Glue Tips for CA

[BlackOps]

I use CA glue for most of my building, I also use the little platic tips that give you a fine tip for applying a small precise amount where you want it. The problem I ran across is my local hobby shop tends to only carry these sporadically which means I need to use them sparingly or try to keep them clear when i'm done building so I can re-use them.

I've discovered that when you are done building, if you tap as much of the excess glue into a paper towel as you can, then wrap the tip in a paper towel and use a compressed air can to blow the glue out and clear the tip it works very well. I'm sure you could probably use an airbrush compressor to do the same thing.

If you try this please be careful and wear eye protection. I wrap it in a paper towel with just the air nozzel sticking through but you can never be to careful.

[Hobbes]

My CA glue has no separate tip. If it clogs, I just drill it out (but I happen to have a number of <1 mm drill bits).

[AeroplaneDriver]

FYI Jeff, HobbyLobby usually stock CA tips pretty cheap if there's one close to you.

[grayman]

Not sure if this helps, but I find keeping CA in the freezer keeps the nozzle from hardening up...

[Hawkeye]

Teflon tubing! It provides better control during application and prevents air infiltration into the bottle. Been using it for years!

[sequoiaranger]

First of all, is "CYA" the new acronym for cyanoacrylate adhesives?? I always thought it was "CA"--even the glue manufacturers use this. I can see "CYA" because the letters are all there, but everytime I see "CYA" it stands, for me, for "Cover Your A$$" (as in make sure you have insurance against whatever you're doing "coming back to bite you"). I suppose "CA" might imply "California" at first glance. I'm just getting back into the hobby after some twenty years, and some things are new to me.

ANYWAY, as I was about to say, when I am done using a tube/bottle of Super Glue (avoiding the acronym controversy for the moment), I allow gravity and suction to be my allies. That is, I will set the tube/ bottle upright and tap to get the glue started downwards away from the tip, squeeze the tip (and **HOLD**) and allow some remaining liquid to escape (into a waiting Kleenex or something), THEN...let go of your hold and the as the tube/bottle tries to restore its shape, the resulting suction clears the tip of excess liquid glue.  This also works well for white or wood glue.

[BlackOps]

I'll have to give the squeeze a try

[Brian da Basher]

About a year ago, I switched to Krazy Glue with the brush-on applicator. I find it excellent in terms of being able to put just the right amount of glue exactly where I want it. I hardly ever use the old Testor's tube glue anymore.

Brian da Basher

[HOG]

Heyho`l
I had a bad experiance with applicators coming off ca bottles some years ago and now keep away from them. My method is to use baby/ear buds, treat the stick like streched sprue. But as its hollow you can draw it out to really fine size. I often incorporate twists into it when streching by rotating the stems and apply by dipping into a small puddle of the glue. As the streched bits flexible you can run it along joins to get a fine bead of the glue.

Works for me
Cheers 
Gary