What is CA glue?

[Mike and Jane Spalding]

Pierre and Scott,

Maybe more important than brand, is how well the glue has been cared for, and how old it is.  CA has a shelf life.  The life can be shortened by exposing it to high temperatures.  I have had good Zap, and bad Zap.  The bad Zap had  spent it's life on the shelf at a hobby shop where they didn't know how long they'd had it in inventory.  The good Zap came from a different shop where they store their CA in a refrigerator.   This same store (Hobby Town USA, Fond du Lac Wisconsin) has a house brand of CA that sells for 2/3 of the price of Zap, and is just as good or better, because they get it direct from the manufacturer, and they make sure it is properly taken care of before you buy it.

hope this helps

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Scott Jackson <jurjens@ozemail.com.au>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2002 8:53 AM
Subject: Re: What is CA glue?


> Thank you Bill, for that in depth reply.
> The original question from Pierre Gevaert was:
> 
> What is CA glue? Are there different qualitys or brands that are  better to
> use?
> 
> So now we know that there are different thicknesses (qualities), but what
> about brands? Are they all the same? I specifically asked about 'Zap'
> brand, as i know that it is available close to home.
> 
> I am guessing from Pierre's email address that he is Belgium, and it may
> not be practical, nor probably legal to post chemicals overseas from U.S.
> suppliers, so details are helpful for tracking down something suitable in
> our respective countries.
> 
> 
> Scott Jackson (Wollongong, Australia)
> 
> 
> >
> >There are several brands of CA glue on the market. Don't buy what you
> >find in a hardware store. Hobby stores and the piano supply houses have
> >the kind useful in piano work. You need to have the 3 generally available
> >viscosities: ultra thin, medium and thick. They each have their place
> >which you must learn by practice and you must also learn which catalysts
> >to use and when.
> >
> >Bill Bremmer RPT
> >Madison, Wisconsin
> 
> 
> 
>