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Oh no! I ran out of activator! What do I do??


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Lets suppose you're working on a project and need CA activator but you for one reason or another don't have any. I just messed around with some alterantives

1. Baking soda. Just the plain powder stuff you get at the store. Sprinkle it on there liberally. 

          Pros: Works well, mixed reports that it adds structural strength to the glue

          Cons: Messy

 

2. Baking soda + water

          Pros: Less messy than the powder stuff, but requires use of a spray bottle

          Cons: Takes longer than plain baking soda. Hardening starts in minutes rather than seconds

 

3. Denatured alcohol (ethanol?)

          Pros: Least messy, evaporates quickly

          Cons: Seems to have been hit or miss in my testing. Takes a very liberal application. high risk of 'blooming'

 

4** denatured alcohol would not dissolve baking soda. A 30/70 mix of alcohol and water to dissolve the baking soda allowed a small amount to dissolve, but seemed to work no better than water+baking soda due to a long evaporation time


Hope this helps someone

 

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