Glue for older keytops

hubert liverman hubertliverman at bellsouth.net
Tue Dec 26 10:14:50 MST 2006


Joe, you and are more in agreement here than you may think.
I will snip your post to keep bandwidth down, if you don't mind.> 
 
> "As for the olde glue, it was one of two: 1. keytop> material dissolved in acetone, (a very thick mixture)."
Yes, as I understood it from Dad the camphor acted as a quick drying agent. I have often thought that it was just a aroma addition to insure that you close the lid of the glue container. As I said the formula was non scientific :-)
2. "A glue similar to Duco Cement, except it was "thinned" with denatured alcohol." 
 I have used Amco Cement Thin Line and Dot from American Handicrafts for years, it is water soluble, in a tube and thinner than Duco as I remember.
 "A modern
> version is "SF Clear Glue, All Purpose", made by Snow Foam Products. It's
> available at "Crafts" stores and is used to glue Styrofoam. It's thinner is
> denatured alcohol, so I suspect it's the same stuff."
Thanks for this tip! 
> "Personally, I'd just CA those cheap puppies. Either that, or replace them
> and be done with it."
Your bottom line is just that and I can not disagree....

I hope everyone is still as stuffed as I am from yesterday!<G>

Hubert Liverman 
Opelika, AL

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