for the superglue – through capillary action it creeps even into cracks that can hardly be seen. As soon as a visible gap remains or material is missing, the Repair Express Power putty is the right choice: it fills, can be shaped and, after curing, can be sanded and painted over. For components that move, the elastic Repair all-purpose adhesive remains.

What tradespeople use Pattex for

Fixing strips, profiles and holders without a drill hole
Mounting mirrors, signs and light components
Bonding polystyrene and insulation boards without dissolving them
Joining broken-off parts that fit precisely immediately
Filling in chipped-out areas and defects and finishing them
Carrying out repairs in the bathroom and outdoors waterproof
Joining wood, metal, leather and rubber indoors
Bonding overhead and on vertical surfaces
Applying adhesive in a controlled way with the toothed spreader
Setting temporary solutions that are later to come off again

Pattex product families

Pattex Bonding instead of drilling assembly tape, 19 mm — **Bonding instead of drilling** – tapes and adhesives

Tube of Pattex assembly adhesive Power white, 250 g — **Assembly** – power and assembly adhesives

Tube of Pattex superglue Original, 3 g — **Superglue** – liquid and gel

Pattex Repair Express Power putty, 2K epoxy — **Repair** – all-purpose adhesive and putty

Good to know

Pattex belongs to Henkel. The Düsseldorf group, by its own account, celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2026; its adhesive brands also include Ponal, Tangit and Teroson.
Solvent-free is the new standard. The classic contact adhesive smelled of solvent; today's water-based variants such as the power adhesive are low in odour and do not attack polystyrene – a point at which solvent-based adhesives would dissolve the insulation board.
Individually packed portions. The 2K putty comes in six sachets of five grams each. That sounds like packaging but has a reason: opened epoxy ages, individually packed portions do not.
Cyanoacrylate and skin. Superglue bonds fingers just as reliably as workpieces. The safety information on the packaging is no mere formality here.
Double-sided tape needs contact pressure. Full adhesion builds up only over hours – brief pressing is not enough, and the final load should only come after that.
Source of the company information: henkel.de, legal notice and “Company” page, retrieved on 17 September 2026.

Frequently asked questions about Pattex

How much does “bonding instead of drilling” really hold?

The manufacturer's figure for the assembly tape is a good hundredweight. This figure applies to a clean, sound substrate and a load along the bonded surface. If the load hangs on an edge, that is, in peel, only a fraction of it remains. For components where a failure could hit someone – wall cabinets, heavy shelves, anything overhead –, mechanical fixing remains the right solution.

Why does my superglue not hold?

Usually the joint is too wide. Cyanoacrylate cures through atmospheric moisture and needs a very thin layer; in a visible gap the core stays soft. The second common cause is the material: polyethylene, polypropylene and Teflon hardly accept adhesives. And thirdly, cyanoacrylate is hard and brittle – on parts that move or vibrate, the bond breaks. An elastic adhesive belongs there.

Which adhesive does not attack polystyrene?

Water-based and solvent-free products. Solvent-based adhesives dissolve polystyrene – the board visibly shrinks at the bonding point. The Assembly adhesive Power is expressly approved for polystyrene and bonds it to concrete and wood. In case of doubt, a test on an offcut helps before the whole board is applied.

Can I paint over the epoxy putty?

Yes. The Repair Express Power putty can be sanded and painted over after curing and can thus be worked into a repaired surface. According to the product data it can bear mechanical load after one day. Processing is important: both components have to be kneaded through completely until the colour is even – if streaks remain, the spot does not cure through.