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Storing super glues

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    May 2005
Posted by Ron Smith on Monday, December 12, 2005 11:47 PM
I always find this issue funny, especially the fridge recommendation. Other than the "odorless" types I have never had a bottle of CA go bad on my bench. Most of the CA I use is ZAP in the .5 ounce bottle. Keeping it tightly capped and making sure you knock the hardened goobers of CA off the sealing surfaces goes a long way towards keeping it good.

Six years ago I opened a bottle of the same ZAP and put it in my "extra glue and solvent" storage unit drawer (sort of dark and room temperature). Every month or so since then I have pulled that bottle out, used a bit and put it back. Finally last month the CA was "bad" meaning it had started to thicken and it's set time had increased to a minute or so. Guess I should have refrigerated it eh?

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    July 2005
  • From: Vancouver,Canada
Posted by clairnet_person on Monday, December 12, 2005 10:42 PM
Using the fridge or buying smaller ones are both fine but either way I'd put'em in the fridge anyway.
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  • From: Washington State
Posted by leemitcheltree on Monday, December 12, 2005 5:59 AM

Mate,
I never bother putting my superglue in the fridge - I have an easy way of making my superglue last - I only buy little tubes of the stuff. 
I almost always have one open, and at least two unopened as spares.  That way, if the glue does happen to "go off" and solidify, I only lose a small amount.
The little bottles are cheap, they work just as well as the more expensive bottles (for MY needs, anyway), and seem to last for weeks after opening - long enough to end up using the contents fully before they go off.
Good luck!

Cheers, LeeTree
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Posted by Jim Barton on Saturday, November 19, 2005 9:27 PM

A tip from a fellow named Hank Gruben that was published fairly recently in FSM:

"A simple solution is to use Testor gluing tips to create a double-air chamber on the bottle top that prevents the glue from drying out. They're tube glue tips, but they fit most super glue bottles...Eventually [they] may need to be replaced because they clog, but it's cheaper and easier than replacing an entire bottle of glue."

I've begun doing this a short while back and it seems to work; I definitely am having less trouble with the super glue bottle clogging!

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    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Friday, November 4, 2005 8:40 PM
plus when you are storing them make sure it is upright.. the nozzle must be sticking up, and the glue staying away from the tip.
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    January 2004
Posted by Ali1kj on Friday, November 4, 2005 4:21 PM
The fridge is the best place for them...you are correct

AJ
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    June 2005
  • From: Michigan
Storing super glues
Posted by Pukindog on Friday, November 4, 2005 12:33 PM
Hi Everyone,
Would like to know how to store opened bottles of super glue to keep them fresh? Would I keep them in the fridge?

Thank you all very much,
Evolution
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