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Re: Fixing a superficial crack with superglue?

Author: clarnibass  Date:   2023-12-06 17:59 Unless you get into specialized super glues (and for repairing cracks there is really no need to) most super glues are pretty similar... however there could be some differences, with some being thinner than others (inside the thin category), some might work better against more difficult surfaces, etc. I'm not familiar with that specific brand, and it's almost certainly fine, but maybe worth trying something else just in case. Some cracks are so narrow that even water or water-thin super glue won't really get into them much. Sometimes dirt and grease can get into the crack (especially when weather and condition change and they might more open some of the time) which make them less likely to glue. You can clean them, up to a point. Yes enlarging the crack (or just the top of the crack) to create a sort of "funnel" can be a good idea sometimes. How accurate is your under 1mm measurement? How much under? 1mm (at the top) is a very wide crack. When I'm thinking of cracks that are very narrow I sometimes can't even put a 0.02mm feeler in them, or they are basically completely closed. If a crack is thin enough it might prevent glue from getting into it by a sort of "reversed capillary action" (not a real term and only seemingly reversed), but that would usually happen with under 1mm cracks only if they are under by almost 1mm The other things like dirt, etc. can increase that issue.

Topics	Author	Date
Fixing a superficial crack with superglue?	m1964	2023-12-06 06:37
Re: Fixing a superficial crack with superglue?	clarnibass	2023-12-06 17:59
Re: Fixing a superficial crack with superglue?	m1964	2023-12-06 19:59
Re: Fixing a superficial crack with superglue?	clarnibass	2023-12-06 20:37
Re: Fixing a superficial crack with superglue?	SecondTry	2023-12-06 20:58
Re: Fixing a superficial crack with superglue?	Julian ibiza	2023-12-06 22:51
Re: Fixing a superficial crack with superglue?	Jarmo Hyvakko	2023-12-07 02:59
Re: Fixing a superficial crack with superglue?	m1964	2023-12-07 03:57
Re: Fixing a superficial crack with superglue?	Paul Aviles	2023-12-07 04:06
Re: Fixing a superficial crack with superglue?	m1964	2023-12-07 04:17
Re: Fixing a superficial crack with superglue?	stevesklar	2023-12-07 22:28
Re: Fixing a superficial crack with superglue?	Reese Oller	2023-12-07 22:39
Re: Fixing a superficial crack with superglue?	m1964	2023-12-07 22:50
Re: Fixing a superficial crack with superglue?	Reese Oller	2023-12-08 00:12
Re: Fixing a superficial crack with superglue?	stevesklar	2023-12-07 23:01
Re: Fixing a superficial crack with superglue?	Paul Aviles	2023-12-08 00:56
Re: Fixing a superficial crack with superglue?	stevesklar	2023-12-08 02:53
Re: Fixing a superficial crack with superglue?	Julian ibiza	2023-12-09 14:12
Re: Fixing a superficial crack with superglue?	lmliberson	2023-12-09 17:58
Re: Fixing a superficial crack with superglue?	m1964	2023-12-09 20:34
Re: Fixing a superficial crack with superglue?	John Peacock	2023-12-09 19:20
Re: Fixing a superficial crack with superglue?	Julian ibiza	2023-12-09 19:38
Re: Fixing a superficial crack with superglue?	marcia	2023-12-09 20:59
Re: Fixing a superficial crack with superglue?	smokindok	2023-12-09 21:59
Re: Fixing a superficial crack with superglue?	Julian ibiza	2023-12-09 22:47
Re: Fixing a superficial crack with superglue?	lmliberson	2023-12-10 02:05
Re: Fixing a superficial crack with superglue?	m1964	2023-12-10 03:03
Re: Fixing a superficial crack with superglue?	lmliberson	2023-12-10 03:55
Re: Fixing a superficial crack with superglue?	donald	2023-12-10 02:16
Re: Fixing a superficial crack with superglue?	clarnibass	2023-12-10 14:26

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