Baking Soda Reinforcing Glue Repair

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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Comments

[CraigB190]

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

[jgrichent]

Modern fuel contains ethanol which is an alcohol

Alcohols break down CA so eventually it will fail in fuel

[TechnicalJohn]

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

[ChesneyC1]

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

[TechnicalJohn]

Superglue is NOT waterproof!

[jgrichent]

Superglue cures under water and does not deteriorate quickly

We use it in salt water aquariums all the time

[Roller76]

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...

[tony54]

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.

[Roller76]

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.

[jgrichent]

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

[pbwk1234]

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

[istalkurface]

I have made fingernails out of this.

[npessoa23]

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

[CraigB190]

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

[Roller76]

Have you tried searching online?

[Engineer of None]

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

[mad_b]

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.

[WilliamC181]

The baking soda has to be fresh

[wtinamari]

Can I use it to reattach an arm on glasses?

[Engineer of None]

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