Glue for limbcracks

[Flying Dutchman]

Hi bros,

I've got some limbcracks on one of my 3-pce bows. Lenghtwise, close to the riser. I want to repair them and I know that loctite 420 is a good glue for it.
But I am having a hard time finding it over here (The Netherlands).
However, I DID find this ZAP CA glue, it seems it is also very very thin. But I hesitate using this. It is a lot cheaper then Loctite 420. Anybody has experience with this glue?
What is a good work around and how do I apply  it?

Thanks.


 

[BAK]

I can't tell you if it's a good glue, but a trick I learned was to use a syringe, and tape the clack to just leave a bleed out port and an injection point.  You can force the glue into the crack till it comes out the bleed port and insure the crack has been saturated.

[Flying Dutchman]

Thanks Bruce!I have no experience but this sure all makes sense. Love the tape part!

[Flying Dutchman]

Anyone else?

[alaninoz]

The Zap glues have a good reputation in the modelling (planes, cars, etc) community and so would seem to be a good quality glue. I used some at one time and found the viscosity to be about the same Loctite 401. Loctite 420 has a much lower viscosity and so should be better for wicking into cracks. Haven't tried the 420 myself though.

[Flying Dutchman]

Did you use the THIN CA from ZAP?

[JamesV]

I also tape the back side of the crack to keep the glue from running thru. The viscosity of locktite 420 is 2. Personally I don't think there is much difference in CA glue, it all seems to hold good and any thin superglue will run and fill a crack. On some repairs a thicker glue works better.

[JamesKerr]

The zap a gap glues are great glues. I've never used them to repair a crack on a bow but they work for just about everything else.