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  • Re: Gorilla Glue Thinner?

    From JimM1953@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jul 23 17:32:15 2022
    I just now had the same problem. I had to pop off the cap and remove the dried up glue inside the cap ( there are two part to the cap so I'd take the second part off also, the one that fit's the bottle and the pop up section separate too). My initial
    problem turned into a secondary problem...I found the glue inside getting thick. I screwed the cap back on and squeezed the bottle and noticed there was air blowing out of the cap even when closed up tight. Cap is worthless as far as keeping air out. I
    removed the cap and found another cap without a pop up that sealed tight. Only going to use the pop up cap when I actually use it and keep the other cap on it when storing away. Now I have to find something to use to dilute the glue to make it not so
    thick after the original cap failed to keep air out!

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  • From JimM1953@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jul 24 03:02:11 2022
    Try a small amount in an old bottle cap and mix...if it doesn't work you wouldn't have messed up the whole bottle. So far all I've found on thinning(softening) the glue is submerge the bottle in hot water till it softens enough to use it . If it still in
    a slightly thickened state use a long wooden stick to scoop it out and smear onto the project. I save old Popsicle and corn dog sticks for those kinds of purposes.

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  • From pyotr filipivich@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jul 26 07:56:58 2022
    JimM1953 <[email protected]> on Sun, 24 Jul
    2022 03:02:11 +0000 typed in rec.woodworking the following:
    Try a small amount in an old bottle cap and mix...if it doesn't
    work you wouldn't have messed up the whole bottle. So far
    all I've found on thinning(softening) the glue is submerge
    the bottle in hot water till it softens enough to use it . If it
    still in a slightly thickened state use a long wooden stick to
    scoop it out and smear onto the project. I save old Popsicle
    and corn dog sticks for those kinds of purposes.

    Good tip on the coffee stirrers.

    And I'll have to try the warm water trick.

    Meanwhile I have been using a 1/2" brad point drill to bore down
    to the still soft stuff, then smear the mess on what I want glued.
    This is also not where it will matter how ugly the results look.




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