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Old,congealed,glue - 8/23/2004 10:41:54 PM    deepwoods   Posts: 334 Joined: 2/9/2004 Status: offline Greetings All, Any suggestions as to what to use to loosen up a large lump of congealed glue inside an old whiskey cylinder? I filled it with vineger and and let it sit a couple of days and it hasnt loosened up at all. _____________________________ J.D Post #: 1

RE: Old,congealed,glue - 8/23/2004 10:45:34 PM    BRIAN S.   Posts: 1471 Joined: 5/27/2003 From: The Mountains of Tennessee Status: offline Hi deepwoods, Sounds like you have some tough glue there ! You might try some fingernail polish remover with acetone ...... It will eat repairs made of epoxy on bottles.......so it may work on your glue . Hope this helps , Brian _____________________________ Tennessee Hillbilly Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most ! Always looking to buy or trade for Drake's Plantation Bitters and Drake's go-withs . And Tennessee Bottles and Jugs ! (in reply to deepwoods) Post #: 2

RE: Old,congealed,glue - 8/24/2004 12:51:59 AM    deepwoods   Posts: 334 Joined: 2/9/2004 Status: offline Thanks Brian, Ill give the acetone a shot - have a good one. _____________________________ J.D (in reply to deepwoods) Post #: 3

RE: Old,congealed,glue - 8/24/2004 8:04:21 PM    IRISH   Posts: 1238 Joined: 11/23/2002 From: cockatoo Australia Status: offline I'll second Acetone , it's the first thing I use for any UFL's (Unidentified Foreign Lumps ) in bottles, if it's not doing anything after a week try any solvent you can get your hands on. Petrol (gas), Toluene, Hoppes gun cleaner and any of the other solvent based bore cleaners will all dissolve a big range of things that may be in your glue. (in reply to deepwoods) Post #: 4

RE: Old,congealed,glue - 8/24/2004 8:33:45 PM    Tandy   Posts: 280 Joined: 6/19/2004 From: Netherby, South Australia Status: offline Hi deepwoods. In principle, I agree with Irish, but having seen the word Toluene, I would add a word of warning - Toluene, while a good solvent, is a dangerous substance. See either of these URL's: http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/t3913.htm http://www.mapl.com/msds/msds/157mar019.html or others. _____________________________ Today is the day I will find those goodies just waiting to be found ..... Lots of luck digging! Tandy, Netherby, Adelaide. South Australia. June National http://www.angelfire.com/rock3/rickirving/AHBC.html (in reply to deepwoods) Post #: 5

RE: Old,congealed,glue - 8/25/2004 11:27:48 AM    medbottle   Posts: 112 Joined: 7/13/2004 Status: offline Hi deepwoods. Before you try any organic solvents, try ammonia. Let it soak for a few days to a week. I've had good luck with it. I know its hard to wait that long, but its safer than the solvents. Of course, the fumes will certainly clear your sinuses, and you don't want to mix it with any other cleaners. (in reply to deepwoods) Post #: 6

RE: Old,congealed,glue - 10/21/2004 3:33:13 AM    David E Posts: 995 Joined: 5/24/2004 Status: offline At a Home Depot type store (Hardwood) you can buy a bottle of GU-Gone. It is best to remove such on outside unless you can to the glob on the inside, as you would not want to use it all at once, because of the expence. Dave (in reply to deepwoods) Post #: 7

RE: Old,congealed,glue - 10/21/2004 10:59:44 PM    Maine Digger   Posts: 823 Joined: 2/4/2004 From: Augusta, Maine Status: offline What ever happened to Listerine!!!! _____________________________ Norm Miller (in reply to deepwoods) Post #: 8

RE: Old,congealed,glue - 10/22/2004 12:13:14 AM    deepwoods   Posts: 334 Joined: 2/9/2004 Status: offline Actually,I threw the bottle away back in August. lol - just kidding - I stowed it away still wth vinager and will probobly use one or more of the suggestions. Thanks again everyone. _____________________________ J.D (in reply to deepwoods) Post #: 9

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