There is a Kid’s style Elmer’s Glue made in Gel Form. It is light in color and has no smell that I could tell.
I used it to glue loose “shot” weights into nooks and crannys on some of my flats until they reached the weight they needed to be.
12 hours later they were pretty dry and took paint rather easily.
I wish I tried this tatic instead of Walthers Goo long ago. It saves on the odors.