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I use a paper towel and wipe off the excess glue before capping it

winnertakesall wrote:I use loctite, but I am not sure if they sell that in the US. The Loctite one has triggers on the side to make application easier

We do have Loctite Gel here (grey bottle with the blue triggers on the side). I've actually got a bottle in the garage. I'm sure it works great. But I love Zap-a-Gap. I have the larger bottle and I just put the little cap back on a long with the bigger cap. Still acts the same way it did when I used to use it back in the day, hasn't dried out, works fine.

I've had problems with Zap-A-Gap before but it's still my favorite brand.

I can find the smaller bottles locally (0.5oz). I don't care if I lose the cap. I just let the top of the bottle dry shut, which seals it, then I poke a hole through the dried glue with some of my pinning wire or drill through with my pin vise.

The real problem I have with Zap-A-Gap is that it seams like if it sits to long, is exposed to a temperature extreme (like being left in the car) or if you just get a bad bottle; something happens to the chemicals and the glue doesn't bond to anything. I've had used some and had it work perfectly, and then let it sit for a few weeks only to start my next project and find the half a bottle that is left won't even glue paper together.

When it does work I've found it holds stronger than anything else, yet a few days soak in Simple Green can remove it.

My gaming group used a wide representation of glue brands, Zap-A-Gap, Locktight, Jet, actual Super Glue brand, cheap dollar store glue... We all pretty much use Zap-A-Gap now. The clincher was one day when the AC went out and it got up to over 100F (also with extremely high humidity) in the gaming room and the glue on many of the models started to weak and they began to fall apart as we handled them during play. Only the Zap-A-Gap ones stayed all together.