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"William Lee"

26/06/2004 12:22 AM

Question about polyurathane glue.....

What would you use to thin polyurthane glue?
The stuff I have is getting a bit thick and I would like to thin it out
some.

William Lee


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[email protected] (Doug Miller)

in reply to "William Lee" on 26/06/2004 12:22 AM

26/06/2004 1:13 AM

In article <[email protected]>, "William Lee" <[email protected]> wrote:
>What would you use to thin polyurthane glue?
>The stuff I have is getting a bit thick and I would like to thin it out
>some.

That means it's past its prime. Time to buy a new bottle.

Yeah, I know, the stuff costs a lot more than Titebond, so you don't want to
buy another bottle until you've gotten your money's worth out of this bottle,
right? Consider the difference in cost between a new bottle, and a ruined
project, if this glue turns out to be no good.

If you insist on thinning it and using it anyway, paint thinner (mineral
spirits) may do the trick -- but, whether you thin it or not, I strongly
suggest testing it with a couple pieces of scrap wood, to make sure that it
still bonds adequately, before using it on any project you care about.

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Nova

in reply to "William Lee" on 26/06/2004 12:22 AM

25/06/2004 9:32 PM

William Lee wrote:

> What would you use to thin polyurthane glue?
> The stuff I have is getting a bit thick and I would like to thin it out
> some.
>
> William Lee

Here's a quote from the FAQ's on the Excel web site:

"Can These Glues Be Thinned or Diluted?

We do not recommend thinning these glues in strength-related glue-ups. If
the glue is being used to repair cracks, rot spots, etc., the glues can be
diluted using about 30 to 50% acetone or lacquer thinner."

http://www.excelglue.com/FAQs/body_faqs.html#diluted

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"Frank McVey"

in reply to "William Lee" on 26/06/2004 12:22 AM

26/06/2004 3:06 AM

The cleanup solvent is acetone, so that should thin it. Don't know if it
will still be any good afterwards.

Cheers,

Frank


"William Lee" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> What would you use to thin polyurthane glue?
> The stuff I have is getting a bit thick and I would like to thin it out
> some.
>
> William Lee
>
>

SK

Steve Knight

in reply to "William Lee" on 26/06/2004 12:22 AM

26/06/2004 5:01 PM

On Sat, 26 Jun 2004 04:27:15 GMT, Jim K <jkajpust@###ameritech.net> wrote:

>I wouldn't think it can be thinned. It is supposed to be solvent free,
>which leads me to believe there's nothing to thin it with. I looked at
>Gorilla's site and it doesn't mention that at all.

no the site does not mention it but the guys from gorilla glue do.



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Jim K

in reply to "William Lee" on 26/06/2004 12:22 AM

26/06/2004 4:27 AM

I wouldn't think it can be thinned. It is supposed to be solvent free,
which leads me to believe there's nothing to thin it with. I looked at
Gorilla's site and it doesn't mention that at all.

On Sat, 26 Jun 2004 00:22:21 GMT, "William Lee" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>What would you use to thin polyurthane glue?
>The stuff I have is getting a bit thick and I would like to thin it out
>some.
>
>William Lee
>

SK

Steve Knight

in reply to "William Lee" on 26/06/2004 12:22 AM

26/06/2004 3:40 AM

On Sat, 26 Jun 2004 00:22:21 GMT, "William Lee" <[email protected]> wrote:

>What would you use to thin polyurthane glue?
>The stuff I have is getting a bit thick and I would like to thin it out
>some.
gorilla glue says it's not a problem to thin it. but their glue has no solvents
like other poly glues do. I have done it and it worked fine. but usually it's
time to chuck it.



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