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CA Glue turned to gel on me!

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  • Member since
    March 2006
  • From: Right Side of a Left State
Posted by Shellback on Friday, December 8, 2006 11:27 AM

 Woody wrote:
Buy a fresh bottle and store it in the fridge.

Thats what i do also .

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    January 2006
  • From: Baton Rouge, Snake Central
Posted by PatlaborUnit1 on Thursday, November 23, 2006 8:28 PM

Humidity is super glue killer. Buy only what you need and when its humid keep it in the fridge (low humidity in there).

Should keep it fine.

Also, clear your tip and wipe it when you use the bottle before storage.

 

HTH

David

 

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  • From: West Virginia, USA
Posted by mfsob on Thursday, October 26, 2006 11:20 AM

A LOT depends on what kind of cap or closure the bottle of CA glue has.

Am I the only one who has discovered that Hobbytown's long, black conical tops for their house brand of superglue are complete, utter and total crap? I won't by that brand anymore, simply because I never get to use more than about half the bottle.

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Posted by jcheung5150 on Sunday, October 22, 2006 12:31 AM
Thanks for the advice Woody and Triarius.  Lesson learned!

Jimmy Photobucket

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Posted by Triarius on Saturday, October 21, 2006 11:27 PM
It's history. Follow the advice given.

It also helps to store it in a tightly sealed container. CA glues are "moisture cure" adhesives. Keeping them free of humidity helps a lot.

Ross Martinek A little strangeness, now and then, is a good thing… Wink

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Posted by Woody on Saturday, October 21, 2006 11:02 PM
Buy a fresh bottle and store it in the fridge.

" I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way." --John Paul Jones
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CA Glue turned to gel on me!
Posted by jcheung5150 on Saturday, October 21, 2006 7:35 PM
I stored Zap-A-Gap in my garage during the hot summer and now its a gel and I can't get it out of the bottle.  anyone know of a way to thin it out, or is it a lost cause and I should buy another bottle? 

this stuff isn't cheap if I remember correctly....

thanks in advance.

Jimmy Photobucket

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