Mixing different thicknesses of CA glue

[eppen]

Hi all

Just have a quick question if I can mix different consistencies of CA glue
I use EZ Bond and I have run out of medium but have a lot of thin and thick.
Could it work if I mixed them to make my own medium.

Best

Anthony


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[mallinpens]

I'd use several coats of thin and call it good.

 

[jttheclockman]

Why would you do that?? Just use the thick and use a few less coats. I would let it cure on its own though.

 

[eppen]

Why would you do that?? Just use the thick and use a few less coats. I would let it cure on its own though.

I guess my go to base coat was always medium but good point on the thick


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[mallinpens]

Like I say in one of my YouTube videos...everyone and their mama does CA differently. I look at it like painting a house...several thin coats vs one thick coat...though, I guess as long as the house gets painted, it's all good.

 

[TonyL]

I do not see why not, but I am not a chemist: Here is their contact info:
Toll Free: 1-866-239-2663
Fax: (949) 900-6885
E-mail: sales@e-zbond.com

 

[BCnabe]

I use Mercury Flex CA and talked with the folks that make it and they said it is not an issue mixing thin and thick to create a consistency that you like as long as it is the same brand and type of CA.

Their thin CA is about 20 cps and their medium is 300 cps. I find the thick to be too thick at times (leaves ridges).

I've mixed my own bottles so that I have some at about 160 cps (25% medium/75% thin) and one at about 240 cps (75% medium/25% thin). I typically do a few coats of thin CA and then 6-10 coats of the 160 cps. On open grain woods I'll use a few coats of 240. I rarely use the medium 300 on it's own.

 

[DrD]

After much experimenting with finding a good finish for "oily" woods, it appears to me I get less chance of oil from inside the blank "bleeding" out and ruining/compromising the finish if the first 2 or 3 "sealing" coats are done with thin CA. I know this is different from the GluBoost and perhaps other protocols, but it continues to work for me. Your mileage will most probably vary.

 

[mallinpens]

After much experimenting with finding a good finish for "oily" woods, it appears to me I get less chance of oil from inside the blank "bleeding" out and ruining/compromising the finish if the first 2 or 3 "sealing" coats are done with thin CA. I know this is different from the GluBoost and perhaps other protocols, but it continues to work for me. Your mileage will most probably vary.

Agree. 100%.

 

[Woodchipper]

Oily woods- wipe with acetone or DNA before applying CA. Just use what you have. Chemical engineer told me the difference in the glues is the viscosity- same glue otherwise.