new goop

[sandfly]

can be thinned and brushed on wader seams that leak. have a pair of hodgeman boot-foot that are over 12 years of age and still work..

[dave potts]

What do you thin it with? Will acetone work? How about lacquer thinner?

[James Smith]

I've always used toluene to thin Goop. You can usually pick it up at the big bix stores, but be very careful when working with this stuff. It can be dangerous and should only be used in a well ventilated area using protective gloves and goggles.

Jim Smith

[Uncle Jesse]

I've always used toluene to thin Goop. You can usually pick it up at the big bix stores, but be very careful when working with this stuff. It can be dangerous and should only be used in a well ventilated area using protective gloves and goggles.
Jim Smith

Keep in mind if you have the wrong type glove, the toulene might melt them also. And about the well ventilated area, 1 stick of dynamite has about 2,000 BTU's, 1 lb. of toulene is 18,500 BTU's. If you left it in a warm confined area where it would evaporate and ignite all the vapors simutaneously it would have similar effects. Be careful. I just noticed the last T in TNT is for Toulene.

[AlbaSurf]

And isn't it difficult to "thin" goop? The type I have is for repairing furniture and it is super-thick! I can't imagine the amount of mixing it would take to get it to a thinner consistency - and then how long do you have before it sets up/dries?

Karli-Rae

*edited for clarity

[Uncle Jesse]

A small glass or resistant (I would guess polyethylene would work) plastic container and a popsicle stick will do the job nicely. It has to be tightly sealed or you get a goop bottom to your container. If you put the toulene in a rigid plastic container, it may melt the container also.

[BigPhish]

You can add a steel ball inside to gently shake to prepere to thinning it down. Makes it more uniform and quicker.