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I have watched some tiers on the tube say they are applying super glue to the fly and they appear to be using a glass jar, screw on lid with brush combo. The question is do you just squeeze CA glue into a varnish bottle and it stays runny if airtight, or do you buy some already in a container with brush applicator?

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Piker, I am wondering the same thing as you. I had a 1 oz bottle of zap-a-gap and the end got so screwed up that it was unusable and I poured it into one of my small paint jars for one of my airbrushes. The lid to the jar was air tight and I used it a couple times buy dipping my dubbing needle/bodkin into it. This went on for just a few days and then when I was going to dip into it again, the whole jar of glue was solid and useless and I had to throw it away. I hope that someone gives you an answer to your question and I don't think it was a silly one. Take Care, Tony

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Since I do not use a brush that doesn't seem affect / effect me. I use Gorilla super glue and an applicator I made or my bobkin. A bottle of this stuff has been sitting on my desk for over a year and still being used..

Murray

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After switching to 'Clear Cure Goo Hydro' i have not touched my CA glues at all, Sally even seems to be getting a back seat. Poor Sally.

 

Wonder if anyone else has switched to those hydro light cured products, not the thick gel but the watery stuff for heads and the such?

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  1. The brushable glue that I found was for gluing on false fingernails. It seemed to evaporate from the bottle, so I don't use it anymore. The regular bottle of superglue will ge a buildup of glue on the tip, but that can be taken off with a pair of needle nose pliers. Don't think I've ever had the glue set up in the regular bottles.

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I bought the little krazy glue pen a while back when I tossed my hardened zap-a-gap. Only a dollar for the brushable? Dang, I have been ripped because the little pen thingy cost over two dollars and is usually too scarey to use. If you press too hard your little drop of glue turns into a big mess. At least I didn't have another fly stuck in me....it was glued to me.... Take Care, Tony

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Cyanoacrylate adhesive is brilliant at what it meant for. BDR on soldiers! It was for sticking flesh together. It is also very cheap! Some years ago I knew a chemist that specialised in adhesives and he told me that the good stuff is only £1500 a tonne. The problem is you don't want a thousand kilos of the stuff. It has to be put into small containers. This is done in a nitrogen atmosphere, to stop the air activating it. Thats what makes it so expensive. It is also what prevents you from decanting it at home.

Cheers,

C.

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When I demo tie, I use CCG Hydro for my heads. It seems to work fine. For my own use, though, I still use regular head cement.

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I'll go with the video people not using the correct vernacular. I very much doubt they are using "super glue" ... the very fast setting type. I believe they might be using a quick set head cement of some type, but not true "super glue".

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That's what I thought at first but in some of Davie McPhails vids he uses both and is specific that he chooses Super glue over head cement giving reasons x, y and z

I was happy with my UV resin but it kept turning white on me when cured so I threw that out. I will take a plunge for a new resin but am waiting to see who to choose.

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When I demo tie, I use CCG Hydro for my heads. It seems to work fine. For my own use, though, I still use regular head cement.

 

What is the reason for that? Sorry just curious here, it is funny i didn't even order any 'Hydro' but they sent me two bottles of the stuff with a whole swag of applicators and stickers and i find it so much easier to use.

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@Piker: I was watching one of Davie McPhail's videos just. And, from what I saw, he uses brush on loctite or Tesco's own. I imagine if he's using a needle to do it. He puts a small puddle out on say a sticky note (that's what I use when model building) and uses a bodkin to apply the glue.

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