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Title: Shelf life for Urac?
Post by: suburbanirma on February 17, 2015, 05:49:00 PM

A few years ago I bought some Urac wood glue. I never opened the can or the plastic bag with the powder in it. Does anyone know if this glue will be any good, or should I use smooth-on to glue up bamboo/osage longbow?

Title: Re: Shelf life for Urac?
Post by: wingnut on February 17, 2015, 06:00:00 PM

I would guess it's toast.  It doesn't have a real long shelf life.

Mike

Title: Re: Shelf life for Urac?
Post by: M60gunner on February 17, 2015, 08:00:00 PM

The shelf life for the Urac 185 is a year by there standards. I know you can extend the life by keeping in the refer.
The Urac has been reformulated and is now Urac 800. I got this info from Bamboo flyrods makers blog.

Title: Re: Shelf life for Urac?
Post by: macbow on February 17, 2015, 08:05:00 PM

If you open the can you should be able to tell if it is good.
If clumpy or looks odd then toss.

No reason not to use the smooth on.

Title: Re: Shelf life for Urac?
Post by: suburbanirma on February 17, 2015, 08:27:00 PM

Thanks guys!