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Large Zap a Gap CA bottle...

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Well, I splurged and bought the $10 large bottle Zap a Gap. Oops, should have stayed small, looks like.... No brush, just a snap on cap over a big dropper. There's a microtip but no cap for that. Can I put the microtip on and plug it with a pin, or will the CA dry up on me that way? Suggestions by anyone who has used the large bottle would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

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The little bottle usually dries up on me after the first use, and that’s with sealing things to the best of my ability.

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You can always decant some of that large bottle into a smaller one that comes equipped with a cap with brush but I learned long ago to only use smaller size CA glues since no matter what you do, when it finally kicks off on you - you lose whatever remains.

Even though I used lots of super glue as a commercial tyer I just couldn’t use it fast enough so the larger bottles were just wasted...

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dont know if it will help with your glue  but i use liquid fusion and i store the bottle upside down [point down] and it helps alot

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I’ve found this DAP Rapidfuse to be the most economical, long lasting CA glue.  It never seems to dry out in the bottle, has a pretty decent applicator and sticks good.  At less than $6 per bottle that lasts me more than a year and is good to the last drop, it is a bargain.

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36 minutes ago, Sandan said:

maybe a little too late but....

From what I gather my new $10 four oz bottle of zap a gap will be crystallized soon enough...

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2 minutes ago, chugbug27 said:

From what I gather my new $10 four oz bottle of zap a gap will be crystallized soon enough...

🤦

Sorry chugbug :(

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Dollar Tree CA glue for flies. I turn pens and use a hand drill to clean out the nozzle of the small bottles of CA glue for pen finishes.

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I've had my current 4oz bottle of stickfast flexible ca glue for over a year my bottle of medium is at 2+ years old both are still doing well. I did have to buy a new cap for the flex as I poked the old one with a bodkin.

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Pick up some of these.
They don't clog as easily and just cut off a bit of the tip when it does clog.
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