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Zap-a-Gap Woes
I've been using Zap-a-Gap for years in my woodworking (it's great for repairing cracks in bowls, for example) and always had problems with the tops gluing themselves to the containers, requiring a bit of muscle to remove. I read here that JC suggested leaving the top off since the stuff wouldn't evaporate, get hard, etc. So I left the tops off of two zap-a-gap bottles: one thin, one medium. Both have dried rock hard in about a 6 month time.
Any recommendations on the best way to buy, store, and deal with super glues for tying? This stuff ain't cheap. I just lost most of a 4 ounce bottle and a one ounce bottle.
Thanks for any wisdom.
Diane
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hmmmm, I wonder about applying some petroleum jelly on the threads of the container?
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Inside a Zip Lock bag in the refrigerator.
Regards,
FK
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Model airplane builders have no problem with such glues--they use a very small teflon tube sold in model shops. You remove the ca glue cap insert the tube to the bottom and a inch or so out of the bottle. After using,the glue will harden in the very tip of the tube. You cut that dry part off and use the glue again. Keep cutting as you use the glue and replace the tube when it gets too short. Teflon will not stick to the bottle.
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Bill
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Diane,
I had the same trouble with the tops sticking, threw away lots of the stuff because I couldn't get it open.
Saw a tip in a book about leaving the caps off.
I don't know what happened with yours. Mine sits, open, on the fly tying bench. Never had any dry up. I do use it regularly, and it only lasts me about a year before it's all gone.
Good Luck!
Buddy
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Diane... I have used Zap-a-Gap in the past and didn't like it. I have gone to Loc-Tite now that I get at Wally's World and have not had a problem with it at all. Just another thing to look at...
Mike
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There is no greater fan of flyfishing than the worm.
Patrick McManus
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I'm with Mike...the Loc-tite container seems to work quite well...note you can get it in a liquid or gel.
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Thanks, folks. Excellent ideas, the teflon tubes and loc-tite. I appreciate the advise.
Diane
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Hi Diane,
I use a lot of Zap a Gap. I get it in
the 25 second thick viscosity. Works well
on my foamies and gives me enough time to
adjust a foam body before it sets up.
Bill's suggestion for the teflon tubes
works well. I went with a plastic tube from
a windex bottle though. I cut the tip of
my bottle to accept the plastic tube as a
tight fit with the end stopping just shy of
the bottom of the bottle. It allows me to
just squeeze the bottle and bring up a wee
drop of adhesive to the tip without trying
to displace the air in the bottle. Works
well for me. Also, I keep a pair of pliars
handy to my bench. I have yet to find a cap
that could defy them.*G* Warm regards, Jim
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FWIW..the tradesmen st work use a lot of super glue. They use the type that comes in a tube, as a tube of toothe paste....and they keep it in the refridgerator.
I took a tube home 2 years ago and keep it in the butter slot in our fridge. Still, after 2 years, she's good!
Jeremy.