Glass glue jar with replaceable brushes

[esantoro]

Is it possible to buy a dark amber tinted glass glue jar (32 oz.) with replaceable brushes? I need two of these and don't want to buy a teflon coated pot.

ed

[esantoro]

An alternative to the glass jar is to refill the tin quart containers,but the brushes on the lids of those cans are made to fall off when the glue has run out or a bit earlier. I'd have to come up with a way to store a brush separately, in something like a spaghetti sauce jar with a half inch of contact cement in it, just enough to keep the brush in glue and from drying out and getting stiff.

Is there any disadvantage to refilling a can of one brand of cc with cc from another brand?

ed

[TimKleffner]

each brand of contact cement has it's own properties. I personally would not regularly mix brands of cement.

If you've run out of one brand and have bought another, I would not have a problem pouring another brand into an empty can of another.

Tim

[esantoro]

Once I run out of my stock of Tandy CC and Duall 88, I'd like to stick to buying gallon containers of XL-8, but I'll still need to reuse a few of the relatively empty Tandy and Duall 88 containers.

ed

each brand of contact cement has it's own properties. I personally would not regularly mix brands of cement.

If you've run out of one brand and have bought another, I would not have a problem pouring another brand into an empty can of another.

Tim

[rickeyfro]

Something I learned from a Chuck Burrows DVD might be of interest, Use an empty glue can containing the appropriate thinner for that brand, keep the current cans lid and brush in that can ( this keeps your brush free of built up glue and ready to use) keep the can of glue next to it with a cap with the brush removed, when you start your gluing project just switch caps, when finished put the brush/cap back on the thinner can and cap the glue.

[kevinhopkins]

Actually, we use the plastic ones in our shop, and keep separate glues in their own container... We've not had any problems with them at all over the years, and they don't break like the glass ones. Brushes are easily available. And I think the brushes actually fit the old glass bottles if I remember correctly... Keeping your cement thinned is the big deal tho, no matter what container you use.

Kevin

[cybertracy]

read a post here once and it works like a charm. Put your glue in an empty dishwashing bottle (Dawn is a perfect size). Just hold upside down & squeeze out directly onto your leather. I save coffee stir sticks to spread the glue. The squeeze top is MUCH easier to control, no waiting for the "glue string" to lessen, and much quicker & easier to snap the top closed (one handed).

Also MUCH less air gets introduced into the can as with the large screwtop/brush combo and the glue stays fresher longer. I am pouring from a gallon container into the squeeze bottle and no thickening yet. I'm in California and I'm trying to get every drop from the last original formula Barge I can!

[esantoro]

Thanks for the replies.

I like the soap bottle idea, which I currently use for neatsfoot oil.

Brushes for the plastic bottles seem rather expensive. For contact cement I like using the horse hair brushes from harbor freight that come 36 to a pack for about $2. With PVA I can simply rinse with hot water. Contact cement is another story.

If I don't have a proprietary thinner on hand, which one of the following, which I have on hand, will work best to clean contact cement from these brushes: acetone/degreaser, denatured alcohol, and gum spirits turpentine? I was thinking I could just keep the glue brush in its own sealed jar with a bit of thinner.

Thanks,

Ed

[McJeep]

I think I'm going to try a method with my glue brush that I've used for paint brushes in the past. When waiting a day or two for second coat of paint I just wrap the brush in saran and toss it in the freezer. Keeps paint from drying and ither than waiting for a few minutes for it to warm up before use, it sure saves on a lot of brush cleaning ;0)

Hoping this will work on glue brush as well

BTW - does anyone here thin their CC prior to using it? I get having to thin occasionally once it's been sitting. Just wondering if making it a thinner consistency helps or hinders the adhesion.

Rob

[hidepounder]

This is what works for me...

I use the plastic glue bottles with the brush (replaceable) mounted in the lid, that Tandy sells. One for Barge and one for Rubber cement. I can screw the tops down tight and put them away. Because they're plastic, I don't worry about them breaking. I do have to refill them fairly frequently, which is okay with me because it helps to insure I have fairly fresh glue. I also use the squeeze bottlles, but I have been using smaller ones, because the glue was dying up too fast in the large ones....I guess I just don't use it up as fast as shops do. When gluing a very large area, I pour right out of the gallon can and spread with a piece of sheepskin, or a 2" wide disposable brush which I trim short to keep stiff. I always thought the glue pots seemed like a good idea, but they're a little expensive and they dry up too fast for me, because I'm not gluing everyday. Also, they aren't as convenient to put away as the plastic bottles are.

I keep the appropriate thinners on hand for all my glues, and monitor each glue bottle to keep it appropriately fresh. When gluing large areas it is sometimes handy to pour glue into a plastic coffee can to thin it slightly....then use the disposable brush. When finished I take what is left over and top off my glue bottles, or return it to the can if it wasn't thinned too much. The plastic coffee can doubles as a good place to store my glue brush once it's cleaned with thinner.

Just some of my thoughts on gluing....won't work for everybody.

Bob

[esantoro]

Bob,

Do you know if the lids to these plastic bottles will fit the quart containers of contact cement? If they don't, that would be a good idea for someone to make and market. I hate it when the brush stem breaks off the underside of the cap to my quart containers when I still have a good deal of contact cement left in the container.

Ed

This is what works for me...

I use the plastic glue bottles with the brush (replaceable) mounted in the lid, that Tandy sells. One for Barge and one for Rubber cement. I can screw the tops down tight and put them away. Because they're plastic, I don't worry about them breaking. I do have to refill them fairly frequently, which is okay with me because it helps to insure I have fairly fresh glue. I also use the squeeze bottlles, but I have been using smaller ones, because the glue was dying up too fast in the large ones....I guess I just don't use it up as fast as shops do. When gluing a very large area, I pour right out of the gallon can and spread with a piece of sheepskin, or a 2" wide disposable brush which I trim short to keep stiff. I always thought the glue pots seemed like a good idea, but they're a little expensive and they dry up too fast for me, because I'm not gluing everyday. Also, they aren't as convenient to put away as the plastic bottles are.

I keep the appropriate thinners on hand for all my glues, and monitor each glue bottle to keep it appropriately fresh. When gluing large areas it is sometimes handy to pour glue into a plastic coffee can to thin it slightly....then use the disposable brush. When finished I take what is left over and top off my glue bottles, or return it to the can if it wasn't thinned too much. The plastic coffee can doubles as a good place to store my glue brush once it's cleaned with thinner.

Just some of my thoughts on gluing....won't work for everybody.

Bob

[hidepounder]

Bob,

Do you know if the lids to these plastic bottles will fit the quart containers of contact cement? If they don't, that would be a good idea for someone to make and market. I hate it when the brush stem breaks off the underside of the cap to my quart containers when I still have a good deal of contact cement left in the container.

Ed

Ed,

I don't think they will fit, but I probably shouldn't say because I haven't used quarts is such a long time. It's cheaper for me to buy by the gallon and feed into the plastic bottles (I think they are pints). I just replaced the brush on one of my bottles that's been in use for at least 10 years.

Bob

[esantoro]

I wasn't expecting those brushes to be so sturdy. Looks like I'll have to get a couple of those bottles with my next order with one of my suppliers.

Thanks,

Ed

Ed,

I don't think they will fit, but I probably shouldn't say because I haven't used quarts is such a long time. It's cheaper for me to buy by the gallon and feed into the plastic bottles (I think they are pints). I just replaced the brush on one of my bottles that's been in use for at least 10 years.

Bob