Good tips - I used syringes at work and would add that removing the plunger from the syringe when cleaning and drying it would help keep the seal in better condition (as they are only designed for single-use really) and, after cleaning the necks of the refilled glue bottles with damp tissue, smear the thread with a small amount of vaseline- this will stop the top being hard to get off next time.

This is one of the most helpful videos I have ever watched!! I love my little glue bottles but I hated refilling them!! It was so stinking messy! This syringe idea is a life saver!! Thank you!!

I refill all sorts of things with those syringes! They are great! (Travel sized lotion and toothpaste are my most frequent refills) I have recently realized that many times I can simply pour directly into the syringe while holding my finger under the small nozzle. Good luck with your continued recovery!

I knew about the syringe - but oh boy did it ever end up a mess! The idea of using a little container is a game changer for me! No more glaring at the almost empty bottle. And i agree about puffing out the fine tip top remove glue. Also if the metal tip does get clogged soaking in hot water and thin fine needle works a treat

Thanks for this information! I used this syringe trick to refill air in my flat tire… …It required about seven hundred and twelve pumps. LIFE HACK!!!!

I have seen Natasha do this too. How awesome! And I hope you are up and have a healthy knee know.

Love Natasha Foote. You did very well.

Boy, this was a great tip. I knew I saved those syringes for one reason or another.❤

Reminder: After applying glue from the small precision metal tipped bottle, poof out a bit of air to insure it isn't clogged before closing it with the top plastic seal.

Thanks for sharing this great tip. Hope your knee is feeling much better now.

Great tips!! I never would’ve thought about using syringes!!

Thanks for the great tip. Love the syringe idea!

Thanks for showing us how to refill the glue. Greatly helps.

Thanks for the great tips!! Will surely try the syringe! ❤

Great idea, you should see the mess I make sometimes. I’m off to fill up my bottles now. TFS 💝🤩🤗

Thank you so much for that. I got in a real mess trying to get the glue into the little plastic bottle with the metal tube from temu, with a spoon. I'll definitely get some syringes. Happy crafting

Awesome tips! Always hate refilling my glue bottles…game changer!!!

Great tips! Thanks for sharing ❤

Great idea!

Natasha is THE BEST!! 💜

Fabulous idea!

Thank you so much for sharing and teaching, many 🙏

Love this tip!!

Great tips. Thank you so much

Game changer! Thanks so much!

Great tip! You can also squeeze the sides of the bottle when filling and this helps keep the air out.

Great tutorial. Tfs

thank you so much for this tip very helpful

Great idea.

Great idea

If you squeeze the bottle and gradually release it as it fills, that will also help with the burps and air bubbles

Thank you! I’ve been wondering how I was going to fill my extra bottle from Sweet Petunia. 😁

Hi, I use the little bottles too. I squeeze the little bottle and slowly let go while I plunge the glue in. The suction helps pull the glue into the little bottle. Also, I wish that precision press was available in Canada. It would cost me 75.00 USD to purchase it for up here, which would be 102.00 canadian. Craft supply prices in Canada are unbelievable. Very frequently, we can not purchase them at all... I'll keep using the little bottle. It is starting hurt, though, because I've developed arthritis in my hands.

When I ordered the needle point bottles they came with a funnel which work great.

Thank you!

Hi Suzanne! New subbie here. Great tips. Time to buy some syringes. Hope we. Can be crafty friends. Xoxo happy Sunday

I love Natasha

I love the Glitter glue. It has a top available to squeeze the glue into smaller containers. It is black. You can use it with the larger container but it has a bigger spout. More glue comes out

Never ever thought of using a syringe 💉 Thanks a lot🎉🎉

I use a small little funnel works awesome ..

Love Art Glitter glue!

What a great idea! Nuvo was also one of my fav glues as well. Would love to know how you like the Art glitter glue.

nice idea. i always use a funnel. its much more easier and faster and you have no residue left in the cup.

Thank you I haven’t tried Nuvo glue. Good to know

Try putting a tiny bit of vasaline around the rubber before using. It will slide easier. After washing dry plunger, apply more and store without putting plunger in tube. It will last longer. Also pour glue in syringe, then add plunger. Stop pushing before air when glue is out. Having patience means less waste. Use qtip inside empty cup on a craft. Tag making time!😊

Tasha is the best

Check the labels on your glue bottles for how much they hold. Your Nuvo bottle holds 50mls, from what I've just seen (you used two and a half syringe-fills), so fill the 20ml syringe twice, then fill it to the 10ml level for the last fill. It doesn't matter about air in the top of the syringe. That only matters if you're putting its contents into a body. You did ok keeping the nozzle in the glue, so that prevented it in the mix, but if that does happen, with the nozzle upwards, tap it gently, but firmly till the bubbles go to the nozzle. Someone else already said about squeezing the bottle you're filling till the glue comes to the top, then letting it go as you fill it, It works really well, especially on those every small bottles. With those, you're better off using the smaller syringe, as it gives better control and usually, they take less effort to to pull up and push down the plunger. When you've part-filled the bottle (about a third full), tap it gently but firmly on a hard surface a few times to 'burp' the air out. repeat at two thirds and again when full. As another person's already said, pull the plunger right out of the syringe for cleaning. Clean the barrel with warm washing up water (not too much washing up liquid, though. You don't want masses of foam, just a little) and a small bottle brush, then rinse it out. Push the plunger back in while the rubber and the inside are still wet. It'll go in easier and the little bit of dampness doesn't affect the glue. Then half-fill it with warm water, pull the plunger back up, shake it hard and empty it about five times. It'll clear any residual glue in the nozzle. Then fill it with air, and clear out residual dampness in the nozzle by pushing down the plunger fast several times while the nozzle's in a piece of kitchen towel. Store the plunger and body separately, both parts together inside a zippy bag (helps to keep the rubber soft as there's very limited air). 😊

Thank you I am fully tired of fighting the refill battle. Lol

TFS. VERY USEFUL TIP.

I also tap the bottle (to get air out of the bottle) when I get close to the top.

Good tip about the syringes! But you CAN buy a Nuvo larger size refill

After using the syringes and washing them; use some alcohol, I prefer 91% as it dissipates quicker, but only in the syringe placing a finger on the tip, or place in a container and alcohol cleans out glue well. I also use it to clean the fine metal tips used with art glitter glue, I let them soak in an empty container with a lid. The guile will turn to gel making easy to get out with a toothpick, then I can reuse tips, tops and bottles again.

There are tiny funnels of various sizes that I use to do this task. They are a bit easier to clean than the syringes.

I have a small funnel that works very easy. I estimate how much I need & pour, then take out the funnel & look into the small bottle and estimate the amount. Aim to fill about 90 % full. Takes about 30 seconds to do & no syringes to wash. Washing the syringe is easier too. This is my opinion.

HINT: If you tap the bottle on the desk a few times, when you’ve finished filling bottle, this brings air bubbles up to the top of the bottle so you can pop them with a pin. Also I’m wondering if you removed the plunger completely, rubbed it with some vaseline, or oil, let it sit for a minute and then wipe it clean, if this would help preserve the rubber without contaminating your glue. 😊

Tap the bottom of the bottle on the table or any hard surface for about a minute or so to get the air bubbles out.

Have you ever tried one of those mini funnels?

Just put a little oil in the black rubber with a paper towel and will be okay.

Maybe put a coating of Vaseline on the plunger to help glide. It will help the rubber last, too.

Did you clean out the bottles before refilling them

Now if you could just figure out a way that it wouldn't keep plugging up, no matter what I do.. I use a pin in the top, I squeezed the air out and pull the glue back down in the bottle, but still in a short time the little silver cap plugs up. So frustrating!

Where in Walmart did you get the syringes please?

Please tell me about your knee replacement. My dr says I’m overdue. Is it worth it? Right now I can barely walk, my left knee has had steroidal injections that only work for 2 weeks the most. I’ve gained weight from sitting. Not sure what to do. Also ty for this tutorial, finally got my glue press for my bday and just now need to refil the bottle. I’m a big fan of Art Glitter glue. I’ve learned of it from Maymay made it on u tube. Her and hubby do such great shoes each week.

Excellent video. Thank you for sharing!!! Can you make a tutorial about how you so awesome?

Tap the bottom of the glue bottle on the table may take out the air

A light coat of vaseline will keep your syringes sliding easily.

Can I use syringe to refill my… …checking account?

For the life of me those plastic bottles with the "pin" top..ALWAYS gets plugged up.

After washing and drying the syringes you can put a little bit of baby oil or glycerin on the end of the rubber. Also you need to store them taken apart not together

Take care of that knee. Do what your PT says. I have had 4 knee replacements...don't ask.