Useless glues and adhesives
Submitted: Wednesday, Oct 13, 2010 at 21:17
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Michael46
I carry a range of glues, adhesives and fillers when I go on an trip, but invariably when I have to use one I find it has dried out, evaporated basically useless. This was also the case with an unopened glue, one of those that you can join anything with by squeezing together to remove the oxygen, and only 12months old.
In future it looks like it may be wiser to buy smaller tubes prior to a trip.
Interested to find out what do others do.
Michael
Reply By: Flynnie - Wednesday, Oct 13, 2010 at 21:45
Wednesday, Oct 13, 2010 at 21:45
Put them in the fridge. If you have a fridge it will keep them much longer.
Just checked the superglue in my fridge. Stil good.
Flynnie
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Follow Up By: Witi Repartee - Wednesday, Oct 13, 2010 at 21:57
Wednesday, Oct 13, 2010 at 21:57
Great tip,wish I had known about it on my trip around the block...however it doesn't seem to work with beer or wine...!
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Follow Up By: Allan B, Sunshine Coast, - Wednesday, Oct 13, 2010 at 22:33
Wednesday, Oct 13, 2010 at 22:33
I tried putting them in the fridge.............
Now I can't get the door open!
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Follow Up By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Wednesday, Oct 13, 2010 at 22:36
Wednesday, Oct 13, 2010 at 22:36
Yep, the Locktite 406 superglue lives in the fridge. I buy it from CBC Bearings and they store it in the fridge too.
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Follow Up By: jdwynn (Adelaide) - Thursday, Oct 14, 2010 at 09:19
Thursday, Oct 14, 2010 at 09:19
But flynnie, the fridge is for bait. And blow me down, the other day the wife wanted to put some food in there. No room for glue LOL
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Reply By: Member - Fred B (NT) - Wednesday, Oct 13, 2010 at 23:17
Wednesday, Oct 13, 2010 at 23:17
I am in
Darwin, and all my glues etc live in the fridge. Most of them then need to be brought back to "room" temp (about 10 - 20 mins) before use. Don't forget to put them straight back after use.
regards
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Reply By: Busy Bee - Thursday, Oct 14, 2010 at 01:04
Thursday, Oct 14, 2010 at 01:04
At home I found that silicone sealer dries out by the time you want to use it next, so I tried storing it in a vacuum sealed bag. It was just on 12 months when I needed the sealer next, and it was good as new.
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Reply By: MrBitchi (QLD) - Thursday, Oct 14, 2010 at 12:59
Thursday, Oct 14, 2010 at 12:59
It's scary when you think that nowdays they're using glue to hold airplanes etc together. Hope it's better stuff than we get to use from the hardware store ;-(( It's worrying how often you see the glues fail...
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Follow Up By: Alloy c/t - Friday, Oct 15, 2010 at 10:15
Friday, Oct 15, 2010 at 10:15
If man was meant to fly we would have been born with wings and feathers ! Icarus flew to close to the sun and the wax holding his feathers onto his wings melted , a " classic case of glue failure! "
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Reply By: SDG - Thursday, Oct 14, 2010 at 19:36
Thursday, Oct 14, 2010 at 19:36
Got some Q-bond here that I used the other night. Works a charm, still liquid, a little over a year old, and just sitting in the cupboard.
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Reply By: hunter40 - Friday, Oct 15, 2010 at 09:36
Friday, Oct 15, 2010 at 09:36
Have a look at this
http://www.rapid-fix-glue.com/ it's not suppose to dry out I have tried it with a broken flood light on my shed I used it with the powder (cold weld) and so far so good.
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Member - John Baas (WA) - Tuesday, Nov 02, 2010 at 13:28
Tuesday, Nov 02, 2010 at 13:28
Hi Hunter, do you know if this product is avail. in Oz or only via on-line from the States pls?
Cheers.
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Follow Up By: Member - John Baas (WA) - Thursday, Nov 04, 2010 at 21:36
Thursday, Nov 04, 2010 at 21:36
Many thanks H40.
Cheers.
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Reply By: MrBitchi (QLD) - Monday, Nov 01, 2010 at 08:50
Monday, Nov 01, 2010 at 08:50
My house is around 30 years old. On the weekend I had to do a repair to an internal door that had delaminated due to glue failure, and it's not the first one I've had to do.
Got me thinking about how many "manufactured" beams are used in buildings these days. All af them are made by glueing many small pieces of timber together.. Wonder if they'll still be safe in 30 years time???
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