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| Author: | j.Brown [ Fri Mar 02, 2007 3:21 am ] |
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Has anyone used or know much about the titebond UV? I've been building with light/yellow woods and those last glue spots are always hard to find on it. I was thinking that using the UV glue would help a lot in making sure that extra bit of glue was off. I'm wondering if anyone has experience with it. Does it act like regular titebond? -j. |
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| Author: | 1bordeaux [ Fri Mar 02, 2007 4:04 am ] |
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Aren't they referring to UV resistant for exposure to outside light? Paul |
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| Author: | j.Brown [ Fri Mar 02, 2007 4:28 am ] |
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No, it is supposed to be similar chemically to the original titebond, but has a UV additive so that it shows up under a blacklight. If you have a blacklight, you can use it to make sure you get all the traces of glue off of the areas you don't want it. This would help in lessening the chance of glue surprises when finishing. I was just hoping to hear if anyone has used this for instrument building. -j. |
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| Author: | Dave Rickard [ Fri Mar 02, 2007 4:53 am ] |
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Sounds interesting, I use regular titebond. I've never seen the UV titebond. |
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| Author: | Bruce Dickey [ Fri Mar 02, 2007 5:03 am ] |
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I've seen it in their website which is Franklin Glues not Titebond. Yes, it's supposed to be visible under UV lamp, but still retain all the properties of the glue. You can find this all on their website. I went to the Franklin White Titebond for guitars to get away from the yellowing dried glue which doesn't look as nice as a more clear translucent white glue. That said, I still use hot hide glue for bridges, and dovetails, and sometimes, top braces. |
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| Author: | j.Brown [ Fri Mar 02, 2007 5:54 am ] |
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The spec sheets look idendtical, so maybe I'll pick some up at the Woodcraft blowout this weekend. It says its a cream color and not yellow, so maybe it will dry a little more transparent than the yellow, too. Who knows.... -j. |
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| Author: | Barry Daniels [ Fri Mar 02, 2007 5:56 am ] |
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I've never had a problem with glue spots on guitars. They get scraped and sanded sufficiently to remove all glue residue. I see the UV glue being more applicable to cabinet-making where you don't sand so much. |
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| Author: | Kevin Gallagher [ Fri Mar 02, 2007 6:33 am ] |
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Franklin has offered that UV exposed glue for a while now and I've gotten samples of it and tried it out. The UV feature does come in handy fro making sure you's gotten all residue off the guitar's sufaces and along all joints before beginning your finish process. I don't typically use Titebond on my guitars, but since the UV stuff is the same formula as original Titebond, it works great in all the same applications. I've seen a few small gue spots under finish on guitars built by the very best builders on the planet and for more than $10k a pop so even the best guys miss a tiny spot on occasion and this will certainly help to avoid that. The UV additive doesn't affect it adhesive properties at all. You'll most likely have to order it from a vendor, though since i've not found it on a shelf anywhere to date. Regards, Kevin Gallagher/Omega Guitars |
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| Author: | j.Brown [ Fri Mar 02, 2007 7:59 am ] |
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Thanks for the info Kevin! -j. |
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| Author: | Bruce Dickey [ Fri Mar 02, 2007 8:32 am ] |
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Franklin will clue you in to vendors in your area. Closest to me with the white titebond was Tulsa. So the UV would be similar, they know to whom they've shipped it recently. Hey Kevin, how you doing? |
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| Author: | Robbie O'Brien [ Fri Mar 02, 2007 11:07 am ] |
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Rockler has the Titebond UV stuff in the quart size on sale for $4.99 |
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| Author: | j.Brown [ Sat Mar 03, 2007 1:53 am ] |
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Looks like I have to go to Rockler. Sweet. Thats half price. I'd better pick up a small bottle to transfer to as well. -j. |
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| Author: | 1bordeaux [ Sat Mar 03, 2007 2:25 am ] |
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Hey guys, It's called "Titebond Fluorescent Glue " on the Rockler site. Paul |
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