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One of the more complicated but beneficial mechanics inStarfieldinvolves crafting at workbenches. You can use these workbenches to improve your gear and make new items. To do so, you’ll need resources like adhesive, which can be hard to come buy. Luckily, the galaxy is your oyster and there are plenty of places to find the materials you need.
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Filled with hundreds of planets and choices to make, customizing your gear is crucial to experiencing Starfield in the best way. You’ll need to stock up on materials to regularly make adjustments to equipment, but you’ll find that the effort is worth it.
What Is Adhesive?
Adhesiveis a resourcethat can be collected in Starfield. Unlike other Bethesda games, itcannot be craftedfrom materials likerolls of vacuum tapeor other miscellaneous items.
This valuable resource can beused in craftingfor bothweapon and armor mods. Upgrading your gear will make your travels much easier, though you’ll need tostock up on adhesiveto do so.

Whileadhesive is somewhat rarein regular gameplay, you canfind it in abundanceif you know where to look.
Best Ways To Find Adhesive
There are two primary ways to find adhesive in bulk:shops and greenhouses. Both allow you tocollect multiple at a timeand are fairly renewable sources of adhesive.
While you can find Adhesive in storage containers while looting, this isn’t guaranteed and it isn’t a reliable way to farm resources.

Buy Out Shops
you’re able to findadhesive in shopsas early asJemisonin Starfield. Simplyhead over to Jemison Mercantileand speak to Amoli. You can often purchaseten at a time, granting you a decent amount.
When the shops run out, you simplyneed to wait for them to restock. Have a seat onone of the benches outsideand wait until the shops restock.Rinse and repeatto gather adhesive so long as you have the credits to do so.

If you need credits there are plenty of quests and odd jobs to complete that can help pass the time while waiting for more Adhesive to become available.
Build The Greenhouse
If you’re looking for a moreaffordable and long-term solution, you cancreate your own adhesive farmwith an outpost. The perfect planet isGagarin, where you’llfind Sweetwater Cactus.
you may use other planets, but they’ll need to be where an adhesive-bearing flora grows.
Set up an outposton the planet, in addition to a Wind Turbine, Water Vapor Extractor, and the Greenhouse. From there, you may cultivate your own flora andharvest adhesive continually.