Adrian Kingsley-Hughes / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET
Whether due to being dropped, misused, or aged, broken plastics are a fact of life these days.
My weapon of choice in the war against waste and sending things to the landfill has been cyanoacrylate adhesive -- this stuff goes by many names, such as Krazy Glue, instant glue, power glue, or superglue -- and on the whole, it's very good stuff.
But it's far from perfect.
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I find that the performance of cyanoacrylate adhesives varies a lot. It sticks well to some things but not so well to others. Also, its repairs last well at room temperature, but using it to repair something that's going to be in a hot environment (such as a greenhouse or car engine bay) or a cold environment (such as a storage box in a refrigerator) can be disappointing.
And after decades of using cyanoacrylate to repair things, I'm still wary of it. It gets everywhere, and while its performance might be subpar on some materials, you can be sure of one thing it sticks to really well, and that's human skin. This is why I always try to remember to wear gloves and keep some super glue debonder close at hand.
And you definitely don't want to get super glue in your eyes (wearing safety glasses might seem like overkill, but I highly recommend it).
I'm impressed
A few people recommended UV curing adhesive for repairing things, so I gave it a go.
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