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Permalink Reply by Jesse Hartman on October 22, 2011 at 7:53am

Hey Jacob.  I dont know if you have a Fleet Farm by you, but thats where I get mine.  I also thinks the Home Depot has it.

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Permalink Reply by Ken Ryan on October 22, 2011 at 9:42am

Isn't the Cortec thinned with tap water?

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Permalink Reply by Tom Anderson on October 22, 2011 at 10:04am

I have used denatured alcohol with good results...it speeds up the drying process

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Permalink Reply by Christopher Nail on October 22, 2011 at 10:30am

I've used both water and denatured alcohol. The alcohol works better, but both work.

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Permalink Reply by Frank A Pisz on October 22, 2011 at 10:47am

Hi Jacob!  I have used denatured alchohol with good results and purchase it a Home Depot in 1 qt. cans.

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Permalink Reply by John Austin on October 22, 2011 at 3:19pm

Caleb recommended just plain 'ole water. I honestly don't remember if he said to use distilled or not, but that's what I use and it works fine. Seems to dry pretty fast, but Caleb told me it's perfectly OK to assemble treated mating surfaces with the Cortec still wet.

John

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Permalink Reply by Ken Ryan on October 23, 2011 at 10:24am

If parts are assembled while Cortec is still wet, they will be more difficult to take apart, should the need arise.

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Permalink Reply by John Austin on October 23, 2011 at 11:18am

Isn't that what Cortec is for ... to glue the parts together???   Just Kidding!

Of course, you're correct - it is sticky if not dry before assembly. In the rare instance where I had to separate two parts that were mated wet and then dried, it was no big deal to slide a thin dull blade (metal putty knife) between them to non-destructively separate them - no damage to the parts whatsoever. But I certainly agree I'd let it dry first if I even thought I'd be separating the parts again!

John

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Permalink Reply by Jacob on October 22, 2011 at 5:54pm

thanks guys

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