Ted iin Michigan
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I saw that Ed and Dawn were carrying a new line of CA (GluBoost). I switched from Stick Fast (which I learned on) to E-Z Bond a while back. I had issues with Stick Fast going "bad" over time and am quite satisfied with E-Z Bond but I am always looking for new stuff so I ordered 2 oz plus a can of accelerator.
Kind of a mixed bag of results. First a disclaimer - I ONLY used thin Glu-Boost which is NOT what they recommend. I've been a "thin only" guy for a long time and thought their instructions to use thin & medium were unnecessary (maybe not).
First impressions were excellent. I REALLY like the design of the bottle. It's an excellent applicator and even has a little nail in the cap that sticks down into the tip to keep it from clogging. Little things like that make a difference. I'm keeping the bottle whether I use Glu-Boost or something else. The CA went on well. Very fluid application and at first it didn't seem to need much in the way of accelerator. So I did my normal which is 7-8 coats on 2 test pens.
Then came the learning curve. My normal is to wet sand from 600 through 2000 and then polish to a high gloss. I sanded through the finish on the first 2 pens. Hardly ever have that issue with E-Z Bond. After sanding off and reapplying, I got the high gloss finish I wanted. Just paid attention to insuring each coat was "dry" before proceeding. Which is the next observation: I seemed to need to use a lot of the Glu-Boost accelerator. In fact, I used up a whole can of it on the 2 oz bottle. Actually less than the 2 oz because I experimented with Stick Fast accelerator which seemed to work much better.
The resulting finish is as good as I get with E-Z Bond. It polishes well and looks to be as hard and durable as I want and expect.
Comments welcome - also looking to hear your results with Glu-Boost.
Kind of a mixed bag of results. First a disclaimer - I ONLY used thin Glu-Boost which is NOT what they recommend. I've been a "thin only" guy for a long time and thought their instructions to use thin & medium were unnecessary (maybe not).
First impressions were excellent. I REALLY like the design of the bottle. It's an excellent applicator and even has a little nail in the cap that sticks down into the tip to keep it from clogging. Little things like that make a difference. I'm keeping the bottle whether I use Glu-Boost or something else. The CA went on well. Very fluid application and at first it didn't seem to need much in the way of accelerator. So I did my normal which is 7-8 coats on 2 test pens.
Then came the learning curve. My normal is to wet sand from 600 through 2000 and then polish to a high gloss. I sanded through the finish on the first 2 pens. Hardly ever have that issue with E-Z Bond. After sanding off and reapplying, I got the high gloss finish I wanted. Just paid attention to insuring each coat was "dry" before proceeding. Which is the next observation: I seemed to need to use a lot of the Glu-Boost accelerator. In fact, I used up a whole can of it on the 2 oz bottle. Actually less than the 2 oz because I experimented with Stick Fast accelerator which seemed to work much better.
The resulting finish is as good as I get with E-Z Bond. It polishes well and looks to be as hard and durable as I want and expect.
Comments welcome - also looking to hear your results with Glu-Boost.