Loctite gel control - uuuhhgggg! Someone learn me!

[Quillback]

4 minutes ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

Do you put them back into the bag, Quill?

After they dry, I put them in a cheap, small Plano box.  After a few months the corners of the box curl up and you need to get a new one, but they are only $2.50 each.

http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Plano_3450_6_Compartment_Stowaway/descpage-P34506.html

[snagged in outlet 3]

10-4, thanks!

[fishinwrench]

The only other person I know that has this problem is my daughter, and her "thing" is that she worries about the glue setting up immediately and doesn't put the cap back on right away.   

I put the cap back on immediately before doing anything else and never have any clogs.  The glue won't set up until you compress it, so it is ok to take 2 seconds to put the cap on. 

[grizwilson]

Just now, fishinwrench said:

The only other person I know that has this problem is my daughter, and her "thing" is that she worries about the glue setting up immediately and doesn't put the cap back on right away.   

I put the cap back on immediately before doing anything else and never have any clogs.  The glue won't set up until you compress it, so it is ok to take 2 seconds to put the cap on. 

This is what I do also, Have some in the boat (usually have 3-4 around various spots in boat) from last year work fine???? I have often glued my lips, as have the bait in left hand, dot of glue with right, hold cap in mouth, close lid, shove bait up....

[snagged in outlet 3]

I put the cap back on right away and it always is clogged up.  Twist real tight to break the seal again and then it oozes out all over. 

[grizwilson]

39 minutes ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

I put the cap back on right away and it always is clogged up.  Twist real tight to break the seal again and then it oozes out all over. 

I would offer to show you my successful system but that would jinx me and it would never work again.... just reading this thread may cause me to over think it  .... oh no!

[fishinwrench]

I don't know what to say.  Some people just have a way of screwing up everything and can't even be trusted with a tube of toothpaste.  It may be a curse.

[C Beach]

Wow great response.  I would say its comforting to know I'm not the only having issues with the stuff, but not so much, hah!  I have been doing the prerig and putting them in the little plano box that curls up as mentioned, which seems to work OK - prerigging a bunch at home like that is the one way to get the most out of a tube of the glue.  Thanks all for the responses.

I will make sure to remember to close it up right away and see if that helps.

[snagged in outlet 3]

2 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

I don't know what to say.  Some people just have a way of screwing up everything and can't even be trusted with a tube of toothpaste.  It may be a curse.

Hater

[fishinwrench]

1 hour ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

Hater

Am not!   Just keepin' it real.   There are some things that certain people can't be trusted with. With me it is lawn mowers.  You could loan me a perfectly good QUALITY lawn tractor and I'll have that thing torn all to hell in a matter of minutes.  Totally refuse to work on one also, so when they explode I just hop off and walk away.  They (the mowers) are the haters, they hate me and personally I don't have time for their cranky fickleness.   

At least when I work on a boat there is a positive payoff (somebody gets to go fishing!),.  But when you work on a mower the only payoff is.....Oh Yay, now I get to MOW THE DAM YARD.   Pizz on that!