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| Author: | Mike Lindstrom [ Wed Jan 28, 2015 8:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | CA glue question |
Last week, I fixed a chipped finish by filing with CA and scraping and polishing. But my first try was frustrating as my thin CA was vary thick and slow curing. A new bottle of thin and everything was great. My question - Can I thin the aged CA back to a usable thin consistency, or am I better off relabeling it as thick? Thanks, Mike |
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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Wed Jan 28, 2015 8:58 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: CA glue question |
I would never trust thinned CA (even if I knew how). I usually just label it thick, and keep fresh stuff on hand. Also, I buy the smallest bottles I can find, so I know it's fresh, and then keep them in airtight glass bottles to minimize the adsorption of moisture by the glue. |
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| Author: | kencierp [ Wed Jan 28, 2015 9:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: CA glue question |
Best to just discard CA that has turned the corner $.02 |
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| Author: | Hesh [ Wed Jan 28, 2015 9:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: CA glue question |
I'd pitch it too so as to not have any issues down the road. We use a lot of CA for various things but have yet to ever kill a bottle when it was still usable meaning the viscosity that it was originally said to be. So small bottles from a source that goes through a lot of it (sales) is a good idea too. CA is hygroscopic and once the bottle has been opened it absorbs moisture. As such and this is something that I learned from OLF sponsor Rick with Gear Up Products is that once the bottle has been opened sticking it in the fridge will likely let it absorb mositure faster than simply keeping it in room temp, dry place. By the way we have been trying some of Rick's excellent products that I believe we sourced from Jescar (the fret wire people) and we like it a great deal. |
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| Author: | Joe Beaver [ Wed Jan 28, 2015 12:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: CA glue question |
OK, odd man out here. (That's never happened to me) I have in a pinch added some acetone to a thicken bottle of CA. It worked fine. I wouldn't use it for a structural bond but a fill? You betcha. I may pay a price, time will tell. |
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| Author: | Colin North [ Wed Jan 28, 2015 12:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: CA glue question |
+1 for chuck it. If there's any doubt, why use something on a guitar that might cost you more work down the road. |
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| Author: | Mike Lindstrom [ Thu Jan 29, 2015 6:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: CA glue question |
Thanks for the advice. I learned something and it's only 5:00 A.M. Now I need a new goal for the day. |
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