What's In Testor's Glue?

[oldcarfan]

I just bought a can of spray brake cleaner and the smell unlocked a sense memory of the days of orange tube Testor's glue in an enclosed room. Does anyone know what was in that stuff?

[StevenGuthmiller]

Just guessing, but toluene?

 

 

 

Steve

[atomicholiday]

22 minutes ago, StevenGuthmiller said:

Just guessing, but toluene?

 

 

 

Steve

Yup ? 

[Fat Brian]

I actually decant brake cleaner into an old Pro Weld bottle and use it for glue.

[peteski]

Does brake cleaner spray even contain Toluene?!

The stuff I have (CRC brand) contains Tetrachloroethylene. While it has a strong odor, to me it doesn't smell like Testors orange tube glue.

[StevenGuthmiller]

3 hours ago, atomicholiday said:

Yup ? 

Hmmm, even a blind squirrel finds  a nut once in a while. ?

 

 

Steve

Edited August 23, 2023 by StevenGuthmiller

[Fat Brian]

On 8/22/2023 at 9:14 PM, peteski said:

Does brake cleaner spray even contain Toluene?!

The stuff I have (CRC brand) contains Tetrachloroethylene. While it has a strong odor, to me it doesn't smell like Testors orange tube glue.

I use the same stuff, I was just saying it could be used that way. 

[peteski]

12 hours ago, Fat Brian said:

I use the same stuff, I was just saying it could be used that way. 

Brian, I was responding to the initial post where Gary seemed to imply that the brake cleaner has a smell similar to the orange tube Testors cement. At least that is how I interpreted his statement.

And yes, Tetrachloroethylene (brake cleaner) will attack (melt) polystyrene, so it cab be used as liquid cement, but to me it doesn't smell like the tube glue.