Members ThisIsMyFirstRodeo Posted Saturday at 06:03 PM Members Report Posted Saturday at 06:03 PM Hey all, Ok, at least it’s not a completely noob question this time… I’m using weldwood as my contact cement, and as I reach the bottom of the can, it seems like it is much more viscous and more difficult to use for small/delicate/detail places. I’m sure that this is from not having stirred the can enough when it was full, but it is the first canned cement I have used (previously used the squeeze tubes of Barge). Learning curve and all… Anyway, is there a way to thin the cement to a more desirable/usable viscosity? TIA for the advice, and may you never burn your bacon! 😉 — AZR Quote
CFM chuck123wapati Posted Saturday at 06:26 PM CFM Report Posted Saturday at 06:26 PM acetone Quote Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms. “I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!
Members Dwight Posted Saturday at 06:45 PM Members Report Posted Saturday at 06:45 PM What he ^^^^ said May God bless, Dwight Quote If you can breathe, . . . thank God. If you can read, . . . thank a teacher. If you are reading this in English, . . . thank a veteran. www.dwightsgunleather.com
toxo Posted Saturday at 09:00 PM Report Posted Saturday at 09:00 PM I'm never sure which one does what! I'll try one after the other until it gets the job done. I'll always try the thinners first, the toluene usually does it. This is the one I use to thin the contact stuff. I don't use it often so I'll usually pour a little if this on top of the glue before I put it away. It is an animal though, The other day I found a small plastic glass that I had left a glue brush in with some thinners was just a puddle. The white spirit is best for removing the white leather marker lines. Acetone is last. Quote
Members dikman Posted Saturday at 09:27 PM Members Report Posted Saturday at 09:27 PM I use Xylene, a bit like Toluene. Nasty stuff but it works (the fumes are......exhilarating). Quote Machines wot I have - Singer 51W59; Singer 331K4; Seiko STH-8BLD; Pfaff 335; CB4500. Chinese shoe patcher; Singer 201K (old hand crank)
Members ThisIsMyFirstRodeo Posted yesterday at 06:26 PM Author Members Report Posted yesterday at 06:26 PM So solvents in general it sounds like. Well, I have acetone on hand, so I’ll give that a shot and see what happens. Worst case, I lose a couple dollars worth of cement. Thanks guys! — AZR Quote
Members ThisIsMyFirstRodeo Posted 2 hours ago Author Members Report Posted 2 hours ago 2 follow-up questions: — After thinning, do I need to wait before using it? — And should I expect any difference in how it works? I added acetone to the cement can, and I *think* I stirred it in well enough, to an even consistency with no liquid pooling. Definitely thinner, though I am on the fence about thinning further. But, as a tester, I glued up a small tab for a box (maybe ½ sq.in. if it matters), and something seemed… different somehow. Wish I had the words to describe it. Thanks again, — AZR Quote
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