When glue escapes!

[DurocShark]

Note to self: Don't let your CA get over a year old.

This pic is on a shelf at my in-laws. Whoops! (This is the second bottle that's done this in the past couple months. The other was the same brand but Thick. I think I need to make more pens!)

 

[randyrls]

Yep had it happen to me too! Now I keep the CA in a plastic paint bucket.

 

[MarkD]

I keep all the chemicals I use on a plastic tray. If there is an issue it stays contained in the tray.

 

[kenlicciardello]

Happened to me a couple of times. Pretty soon I won't be able to use the workbench because there are so many thing glued to it.

 

[kovalcik]

Was it really that yellow or is that just a trick of the lighting?

 

[DurocShark]

It was really that yellow. Age.

 

[eldee]

I've had some very old CA, but I've never had it turn yellow before.

 

[TellicoTurning]

That's why I buy all of my glue from Ed Brown and only in small 2 oz bottles... doesn't last all that long (gets used up pretty fast)

 

[tim self]

I guess I use more glue than most. I always buy 8 oz and keep the unused in the fridge (but it's usually gone in 6 months). Yes I've had it change color as it ages but if usable it still cures clear.

 

[DurocShark]

Just to be clear, this post was in NO WAY meant to reflect negatively on any vendor. I just realized it may be perceived that way.

This bottle was bought right after I got here in California. So probably more like 2 years old. Or more. Stored in an uncooled/heated garage.

What happened is my own fault.

I bought the big bottles because when I was in CO, I was going through it pretty quick. But since getting here in CA with no shop, I'm using a WHOLE lot less because I'm not making nearly as many pens as I was. Or other things, for that matter.

My "outdoor shop" is more or less functional, so I'm getting back in, slowly.

 

[Haynie]

You can always call it an installation art piece, give it a fancy anti government title, and sell it.