Kells Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 Holly mentioned glue drips on this thread, which reminded me of a stupid boo-boo I made recently. We all give tips and tricks when we're able, how about sharing some of our mishaps so others may avoid them? I'll start. GLUE RESIDUE! I had glue residue on one of my thumbs while finishing a furniture kit. Enough to seal the wood anyway. Guess what? Stain doesn't take over glue residue. Now I have to sand down a whole danged table top and start over. My thumb print is so clearly visible the FBI could identify me from it. Sshh, don't tell, I've successfully hidden from them for years! FWIW, the project is combining two dining table kits in order to get a longer table. A standard six-inch table just wasn't going to cut it for where I need it, so I'm combining two 8" long kits. One will be a 10" table and the remaining end pieces and bird cage pedestal a 6" table that I guess I'll find a place for somewhere. I ain't sharing my sloppy work (at least not until I repair the finish!) but here's what I'll end up with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mid-life madness Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 I'm the queen of glue slops! I started pre-staining my kit pieces before gluing, and I also bought brown tinted glue from Tite-bond. I haven't made a kit in so long I can't really say if I did better! Look at this way...when someone shows your pieces on the Antiques Road show, they will definitively be able to identify your work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shannonc60 Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 Bad at glue too! I always seem to make the same mistakes because it can be so long between doing the same task. But it’s a good brain exercise to find work-arounds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steiconi Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 Had dark blue spray paint on my fingers and touched fresh clear spray on another piece. Blue smears! Lesson: wear gloves when spraying, and change them between colors. Or at least do the clear first and the color after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kells Posted August 21, 2021 Author Share Posted August 21, 2021 9 hours ago, Mid-life madness said: Look at this way...when someone shows your pieces on the Antiques Road show, they will definitively be able to identify your work! HAHAHA! I'll be lucky if any of my work ends up in a junk shop much less the Antiques Road Show! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Glue slops and mini furniture assembly is why I stain all the pieces first and let them dry thoroughly before gluing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peonyfoxburr Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 2 hours ago, havanaholly said: Glue slops and mini furniture assembly is why I stain all the pieces first and let them dry thoroughly before gluing. I, too, learned the hard way to stain furniture kit pieces BEFORE any gluing. However—I have read, in the instructions for a couple of different kits, to be careful not to get stain or paint into the areas where you will be gluing, as that reduces the adhesion of the glue. So to some extent you’re damned if you do and damned if you don’t😁! Especially in 1:24 scale. I am getting a better sense of how much glue is enough, but still have some ooze at the edges at times. Found that a combination of moistened q-tips and toothpicks worked to neaten that up, though. I keep a cup of water on my worktable now, to rinse off the toothpick between passes along the glue line. It’s also a nice fingerbowl for a quick rinse-off of my gluey fingers, at least until IT gets too tacky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kells Posted August 21, 2021 Author Share Posted August 21, 2021 4 hours ago, peonyfoxburr said: I, too, learned the hard way to stain furniture kit pieces BEFORE any gluing. However—I have read, in the instructions for a couple of different kits, to be careful not to get stain or paint into the areas where you will be gluing, as that reduces the adhesion of the glue. So to some extent you’re damned if you do and damned if you don’t😁! Especially in 1:24 scale. I am getting a better sense of how much glue is enough, but still have some ooze at the edges at times. Found that a combination of moistened q-tips and toothpicks worked to neaten that up, though. I keep a cup of water on my worktable now, to rinse off the toothpick between passes along the glue line. It’s also a nice fingerbowl for a quick rinse-off of my gluey fingers, at least until IT gets too tacky. My stupidity came from doing two things at once. The glue residue was actually from putting down some flooring in a house. After weighting that down, I wiped off my hands (not well enough, obviously!) then turned to pick up this piece and, well . . . :kicks self hard: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Once the stain is good & dry Titebond will stick those stained pieces together just peachy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kells Posted August 22, 2021 Author Share Posted August 22, 2021 17 hours ago, havanaholly said: Once the stain is good & dry Titebond will stick those stained pieces together just peachy. I use Titebond almost exclusively for building houses, but only use plain old Elmer's white glue for building furniture. I find it more manageable and it holds basically forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peonyfoxburr Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 That’s good to know about Titebond. I usually use either regular Elmer’s or Aleene’s Tacky Glue. I am probably not patient enough with letting stain dry completely. Even with a/c, it is really humid inside in summer, compared to winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 11 minutes ago, peonyfoxburr said: ...probably not patient enough with letting stain dry completely... I've learned the hard way to walk away and let the stain/ glue/ paint dry completely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyole Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 I cannot seem to put windows together without getting glue on the acetate. I've improved, but have a big mess on the door window of current house. I've tried to disguise it but every time I look at the door, it's all I can see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 That's why I use clear-drying Elmer's all-purpose white glue on the window. When I get glue on the window and I can't get rid of it all with a wet Qtip, I smear it over the acetate and voila! instant hand-blown "glass" windows. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steiconi Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 3 hours ago, havanaholly said: That's why I use clear-drying Elmer's all-purpose white glue on the window. When I get glue on the window and I can't get rid of it all with a wet Qtip, I smear it over the acetate and voila! instant hand-blown "glass" windows. Oooh, nice save! I'm going to play with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 I've seen it done to make "bull's eye" "glass". I look on mistakes and mishaps as learning opportunities, since I have so many of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mid-life madness Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 I bought some Glaze n' Glue from Deluxe materials.. It is crystal clear too. It is probably watered down Elmer's??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 The product info I found says "A liquid plastic film-forming polymer which bonds most plastics and dries to crystal clear film" which I think is different from Elmer's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asherah Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 I always managed to get something on the wallpaper, paint,glue,stain, something! so frustrating! One house I redid the wallpaper in oen spot like 3 times and i was like forget i will jsut freaking cover it!!! hahaha. I'm clumsy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asherah Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 i'ts not elmers, it's a glaze like it says. you can use it to dome on top of jewelry or other things. I used to make scrabble tile necklaces with diamond glaze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigpuppy Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 I am never patient with dry time. I get a perfect paint job and end up touching it and messing it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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