Problems with Starbond Med Black CA Glue

[Jim Grieco]

Anyone (else) have problems with this specific glue?
I have tried 3+ bottles over time and they all are thinner than their other med glues and when I use an accelerator, it turns it into black water.
*I am not trying to fill thick cracks etc - using very little at a time.

???

 

[Russell Nugent]

Are you using starbond accelerator? I'd reach out to starbond and ask them if you haven't.

 

[John King]

Talk to Starbond. They have superior customer service. - J

 

[robo hippy]

Well, never used the stuff, but I do use Bob Smith CA glues from a local toy and hobby shop. Main reason is I started buying from them when I first got to town 56 years ago and I was making model gliders. I do not like to use accelerators. Main reason is that if I am filling a crack or knot, I want to make sure it soaks all the way down in. So, chase it with some thin CA, then add some medium. The thin stuff will wick the thicker stuff all the way down inside the crack to fill it all the way up. Another reason is that if you spray the top, then the rest does tend to "honeycomb" rather than stay solid. If it is a big hole/crack/knot, then I do it in stages. Hope this helps some....

robo hippy

 

[Emiliano Achaval]

I had a similar problem: Two bottles of the black were not setting, even after a day, and there was liquid below a crust. I gave up on the idea after that.

 

[Jim Grieco]

Talk to Starbond. They have superior customer service. - J

Been waiting to hear back from them since Thursday.