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Gary Stadler (Boogiethecat) (68.7.217.217)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 19, 2003 - 8:58 pm: | |
No pun... have you had the same experience as I, using caulk gun tubes of stuff like PL400, liquid nails, etc and never being able to seal the end of the tube well enough when you're done, so when you come back days or weeks later to use some more it's hopelessly hardened in the tip?
I FINALLY figured out how to do it!! Just paint or dip a little ABS sewer pipe cement all over the blob of construction achesive that's left on the tip, and a little bit down the tube of the caulking gun when you quit. The ABS cement will dry quickly and make a perfect air and solvent-tight seal for the tip of the tube. Days later just crack it off and glue away!
Cheers
Gary |
jmaxwell (66.42.92.1)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 19, 2003 - 11:28 pm: | |
They make condoms for the nozzles, true story. I use them (on the tube nozzles that is)!!! |
TomNPat (66.82.9.26)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, February 20, 2003 - 2:14 am: | |
Gary,
Another 'medal' that should be awarded to you. I've tried saran wrap, the little plastic caps, nails & screws, etc,etc,etc, and none work.
If you had an MCI I'd say your record was perfect! ha ha ha. Thanks for another great piece of information.
TomNPat |
Peter Broadribb (Madbrit) (170.215.59.159)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, February 20, 2003 - 3:32 am: | |
Another tip for sealants is to have an old refridgerator in the garage and put them in there to keep them cool. I found this very necessary living in Arizona as silicon sealants didn't last more than a few weeks even with a screw cap. They hardened and cracked the cap. I keep touch-up paints in there too along with thread lock and pipe cements.
Don't forget to leave room for the beer!!
Peter. |
Rick (12.250.237.189)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, February 20, 2003 - 12:59 pm: | |
The boot from an old spark plug wire works great too |
Scott Whitney (66.82.9.14)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, February 20, 2003 - 2:05 pm: | |
One thing I learned. . . Don't leave Liquid Nails out in the rain. The cardboard tube gets wet and when you try to use it, it bursts out the side. Guess it is common sense not to leave stuff out in the rain, but I didn't think it would harm that stuff . . . Other sealers in plastic tubes seem to have no trouble with getting wet.
BTW, if you let the cardboard tubes dry out again - they work fine.
Scott |
Henry R. Bergman, Jr. (Henryofcj) (65.194.145.54)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, February 20, 2003 - 3:48 pm: | |
Also found that it is not a good idea to place the very cold/frozen tubes of various stinky gunks in a container on the wood stove in the winter.
Even though they are in a water bath, they usually stick to high heaven when they get warm. Can cook on the wood stove, but can NOT reheat glue stuff.
Because....well, they smell like glue. Maybe this the source of my insanity for Crowns? He he he....could be. Thanks Gary and others...and...
CROWNS FOREVER!!! Henry of CJ. |
Peter (Sdibaja) (66.123.253.71)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, February 21, 2003 - 3:30 pm: | |
cooking glue? is that what the kids do these days?
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Peter |