CA glue---all the same?

[John Formsma]

Tom,

I've had the same experience with the Loc-Tite stuff.  Now I'm using
Dryburgh's, and have been very pleased with it.  I buy it in a 4 oz
bottle and keep it in the freezer.

JF

On 8/2/07, Tom Sivak <tvaktvak at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> List
>
> Is there any difference in the quality of various brands of CA glue?
>
> I have been using Lock-Tite Super Glue, and whereas it seems to work fine
> for various repairs, I have had a couple of pinblock treatments that didn't
> take.  I used A LOT of it, too.  It seems as thin a viscosity as the glue
> available from Schaff or the local hobby shop, so I don't think that is the
> problem.  I've been buying it because it's available at the hardware store
> down the street, and I like that it comes in such small bottles.
>
> But I've noticed that my eyes don't water when I use it.  Today I bought a
> different brand of CA from the hobby shop, and man! I had to leave the area
> for awhile, it was so gaseously toxic!
>
> I had initially thought that the last two pinblocks were just too far gone
> and that the glue couldn't make an impact.  Now, I'm starting to think that
> the Lock-Tite glue might be weaker.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Thanks,
> Tom Sivak
> Chicago