gel type cyanoacrylate??? (superglue)

[wade]

Is it just me or has the cheap, simple tube version of this vanished?

 

All I can find locally is the loctite stuff in its giant wasteful container.  I plan to have many frags to glue down soon and would rather not spend $4+ for each oversized plastic container when a simple squeeze tube would work fine.

 

Does anyone know where you can get the gel stuff in the old style metallic tube???

[taiscici]

I got my gel superglue at Dollar store.

[flooddc]

$ store sell them in a 3 tubes packet.

[wade]

Sounds like its time for a trip to the dollar store.  This will be a first. 

 

Thanks!

[Jan]

BRK has the BEST frag glue in town. Under $10.00. Worth every penny. A little goes a long way and it works great!!! I buy it 3-4 bottles at a time. Still have 2 bottles left.

[Djplus1]

Coral glue is a waste of money. Dollar store  3 for a buck mini tubes are perfect. Use each tube maybe 2x and throw away and start a fresh tube. I have considered buying out the place, because it does seem harder to find otherwise.

[brad908]

http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/brs-extra-thick-gel-super-glue.html

[wade]

Everyone lists their products in different forms... volume, weight, etc.  Hard to compare direct costs.  It does look rather costly unless their proposed needle tip truly works to let you use the entire container without it drying out.

 

I'm with Dj on this one... seems costly for something that doesn't need to be specialized.

[sachabballi reef]

Coral glue is a waste of money. Dollar store  3 for a buck mini tubes are perfect. Use each tube maybe 2x and throw away and start a fresh tube. I have considered buying out the place, because it does seem harder to find otherwise.

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[Origami]

I use both coral glue and dollar-store gel. You can also get some of the less expensive gels at hobbyist stores and in-bulk on ebay (for example, 16 ounces of EM-2000 cyanoacrylate gel for $35). I never have so many frags to glue that I need this quantity, though.The real trick for me is getting a big tube of glue to last without it sealing up or drying out. I can't tell you how many partially used tubes I've had to throw away in the past. On others, I've literally had to cut the base of a nearly-full tube in order to begin using it again when the tip dried shut. I find that if I cut the applicator low ,giving a wide bead, and store the tube upright and capped, I can actually get to the point where I can use it all. With the smaller dollar-store tubes, there's rarely any need or desire to store a nearly empty tube, so it solves the problem a different and arguably more convenient way.

[surf&turf]

Wal-Mart sells gorilla glue superglue gel. Works great, very thick, and a nice sized container for the price.

 

 http://www.walmart.com/ip/Gorilla-Super-Glue-Gel-15g/23760413