Have you watched Sharon Schaumburg's 'Binding the Angel'?
I'm with you on joining the ends! Someday I might learn how to do it without struggling
Don't know about the glue thing, I've only used it on dog quilts but I've talked to others who have used it.
I do find if I press my binding after pinned before stitching that it lays much nicer. My instructor described it as 'let's show it how to behave' :-)>>
Practice makes perfect!