Hammer5573 Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 I've recently started using Hide glue on some of my inlays and I have two questions: 1.Is there a solvent that I can use to clean up the application tools? 2.Can excess glue be reheated for later use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted December 8, 2016 Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 its been a while since i used it, are you mixing your own? you can usually clean it up with hot water and the left over glue can be reheated, it does go bad after a while if i remember right. the stuff from Titebond can be cleaned up with hot water and no heating of the glue is necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer5573 Posted December 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 Thanks for the information Treeslayer..! Yes I am mixing my own glue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phinds Posted December 8, 2016 Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 So why hide glue for inlays? Do you intend on removing them at some point? I always thought that the main use of hide glue is for things (such as guitars) that may need to be disassembled for repairs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinity Tools Posted December 8, 2016 Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 I use hot hide glue a lot. Usually hot water works best for cleanup, for glue brushes I leave them to dry and then throw them in a jar of hot water before I plan to use them. They soften right up in about an hour. I have a small fridge in the shop and I mix my glue in a mason jar that gets dropped into the glue pot and works more or less like a double boiler. When I'm done I put the lid on the jar and put it in the fridge and it keeps for quite some time. If left out of the fridge it will mold. For instrument work I mix glue up in a little 2 oz plastic bottle with a dropper lid and then drop the bottle in the glue pot filled with water. Works great for letting me put glue right where I need it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer5573 Posted December 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 I've always respected Steve Latta's work, especially on Federal style furniture. Steve repeatedly promotes the use of Hide glue for inlays on his DVD's. I'm sure that there are other types of adhesives, but thus far I've been satisfied with the outcomes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilgaron Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 Water is all you need to clean it up. An old tooth brush can help. Hide glue is my favorite glue to use. It is mostly that or epoxy for most things. Sometimes I use waterproof PVA, but I have read about using alum to make hide glue waterproof. I suppose then you'd have to use alcohol to dissolve it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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