John Rudd | 06/05/2018 16:30:10 |
96 forum posts 2 photos | Personally, I think its a great offer if you use a lot of it...otherwise a waste of money....its shelf life isnt like pva.... Alternatively you could sell on a couple of bottles to others in the hobby if they use it..... I had a bottle for nearly a year, by which time it had become unusable, previous bottles of the same size had gone the same way, so it wasnt a one off or bad batch... |
Don Fry | 06/05/2018 16:30:46 |
![]() 4557 forum posts 54 photos | Certainly cheap, but 250 ml bottles are BIG for us. I generally find I don't use all of a 50 ml bottle before it goes off. |
Colin Bernard | 06/05/2018 17:41:47 |
![]() 531 forum posts 94 photos | I have a large bottle of Lumberjack polyurethane here - its like Gorilla Glue but sets faster so you don't need to leave it clamped up. My bottle is about 9 months old and I have found that yes, it sets in the bottle after being opened, but it is only the top few mm and if you break through that with an old screwdriver then the rest of the bottle is still perfectly usable. |
Rich too | 07/05/2018 05:15:07 |
![]() 3099 forum posts 1091 photos | A great price. What is the shelf life? |
John Rudd | 07/05/2018 06:49:32 |
96 forum posts 2 photos | From the net..... Shelf Life: Gorilla glue has a shelf life of approximately 3 years in its sealed bottle and stores for up to a year once opened. ... You can store the bottle upside down so that any hardening will take place at the bottom of the container and not at the neck. Not a Gap Filler: PU expands and forms a hard foam as it cures. |
Martian | 07/05/2018 11:32:24 |
2695 forum posts 1270 photos | If you squeeze the air out of the bottle when done it will increase opened shelf life also decant into a smaller bottle so the main bottle is opened less . It's moisture laden air that accelerates the curing Edited By Martian on 07/05/2018 11:32:49 |
Don Fry | 07/05/2018 12:42:32 |
![]() 4557 forum posts 54 photos | I still reckon, the year shelf life, once opened is realistic, perhaps optimistic. But you must be building a lot of aircraft if you think you can get through a 250 ml bottle. Like I said above my 60 ml bottles are always thrown out with glue left in them. |
Bob Cotsford | 07/05/2018 13:07:18 |
![]() 8948 forum posts 498 photos | I've extended the life of a part bottle that had gone thick by microwaving at 900W for 10-15 seconds. Same with epoxy when that starts to crystalise. |
Rich too | 09/05/2018 06:09:12 |
![]() 3099 forum posts 1091 photos | That's odd, my first bottle of the stuff was bought nearly two years ago (250ml) and is still going well.. |
sharpy1071 | 09/05/2018 08:20:20 |
113 forum posts 36 photos | I store my bottles upside down and have had it last 2-3 years and use nealy all of it.
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Brian Hammond | 20/05/2019 11:55:34 |
419 forum posts | The brown stuff is marvellous but beware of the clear one,I,'ve found it goes very brittle over quite a short time and gives up on diferent plastics! |
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