New Zap-A-Gap bottle?

MikeV

Member since
April 2003
From: Hayward, CA

New Zap-A-Gap bottle?

Posted by MikeV on Sunday, January 30, 2005 4:25 PM

I was just at Michael's and noticed some Zap-A-Gap CA+ there on the shelf and remembered that I was out, so I bought it.
It is a 1/2 oz bottle and has a black, screw-on cap instead of the old press on cap that I usually get. Is this a new bottle design? It looks to me like the same cap they put on the Zap Debonder bottle. Here's a photo:

Mike

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Tankmaster7

Member since
August 2004
From: Nowhere. (Long Island)

Posted by Tankmaster7 on Sunday, January 30, 2005 5:16 PM

dunno. is that stuff good? They have some at michael's and I might give it a go.

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MikeV

Member since
April 2003
From: Hayward, CA

Posted by MikeV on Sunday, January 30, 2005 5:22 PM

Tanky,

In my opinion, Zap is the best CA glue out there.
It is the only brand I have used ever since my days of R/C sailplanes back in the early 80's.
I hear that Hot Stuff is also good but I have never tried it.

Mike

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saltydog

Member since
July 2003
From: Lower Alabama

Posted by saltydog on Sunday, January 30, 2005 5:25 PM

i've never had any luck using CA as a gap filler. probably operator error, but i don't use it anymore. looks like a better design if so. later.

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rjkplasticmod

Member since
February 2003
From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State

Posted by rjkplasticmod on Monday, January 31, 2005 9:42 AM

I haven't seen the new packaging around here, but it looks like it would be OK. I'll ask about it at the LHS tomorrow.

Regards, Rick

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tlivancso

Member since
February 2004
From: Connecticut, East of the River

Posted by tlivancso on Monday, January 31, 2005 10:52 AM

I have used the Zap-A-Gap in the above bottle design now for about a year and it is great so far the bottles have not clogged on me, and the design I think allows me better control. I can put just a couple of drops in a plastic pop bottle cap and I'm good to go.

I think it works a lot better with PE then any other CA I've tried.

Cheers
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Daprophet

Member since
July 2003
From: Charlotte

Posted by Daprophet on Tuesday, February 1, 2005 3:33 PM

I use both the Zap and Hott stuff. The Zap I have has a much faster cure time than the hott stuff glue does. It also has much stronger fumes than the Hott stuff. All that being said, I like them both and use them for different things.

Dave

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rjkplasticmod

Member since
February 2003
From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State

Posted by rjkplasticmod on Tuesday, February 1, 2005 6:44 PM

Checked at the LHS today & it's in the other, old style, bottle. I wonder if this was a special packaging deal for Michaels ?

Regards, Rick

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berny13

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February 2003
From: Panama City, Florida, Hurricane Alley

Posted by berny13 on Tuesday, February 1, 2005 9:01 PM

If it will prevent the CA from drying out and setting up in the bottle, I'm all for it.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 2, 2005 8:20 AM

one problem i have with my zap is that even after purging the nozzle before capping tightly is that it still cakes on the nozzle. i can pick out the cooey half-hardened bits with a thumbtack, but its annoying. does the new bottle adress this, or am i doing something wrong ?

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tlivancso

Member since
February 2004
From: Connecticut, East of the River

Posted by tlivancso on Monday, February 7, 2005 3:31 PM

So far I have had no problems with glue drying and caking on the tip of this newer bottle. The cap twists on so the nozzle stays very clean.

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