Members tboyce Posted November 28, 2015 Members Report Posted November 28, 2015 I left an almost brand new 30 dollar jar of contact cement in the garage and the weather got cold so now it's basically a 30 dollar elephant booger. Would a warm water bath reconstitute it? Quote
Moderator Art Posted November 29, 2015 Moderator Report Posted November 29, 2015 Brand? Art Quote For heaven's sakes pilgrim, make yourself a strop!
Contributing Member TwinOaks Posted November 29, 2015 Contributing Member Report Posted November 29, 2015 You likely lost quite a bit of solvent...so maybe adding a little compatible solvent would....umm...."de-booger" it. Quote Mike DeLoach Esse Quam Videri (Be rather than Seem) "Don't learn the tricks of the trade.....Learn the trade." "Teach what you know......Learn what you don't." LEATHER ARTISAN'S DIGITAL GUILD on Facebook.
Members robbied Posted December 4, 2015 Members Report Posted December 4, 2015 You likely lost quite a bit of solvent...so maybe adding a little compatible solvent would....umm...."de-booger" it. Agreed, this is what my leather guy told me to do when I bought 1 litre tin of barge. Quote
Members The Ogre Posted December 25, 2015 Members Report Posted December 25, 2015 Looked at the MSDS for the AP Barge cement and the main solvent is Tolulene 30-65%. The MSDS for the general purpose thinner is MEK 90-96%. Saves hunting for hen's teeth. Quote
Boriqua Posted December 25, 2015 Report Posted December 25, 2015 If it went complete booger it might be shot but ... I have had success stirring in some mineral spirits and then leaving it over night. Seemed good as new the next day. I went out the other day to use my Neatsfoot oil and out globbed what looked like lard. Its Arizona Damnit! But we got a cold snap. So my glue, neatsfoot and Gum Tragacanth have been moved inside. Alex Quote
Members johnv474 Posted December 26, 2015 Members Report Posted December 26, 2015 People reactivate their cement by adding the matching thinner. I don't think any of the binding agents evaporate, just the solvents. Barge has an All-Purpose Thinner to match their All-purpose cement, and so forth. The thinner costs half of what the cement does. Quote
Boriqua Posted February 19, 2016 Report Posted February 19, 2016 so were you able to reclaim it or did it go to the garbage. If you reclaimed it ... what did ya do? Alex Quote
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