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 Post subject: Anyone used Kafuter superglue 300,302,303?
PostPosted: Tue Feb 16, 2021 10:27 am 
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Hi
There is a cheap superglue on ali express. Kafuter.
It has 3 variants.
300, 302, 303. Has anyone used these. Which one would be suitable for doping stones.


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PostPosted: Tue Feb 16, 2021 1:29 pm 
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I have trouble imagining that saving a bit on superglue would do much for the facet rough budget. Is it hard to get name brands locally?

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I usually rate it by how long a brand lasts in their container after opening.

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Forgot to mention no I can not say I have used this brand that I recall.

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Yes, the gorilla glue and loctite brands are not available locally so will have to import these from abroad.


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PostPosted: Wed Feb 17, 2021 8:43 pm 
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Don't buy cheap super glue. Super glue starts degrading the minute it is manufactured. One of the things the better brands do is rotate stock so it is always fresh. Store refrigerated once you buy. Properly applied super glued stones almost never come off the dop. Low quality super glue is a crap shoot. Don't try to save money on it.

If you are living in an area where you cannot buy fresh super glue you may do better with a two part epoxy work flow.


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Which superglue do you use. Please state your experience.
And I will try to get them online.


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PostPosted: Thu Feb 18, 2021 9:58 pm 
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14megapixel wrote:
Which superglue do you use. Please state your experience.
And I will try to get them online.


I use a specialist super glue and epoxies that is very high quality from Bob Smith Industries. I started using it for gluing airplane parts together. It is the best I know of. I use the purple "Insta-Cure" (med viscosity) for doping stones. I also use a small spray of "Insta-Set" to kick off the reaction and set the glue properly. The finest mist possible is best. I buy the small sized 1/2 oz bottles so I can keep unopened ones fresh in the refrigerator.


Here is a link to the glue company. They do sell internationally.
https://bsi-inc.com/hobby/insta_cure_plus.html

Here is a link to video of my doping method.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuMpQH6 ... e=youtu.be


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I use the same as Steve Insta-Cure+ medium, although I have local hobby supply store here that carries it. Good stuff and doesn't dry out, the bottle I am using now has been open for at least a year in room temperatures. Used to use a brand Satellite City (CaGlue.com) same medium, would pickup it up in Quartzsite or Tucson each year but it was hit or miss on how old it was. But was as good as insta-cure+ if I happened to get a newer batch. I do not use epoxies all that much.

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