CA dispensing

I'm assuming that most brands of CA glue are about the same. But what about the bottle/dispenser? I've started buying the tiny bottles because the spouts on even the medium size bottles get all gummed up or clogged before I can use the entire contents. We've got Stop Loss bags for finishes; what do we do for CA glue?

 

If you buy star bond you often get extra caps. Then when one gets gummed up you can drop it in a bottle with acetone in it to dissolve the funk while you use the fresh cap on your bottle. After the acetone soak the funky one is good as new.

 

Ditto Kent. Works like a charm. - J

 

If you buy pints from Starbond you get both extra bottles and caps plus the micro applicator tips.

 

Wipe the nozzle with a piece of coffee filter and acetone. If it gets plugged up, I use a small micro drill to ream out the old glue.

 

Lyle Jamieson recently had a YouTube video where he claimed you can leave the caps off CA glue without any problems as long as you keep it away from the accelerator ❓❓❓


View: https://youtu.be/Sx8RaqeEjl0

 

I don't cap mine, I just leave the micro tip on

 

I stopped putting caps on about 5 years ago and no problem as a result

 

What a simple solution for a self-created problem. And to think I’ve been fighting this for decades.

 

Me too - no caps. I have micro-tips on the thin, not on thicker (personal preference of how I use the CA). After use, I squeeze the bottle to get any excess out of the tip (either squeeze it out or suck it back down into the bottle, depending on what it wants to do).

 

If you leave the caps off just make sure and clear the tube or it will plug up for sure.

 

Whenever I leave the cap off I have a plugged cap. Before I put the bottle down I squeeze it a couple of times in an upright position to make sure there's no glue in the tip, and wipe off any excess on the outside. At least 50% of the time when I go back the bottle is welded shut. I have a tiny drill in my foredom tool most of the time to re-open the tip. Wish I knew what you guys were doing differently! I'm using the Satellite City glue and bottles, but have also used Starbond.

 

I'm with Roger. For a while I was using a little plastic pipette that would keep in a little bottle of acetone. I would dip that in the bottle of ca glue and when I was done I'd just rinse basically, suck up and spit out the acetone a few times and then leave it in there. Not sure why I stopped that actually.

 

Like Dave and John said .Another thing to try is tap the bottle on a hard surface a few times then squeeze to see if tube is clear.. If not try the tap again.

 

I also use Starbond, with microtips on the thinner viscosities, never use a cap, try to remember to clear the nozzle when I'm finished using it. Occasionally the nozzles will plug. I have accumulated enough extra tips and nozzles that I just throw the plugged one away.

I store bottles that I don't use as often in a jar with desiccant. Moisture is involved with the curing mechanism, so a drier atmosphere should help extend the shelf life. Sam's Club sells Jif peanut butter in tall jars. I use them since the CA bottles will fit even with the microtips attached.

 

Cool

We dont need no stinking caps!!!!!

 

great idea i just figured out this year....

open caps on CA bottles

best thing that happened this year!!!!!

 

I read somewhere that CA can/should be stored refrigerated

I have been refrigerating for bout a year...no probs