How do you keep your glues, epoxies, and paints from settling or going bad?
I have at least 15 different types of glues and epoxies on a shelf in my basement. 3 different grades of Titebond wood glue: indoor, outdoor, ultimate strength, 5 different epoxies from quick drying to slow cure, 2-part underwater epoxy, epoxies for metal, glass and plastics, quick set glues for plastics, etc.
I don’t use them regularly. Usually, I buy one for the job at hand and only use a small amount. I keep the rest around when I need it again. That might be years later.
Most of the time when I do need the glue or whatever, it has settled out or solidified in the nozzle or turned into a solid mass of goo. My basement is a temperature stable environment that ranges from 57F to 61F, 14C to16C, all year so they are not being overheated.
Which brings me to my question. What do you do to prevent that? Do you regularly rotate or turn your glues upside-down?
I needed wood glue today and found all three glues so settled out they were unusable. I’ve been shaking them and turning them upside-down for the past 2 hours so they seem to be workable now. I am not going to drive 10 miles to the hardware store.
Do you have this same issue?
Do I need to invent a rack that turns over periodically so my epoxies are always at the ready?
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