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This stuff is way better than super glue (and it's less messy)


Adrian Kingsley-Hughes / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET

Whether due to being dropped, misused, or aged, broken plastics are a fact of life these days.

My weapon of choice in the war against waste and sending things to the landfill has been cyanoacrylate adhesive -- this stuff goes by many names, such as Krazy Glue, instant glue, power glue, or superglue -- and on the whole, it's very good stuff.

But it's far from perfect.

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I find that the performance of cyanoacrylate adhesives varies a lot. It sticks well to some things but not so well to others. Also, its repairs last well at room temperature, but using it to repair something that's going to be in a hot environment (such as a greenhouse or car engine bay) or a cold environment (such as a storage box ...


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