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  • Member since
    November 2005
CA Woes
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 12, 2004 9:57 PM
I'm at wits end here......Can someone recommend any tips on slowing the clogging process on my CA bottles? I'm constantly cleaning the suckers, only to have them clog up on me 2 uses later. As soon as i'm done with using it, i cap it and try to clean any CA from the surrounding area before i do to prevent further clogging.

I'm a realist and i know CA is a glue, and glues clog, but there's gotta be some way to slow the process. I'm using both gap-filling and super-thin CA.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

p.s. - My old man puts his CA in the fridge, but i never bothered to ask him why. Anyone else do this? If so, what for?
  • Member since
    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 13, 2004 3:47 AM
Hooker06, your old man is doing a wise thing: putting the CA in the fridge slows down clogging/drying, and I can attest to that. My small bottle of CA is still fresh after months of use. It seems that the cold retards the drying reaction in CA glues. I would advise the same to you, it works! Hope this helps.

Cheers,
onyan
  • Member since
    April 2003
  • From: Hayward, CA
Posted by MikeV on Monday, September 13, 2004 7:30 AM
After using it I wipe the opening area with a paper towel and it seems to help a lot.
Wiping it with a paper towel with some fingernail polish remover on it works even better. I also squeeze the bottle and release it which sucks a lot of the CA back down into the bottle clearing the opening somewhat.

Mike

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