estebanana -> RE: Titebond (Jun. 29 2014 0:49:13)
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I remember Titebond creeping and swimming around a little as I applied clamping pressure. Sounds more like Fish glue, swimming around..... Old original Titebond good, Titebond II 'waterproof formula', not good. Titebond II has shown to have lots of creep over time. Titebond III would not trust it either. There is also a trick to Titebond the glue: manufacture date code. If you get glue that dries in the bottle it may have been on a storage shelf.....A good bet with Titebond is to buy it as fresh as possible, it works much better. The code on the bottle: The first number indicates the year the glue was made The second number indicates the month the glue was made. Rest of the code tells where it was made, but not important. You really want to get your Titebond within three months or less for maximum performance. Over one year old don't buy it, six months...hmm maybe ok, but I want it from last month. To get the freshest glue buy it from a store that does high volume sales not a small mail order company, they sit on stock while it gets old. Checking the code in dates on stock in Home Depot or one of the big horrible stores makes it easier to find fresh for glue because they have more turnover. Or the local hardware store can order for you, but ask them who the wholesaler is and if they can bring fresh glue. The other Titebond formulas were changed from the original to do specific things in the building industry and the original formula is still best for guitars and has less creep over time. I did some in depth research on this a few years ago.
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