Stymye
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I also like the Zap brand aka ; Extreme Power(I get it at hobby Lobby)it does seem to last longer,
mabey because they sell alot of it so it fairly fresh. just an assumption.
cya has the catylist mixed in before it's even bottled so it is curing from the first day, just at a very slow rate. This process is kicked up by moisture from the surrounding air.You can use a mist spray bottle to kick it .
the shelf life of cya is generally 1 yr. but that can be accelerated immensly by how it is used or stored.
Before the bottle is opened, it can be stored in the fridge and that will slow things down a bit.once opened I don't like to do that because when you get the bottle out it has to warm up to room temperature or the condensation inside the bottle will speed the curing process up big time once you open it
the main reason for using cya is for quick gluing ,,so waiting for it to warm up kinda defeats the purpose.
cya is one adhesive you don't want to "stockpile" or buy in big bottles.no more than you would stock up on bread
mabey because they sell alot of it so it fairly fresh. just an assumption.
cya has the catylist mixed in before it's even bottled so it is curing from the first day, just at a very slow rate. This process is kicked up by moisture from the surrounding air.You can use a mist spray bottle to kick it .
the shelf life of cya is generally 1 yr. but that can be accelerated immensly by how it is used or stored.
Before the bottle is opened, it can be stored in the fridge and that will slow things down a bit.once opened I don't like to do that because when you get the bottle out it has to warm up to room temperature or the condensation inside the bottle will speed the curing process up big time once you open it
the main reason for using cya is for quick gluing ,,so waiting for it to warm up kinda defeats the purpose.
cya is one adhesive you don't want to "stockpile" or buy in big bottles.no more than you would stock up on bread