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benfb 
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 Topic: spoongesPosted: 10/23/2008 at 1:24am |
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Most water-based glues come with applicator sponges, but those wear out with each application. Then there are glue alternatives, such as Tear Mender, which don't come with sponges. So the question is: if you wanted to buy sponges to use to apply water-based glues, what would you use and where would you get it. For example, I wouldn't use standard kitchen sponge because they're too pourus. I've seen some awsome sponges come from clean rooms (chip manufacturing), but they're expensive and hard to get.So what do you use and where do you get it?
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Posted: 10/23/2008 at 1:31am |
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So I'll apologize in advance for misspelling the topic title. Unfortunately, I don't know how to fix it.
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Posted: 10/23/2008 at 2:51am |
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I'm not sure what you mean by sponge applicator, but I have 2 suggestions anyway. If the glue is water based you can simply rinse the sponge well and allow it to dry and it should be able to be used again. Secondly, you can go to home depot or lowes or any other paint store and they have small paint rollers that are pretty dense sponges. Here is a link to what they look like http://www.berndale.com/image/sponge-250.GIF Hope this helps.
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Posted: 10/23/2008 at 9:04am |
I was thinking more specifically of finding a sponge that will smoothly apply the glue to the rubber and paddle. A normal kitchen sponge is too porous and would soak up too much of the glue.
The brand TT water-glues usually come with small sponges. Those are pretty dense, which makes it easier to get a thin, even coat. If you see the youtube video about Tear Mender, the guy there mentions sponges, but doesn't say anything about which one or where to get them. Anyone else who uses Tear Mender must have a sponge.
I actually tried an old Stiga rubber-cleaning sponge with mixed results, but I thought it was close.
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Posted: 10/23/2008 at 9:34am |
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Honestly, I have started just using my finger. The stuff rubbs right off anyway. Then I go back and knock off the high spots with a DAMP sponge. If your sponge is damp it won't pick up that much glue anyway and slides right across.
Gotta be careful working with the stuff though, or you'll get those infuriating little dried glue strings in there. Once that happens you're screwed. If you try to mess with them it just gets worse.
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Posted: 10/23/2008 at 9:44am |
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i just bought some tear mender and a big block of sponge at ace hardware, i just cut off a piece, it is not as porous and kitchen sponges but absorbs more than those foam pieces with very small pores, i can really get a thin coat with this sponge, tear mender is really good and cheaper than all the marked up tt company stuff, it dries fast too, dont need to wait forever, i think using a finger would be hard to get a thin even coat, may be too thick unless you are real skilled and been doing it for awhile, tear mender rolls off the finger real easy
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Posted: 10/23/2008 at 10:20am |
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I also use my finger. if i apply too much, i use a big ruler or knife or something to smooth it out before it dries.
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Posted: 10/23/2008 at 12:14pm |
You may be able to find soft sponges in the packing section of any store - it is called cushion sponge. You can also try cotton.
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Posted: 10/23/2008 at 12:56pm |
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You can buy sponge-brushes for next to nothing at your local dollar store, or even at a hardware store.
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Posted: 10/23/2008 at 1:31pm |
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You can go to any fabric store and buy high density foam off of which you can cut a small square or rectangle that makes a nice disposable applicator for Tear Mender.
I personally don't have a fabric store anywhere near me, so I went to Wal-Mart and for three dollars bought a 10 foot roll of half-inch foam window/door weatherstripping. I then cut a 2 inch length off of the roll, peel the backing off the sticky applicator side of the sponge and bend it back on its self creating approximately a 1" x 0.5" foam applicator to spread the Tear Mender with. It's cheap and works great. And while it is not high density foam and does absorb a little bit of the Tear Mender, it's not enough to be a big deal and just gets thrown out anyway. |
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