A couple of comments and a cautionary tale: small bottles of super-glue are almost impossible to keep clear of crusty dry glue, and since one usually uses super glue to make very small repairs, it makes more sense to keep several small single-use tubes of the glue instead of depending on squeeze bottles, although acetone (fingernail polish solvent) can revitalize crusty dried super-glue. Now for the cautionary tale: once upon a time I wanted to mend the broken handle on my favorite coffee mug, and I rooted around in my junk drawer until I found an old tube of super glue. Since I had only two hands, I held the ceramic handle onto the coffee mug with one hand while I tried to loosen the cap of the old super glue tube with my other hand. After some futile effort, I tried to loosen the cap with my teeth. As I was twisting the tube back and forth while clenching the cap with my teeth, the cap popped open and splashed super glue all over my mouth, instantly glueing my lips shut with the super glue tube sticking out of my mouth like a cheap cigar! First I tried to free my mouth by gently prying on the glue on my lips with a razorblade. When that didn't work, and I'd stopped the bleeding, I remembered that acetone dissolved super glue, so I snatched a bottle of my wife's nail polish remover, and began to apply it to my lips. Oh my freaking god! That's when I realized human lips are extremely sensitive because my lips felt like they were on fire, and my eyes didn't feel much better. The acetone did loosen my lips though, so I could again open my tortured mouth. So be warned everyone. Never ever open a tube of super glue with your teeth.

Put Vaseline on the tip so cap doesn't stick

Thank you, Joanna! I have lost count of how many of your videos I’ve watched, and I honestly think I’ve learned something from each one, both The Small Scape and Prime Time Aquatics videos. Your tips for Super Glue have not disappointed… into the fridge it goes! Thank you so much!

Had no idea of the temperature issue. Thanks!

Omg!!! This is the best video!!! Super glue in the fridge?!? Mind blown 🤯 I’m currently missing several fingerprints from having to rip my fingers off of drying items

Who knew? The fridge for keeping super glue “fresh”? Mine will be going into zip locks & into the fridge pronto! Love all your tips Joanna!! Thank you!! 😊

You could totally recover that bottle with some pliers and work at the end a bit. Then follow up and clean out the port with a tiny drill bit... Or... Take the lid off and decant it into a different container that is almost empty. Air with moisture is the biggest killer.

Good tips! It has taken me years to figure out some of them. The refrigerator tip I never would have guessed!😄

All great tips! I finally gave up trying to keep mine from clogging, so I just started buying the tiny tube single use 3 packs from the Dollar Tree. But even those I might be able to make last longer with your tips! Thanks!

I always tap and test to see the tip is clear. Did not know about the Fridge tip, but it makes sense now that my CA glue down in the cooler basement is lasting longer.😉

I shall start keeping it the fridge in a plastic bag from now on, thank you for those tips 👍🏻

All great ideas, Joanna! Thanks! You are always so practical!

I would have never thought of keeping it in the refrigerator. Thanks for the tips.

Great tips! I usually on opening a new bottle every time I want to use some. I guess I needed this video! Lol

Thank you have no idea how many super glues I've thrown out because of clogged tips It's always a pleasure to watch you I always learn something

Your channel is so incredibly useful.

Thanks for the tips! I heard we can put a dessicant in the ziplock bag, as well, to absorb any moisture in the remaining air.

thank you for this - super helpful and valuable !!!

Very useful tips, didnt know about keeping it in the fridge😊...thanks

I also like to take corner of a zip lock baggie put it over the top and tighten the cap back on. This way it should be even more air tight

Thanks for the great tips!

Hi Joanna! I discovered your channel recently and I have binge watched your videos. Today I found a hack and thought of you immediately. Here goes: When trying to cut tiny branches in nooks and crannies of my driftwood, I use my pets' nail clippers to cut them nice and short and smooth. I use the dog nail clipper on the "bigger" branches, and the cat nail clipper is perfect for the real small ones. 😊

Great tips. I always have bottles of super glue stored with various ongoing projects. 99% of the time when I go back to work on a work in progress, the super glue looks like yours and is absolutely useless. The fridge tip is an excellent idea, my super glues will all be in one place...IF I remember to put them back in there. I'll give me 70/30 odds on that, lol. Hope you guys had a great weekend. 👍❤👍

Ohhh, such a good video! Great info indeed, who knew?

Hi Joanna, 😊 These are excellent, excellent tips!! Besides aquascaping, I’m always using super glue to fix things around the house. It’s going into the fridge right now! Sorry yours got clogged. Can you cut the tip a little or use a thumbtack or paper clip to force a new hole? I’ve had success that way. (Different brand than yours though) Hope your weekend is a good one! 😃😊☺️

Thanks for the tips

Great tips! I have lost many a super glue to clogging. 😒 Will definitely give your tips a try. Thanks!

So now I know! Thanks Joanna.

Didn’t think you were posting today lucky me just got done hauling water! Running this tank into my fall lettuce bed. It’s been so dry here it’s not funny 210 gallon tank of water getting run into the garden daily but things are just to dry. Five minutes after it gets done running out the ground looks just as dry as it did before I started!

Thanks for the tips am going to try the fridge version from now on.

I have yet to try glue of any kind, mostly because I don't know all the hows and whys (mostly the hows) which is one of the many variables to why my thumb is black. Great topic though. Didn't know the fridge tip either.

Cool tips!!!

Great ideas

The refrigerator?? I would have never thought that. Thanks for the video 👍👍👍

Great tips, I've needed this for 35 years hahahaha.

Super glue in the fridge...now that's a new one! Thanks for sharing:)

The shopkeeper told me this freezing tip today. I was shocked also

Thank You👍

THANK YOU!!!

Thank you very much.

I had no idea about the refrigerator thing or the ziplock

Thanks, did not know it was temp sensitive.

I just use a utility knife when they get like that cut the stuff off Try it Or u can even use small drill bit make the hole again I’m a model builder lol I get every drop out of them

Me: searching for super glue tips for D&D minis Also me: is also a fish keeper Odd how that worked out

thanks really nice tips ! I'll put in mind next time when I buy new superglue , my regards

My local hobby shop sells replacement nozzles and caps for BSI glue. Maybe yours does too!

Thanks for the great tips!! I love your tips - they work wonders for me❤❤❤ Does anyone know if using the Gorilla Super Glue Brush & Nozzle product instead of Gorilla Super Glue Gel is safe for use in aquascaping? I use the brush & nozzle product weekly to fix my fingernail that splits badly (injured nail bed), and love the way you can control the application of the glue with the brush. Has anyone tried/used this product successfully for plants and rocks?

All good tips! I would add: Acetone on a rag, or fingernail polish remover, will help in keeping the tip clean. Methanol is even better, providing you have some.

You can also snip the tip 😉

I put the cap on, clean it, and today it GLUED at the base and nozzle! Had to keep stabbing with with a needle. They design these things to dry and rip.

3. Use a needle to unclog it! Can it be stored in the freezer?

Thank you these are really great tips. My wife keeps her nail polish in the fridge as she says that it extends its life (which it probably does). So when I start keeping my super glue in the fridge she won't be able to object! 🤣

In low temperature it will takes very long time for superglue to cure. That's why.

I kept it in my refrigerator and put some of it on my salad.

Do these tips also work for e6000 glue?

Does the super glue work as well when cold? Prob have to warm it up for use?

Nice ... 'tips'

Any advice on keeping Gorilla Glue soft, I keep in ziploc but after 3 months it hardens. Thanks

🤔 in the fridge… that might be a whole topic for a video? All the hobby things that keep better in a refrigerator. I certainly didn’t know about superglue.

Can I spray this on my plants?

What happens if you smell it when you use it like the thing you applied it on? I applied it on a fly and I smell it on Accident.. Will I be okay?

Question Does the accelerator damage plants in any way? I would think not since you use it. Thanks!

Didn't work for me in the fridge. After a month, it was in the trash can. Big fail.

Good Mor...hey. Good Evening! LoL

Tip 3 is a lifesaver also 🤦‍♂️ I'm so dumb for not knowing this 😅. Thank you!

Hi I have a question not about glue it's about anubias I got a anubias and half of the this one has a lot of leaves and roots but the other side has no leaves and no new roots what can I do to get leaves to grow on that side

I thought mine was clogged. Nope, just empty (almost). A box knife to slice open the bottle, and a chopstick helped me get java moss on lava rock, today.

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please help! my gorilla glue gel will not stick my 2 pieces of teak wood together! :(

I too have stored super glue in the fridge however, isn’t the fact that moisture is what ruins it a problem due to moisture from your fridge? Obviously, moisture will form(condensation) after it is removed from fridge…

Thank you! Super Glue is the Duck Tape of my fish room! (Now just share your secret to keeping your fingers from sticking to each other, the hardscape and to plants..... lol)

Just cut the tip off a bit and poke it with a pin should work again :)

Don't use accelerator. Use baking soda instead. It works faster to set super glue. Which also mean that you shall not expose the bottle to baking soda.

I will try your tips and let you know how they worked for me,

It is not temperature, it is moisture. Refrigerators when running properly are DRY environments and the super glue is sensitive to humidity. This is what my professor told me anyway.