CA?
 

Hi... Need help with CA (Glue)... Is there one CA (Glue) that's better than most. I use thin and medium. What is the best way to store both when not in use?...... This came up at the field yesterday and some of the guys used different methods to store CA but no one could say one was better than another brand???????

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as far as I am concerned one brand is like another....I store mine in the fridge

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I picked up some Pica CA a couple of years ago. The bottle design was the best I'd ever seen. It's been entirely clog-free, and been a joy to work with. Now that Pica is defunct, Mercury is using their bottle design. That's the company I'll be buying from when I need more.

I keep mine in the fridge, which seems to extend its life.

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agree with the above, choose by the package.
i rarely finish the bottle, it dries before it ends so im buying the smallest 1 oz bottles.

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I swear by Mercury.....

stays liquid for long periods(in the bottle I mean).. great bottle...

Works great...

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I use the Bob Smith CA. I like it as a CA and they sell it in an 8 oz bottle which allows me to refill my smaller bottle and saves me money by not having to buy a lot of smaller bottles. As mentioned, I keep it in the fridge and I have never had any issues with it getting old and ruined. Good Luck, Dave

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You lucky guysI can't use CA. I have even tried the ordorless and I still can't breath the next day. So gorilla wood glue, titebond and epoxy for me.

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I like (Goldberg's ) Jet....it reminds me of Hot Stuff (anyone else remember that? :D 8 bucks for 1/2 oz. in 1976 was a lot of $ )
Just started a bottle of Mercury thin...seems to work well too...

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Yep, I used Hot Stuff back then too.

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I did too when I could use CA. Geeze, seems like a long time ago. could it be 25+ years?

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Found some interesting reading IMO
http://www.mercuryadhesives.com/MercuryFAQ.htm
What major distributors are carrying this brand? I would like to give them a try.

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Most of the CA we use is actually made by 3M. The marketing guys just blend the base stock a little and bottle it.

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Horizon carries it
http://search.horizonhobby.com/index...d=11E17DB79D50

or you can order it from Atlanta Hobby.
www.atlantahobby.com

There are others, but those are some I know of....
I get mine at Atlanta Hobby......