Baking Soda Reinforcing Glue Repair

Introduction: Baking Soda Reinforcing Glue Repair

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Super glue its an amazing tool to have on any toolbox, the applications are virtually unlimited.

Making the perfect tool to repair plastics and other things, the idea for this project is taking this tool to the next level.

One of the common repair to do is filling an reinforcing pieces, cracks, holes and gaps.

On this project i will show you how to grab a simple ingredient like baking soda add to the glue and create a super bond.

Step 1: Watch the Video

Watch the video and see how easy it is to make this project.

With step by step instructions.

Step 2: Gather the Material

You will need for this project:

- Baking Soda

- Super Glue

- Masking Tape

- Pen Cap

- Metal File

Step 3: Get Started

The first step is checking if the piece that you want to fix is clean so that the glue stick to it.

For example if you want to filli a gap, grab the baking soda and filli that gap, if you want you can build up layer by layer.

Then apply the super glue on top of the baking soda, you will notice that the small grains of the baking soda will soak super fast the glue and also cure making a rock solid bond.

Last step will be filing to shape, and if you whant paint also.

Step 4: Final Thoughts

This is a very cheap hack to reinforcing an filling a fragile piece, works also with other materials.

You can also use this to cure really fast super glue.

Tell me on the comments below what applications you will use this for.

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    25 Comments

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    CraigB190
    CraigB190

    Question 4 years ago on Step 3

    Can you repairs a gas tank with. Super glue and baking soda, will it with stand gas

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    jgrichent
    jgrichent

    Answer 11 days ago

    Modern fuel contains ethanol which is an alcohol

    Alcohols break down CA so eventually it will fail in fuel

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    TechnicalJohn
    TechnicalJohn

    Answer 3 years ago

    NOPE. superglue should not be used in applications around liquids.

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    ChesneyC1
    ChesneyC1

    Question 3 years ago on Introduction

    How long do you leave to dry if fixing a water leak ?

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    TechnicalJohn
    TechnicalJohn

    Answer 3 years ago

    Superglue is NOT waterproof!

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    jgrichent
    jgrichent

    Reply 11 days ago

    Superglue cures under water and does not deteriorate quickly

    We use it in salt water aquariums all the time

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    Roller76
    Roller76

    Answer 2 years ago

    That's something only you'd know the answer to because we don't know what you're gluing (rubber, plastic, metal, wood, plutonium, etc). The product will tell you what you can use super glue on and what you can't. And if you read the product label its toxic soooo...

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    tony54
    tony54

    5 years ago

    This may be waterproof too ! I fixed an aquarium pump with a 1/16 gap and after 15 minutes, I put it in water for about 10 hours running. After removing it, the glue appeared as solid as ever. Using only superglue had failed to stick but the superglue and baking soda worked great.

    If anyone knows if this is a permanent waterproof solution let me know since I know some things can survive a day but not a month or more in water.

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    Roller76
    Roller76

    Reply 2 years ago

    Dude, first off, its toxic. Read the label. That's why they sell adhesives specifically for aquariums. Super glue isn't meant for under water applications because it deteriorates. Plus not all plastics, rubber, metals, woods, midgets, etc, bond. That's also on the label.

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    jgrichent
    jgrichent

    Reply 11 days ago

    We use super glue to attach marine invertebrate pieces we cut off larger pieces (called fragging) to plugs to begin new colonies all the time.

    This is standard practice

    Super glue is not toxic nor poisonous (not the same). It is an irritant though

    water will not deteriorate CA

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    pbwk1234
    pbwk1234

    Question 7 weeks ago on Step 1

    What is the yellow thing y'all are using in the video

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    istalkurface
    istalkurface

    7 years ago

    I have made fingernails out of this.

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    npessoa23
    npessoa23

    Reply 1 year ago

    Omg i was checking this out with fingernails in mind! Thank you.

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    CraigB190
    CraigB190

    Question 4 years ago

    Gas tank repair? Will baking soda and super glue. Work to repair it

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    Roller76
    Roller76

    Answer 2 years ago

    Have you tried searching online?

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    Engineer of None
    Engineer of None

    Answer 3 years ago

    Never try it, don't know if the gas will affect the super glue.

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    mad_b
    mad_b

    Answer 3 years ago

    In your place I would make a test. Both original tank material and the glue patch, let it soaked on a gasoline recipient and check it out some days (a month would be ideal) later. It may resist the gasoline, but you must assure that the crack/hole/etc. is held together also. And, the fix must be protected against bending twisting and other mechanical forces over the original damage that is to be fixed. Because unless you use specific, industrial grade glue/repair/weld materials, there is no guarantee that it can withstand the normal use of the fixed part.

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    WilliamC181
    WilliamC181

    3 years ago

    The baking soda has to be fresh

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    wtinamari
    wtinamari

    Question 3 years ago on Introduction

    Can I use it to reattach an arm on glasses?

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    Engineer of None
    Engineer of None

    Answer 3 years ago

    Yes, but first scratch the surface where you putting the glue with a x acto knife.