Yes and no. The glue grabs yes, but before you apply pressure to set, you can adjust carefully. No matter the glue, the fibers of the card is now moist w/glue and can be easily damaged or distorted. Hope that helps. Gluing card is a acquired skill. You will apply accordingly and learn from mistakes. The biggest mistake is what you use to edge color. The watery it is, the more likely will distort. How does one keep from the starved rib look. I usually apply a broader copy paper strips to ribs. Then apply hull structure. Some times I use colored paper to avoid white showing at hull joints. Hope this helps.Using Aleen's Tacky Glue. It's good but it sure is tacky. Does that glue you're using give you time to adjust the pieces you are joining?