Things I learned about CA this weekend...
 

I have glued what needs to be glued on my DuraPlane Trainer with no issues (there really isn't much). It was too hot to mess with covering in the garage this weekend (I need to move the shop to the basement soon) so I figured I'd sit on the back deck, spend some time with the Mrs, and build a field box.

Things I learned...
#1 - Don't use CA after a few adult beverages. In addition to not being able to drive, wine makes you forget to not touch the clear liquid until it dries.
#2 - CA dries on skin 1,000 times faster than it does on wood.
#3 - Don't open a CA bottle with your mouth.

The good news is my wife got a kick out of watching me. :)

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well our secretary at work thought her small bottle of fingernail CA was her visene bottle, oh man. talk about pain!

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I hope this is a sick joke[:o]

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Oh, I hope your Joking!

I feel your pain with CA. I've stuck my fingers to anything and everything possible with that glue.

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OUCH!!!!



A CA Lesson I learned recently.

NEVER EVER work with plastic lensed glasses around CA fumes.
CA adheres to plastic lenses VERY WELL.
Acetone melts plastic lenses.

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Oh. Good to know. I would have never thought about that.

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The fumes will permanently fog over plastics and other substances. CA fuming is a method used to lift fingerprints from materials like cloth. Just remember not to wear or touch anything that you wouldn't want messed up unless you've cleaned your hands or materials off first.

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Followup:

- Use GLASS lensed glasses around CA fumes.
- Acetone does remove CA fogging on glass lenses.
- Acetone does not affect glass.

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If you have fingerprints or any oils on your lenses, make sure you don't let the fumes get near them. You will have a permanent print or marking on them that acetone will not remove.

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yeah she really accidently put the CA in her eye, no joke at all, it was pretty bad. she was in the hospital for a day and off work for 2 days.

I never let my kids touch the stuff either

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You also need to keep CA away from any open cuts as it might cause an infection. Just ask my son, who is still taking his pills to clear up the infection. Good Luck, Dave

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Eh...


CA was developed to help close battlefield cuts.

An open cut, can be closed with CA just fine.


When my daughter was 3 a doctor applied CA to close up a nasty gash she had in her hand.

She was pretrified about the possibility of needing stiches... none were needed thanks to CA.


The stuff used is merely colored with dye, but it's the same stuff we employ on our planes, in a thin formulation. ( I asked! ).


I've also had doctors tell me that even the commercial stuff we use can be employed in an emergency with no problems.


Infection is not caused by CA.

CA is fairly destructive to organisms.

An open cut however invites all sorts of things if it is not cleaned and closed, but CA itself is not a problem.

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An easy and effective way to get CA to set is to misalign the parts being glued. I have found this method of accelerating to be 100% effective.

Terry

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I was building a plane and accidentally CA'd my finger to my plane pretty good. My girlfriend happened to be with me at the time, so I told her to go get the debonder out of the tool closet. So she goes to the closet and starts looking for it. After a while, she yells back and says, "I can't find any debonder, but I found something called kicker!" I and just yelled back at her, "NOOOOOO, Not that!!!!"

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CA on my hands is somewhat common, just make sure you dont spray kicker on yur had , it will really burn :D

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I to had always thought that CA was used in place of stiches. It is possible that he picked up something in the short time between the razor cut and the CA coming in contact with the cut. I do know that in a period of about 2 hours his thumb turned bright red in color and lines were heading up his arm, hence his trip to the ER. The Doctor told us that is was most likley a chemical reaction between his blood and the CA, which at the very least should be a warning to all modelers to make sure that any cut is cleaned up and protected before continuing work on a model. Good Luck, Dave

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try not to hold any sheeting in place and glue it from the backside,ca has a mind of its own it seeks out skin.and wood grain fingerprints are a little embarrassing.

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Infections are caused by bacteria and viruses. Allergic reactions are caused by chemicals. It is possible that bactria can be trapped in a cut that wasn't cleaned proir to CA bonding, but nothing that will show up within a couple of hours. Your son merely had an allergic reaction, which by no means is good, but not an infection.

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I hope he is all right.

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I got some running off a model and trying to drip from my little finger this weekend until it got hit with the kicker. Now THAT gets hot!! Left a blister on my finger!

Also, I frequently have my fingers glued to the plane, but gently rolling the finger back and forth will peel it off without leaving skin behind. I've also found that soaking in a hot bathtub and rubbing your fingers together will work it off fairly quickly.


Tom

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He has finished his pills and is doing great. It has all cleared up with no ill effects. As we speak, he is back to building his plane, except he will get knocked out by his mom if he cuts himself again and does not clean it up prior to continuing work on his plane. Thanks Dave

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I can add a #4...

When teaching someone to build an ARF, don't let them build on your kitchen table. Use a good stand or work bench.

I wasn't paying attention when he added glue to the dowls for the wings. The CA ran down the side of the fuse. He commented how the CA flowed like water...missed that clue...But by the time I figured it out, it was time to flip the fuse over and do the landing gear, but the fuse now weighed about 50 pounds. The bottom of the fuse and my kitchen table were now one...Good thing I wasn't married then, or I wouldn't be able to use the kitchen table now...[8D]LOL

LLD

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#5
Don't hold the bottle up to your face and squeeze to see if the hole is blocked[:@]