Clearing a glue bottle "needle".

[JayCee]

I recently purchased a bottle of Revell Contacta Professional. On going to use it I found that the needle had been slightly bent in transit. This is no problem but the needle appears to have been leaking and is blocked. How can I clear this blockage ?. I believe I have read somewhere of using a flame. Usually use TET but it is proving useless on this kit. Any ideas gratefully accepted.
John.

 

[Tim Marlow]

I usually poke a suitably sized wire down mine. It takes seconds……

 

[Andy T]

Poke something down it as Tim suggests, but a fag lighter or candle flame works well too.

 

[Gern]

but a fag lighter or candle flame works well too.

... but take the needle out of the container first!

 

[JayCee]

Thanks guys.
John.

 

[PaulTRose]

Use pliers to pull needle out of bottle.....hold over a flame fir a few secs....it will go 'pop'

 

[Miko]

A bristle from a wire brush is what I use, but holding it over a flame does work to

Miko (Revell Contacta is the greatest asset to scale modelling since. . . )

 

[Si Benson]

I like the glue but hated the dispenser so put mine into an empty Tamiya extra thin jar…..I can spread it neatly and it never blocks

 

[Andy T]

I like the glue but hated the dispenser so put mine into an empty Tamiya extra thin jar…..I can spread it neatly and it never blocks

Great idea. I rarely use it as I seem to get it everywhere!

 

[JayCee]

Thank you all for you assistance. A few seconds over a flame and there was the "pop" as mentioned by Paul. Now to try it on this weird Italeri plastic !
John.

 

[JR]

Yes prefer the flame method !

 

[adt70hk]

Boiling water in a shallow dish/saucer....

 

[BattleshipBob]

I have recently started using this myself. when I have finished I lean the bottle against something making sure the tip is pointing at a angle upwards. I find this allows the remaining glue in the tip to run back into the bottle. Yet to have a blocked tip?

 

[zuludog]

I've tried those glue dispensers, but as we've all found out, they always block up, so I've stopped buying them

And I've given up trying to unblock them - I just make a hole in the hard plastic, and pour it all into a bottle of liquid glue, it's the same sort of stuff.

 

[Miko]

When I'm done with using Revell Contacta I point it upwards and squeeze, when I hear air coming out I know it's clear and replace the long blue cap

 

[JR]

I have recently started using this myself. when I have finished I lean the bottle against something making sure the tip is pointing at a angle upwards. I find this allows the remaining glue in the tip to run back into the bottle. Yet to have a blocked tip?

You haven't lived until your tip is blocked Bob

 

[Deleted member 6598]

Some 35 years ago, my then best friend also built models, and he always used the Revell glue bottles, that they sold back then already too. I very much remember him using a cigarette lighter to clear the needle numerous times, and did so myself as well back when I used to use it too. I soon switched to liquid cement with a brush, though, and in fact used the same Italeri bottle for something like 20 years until the brush was finally too far gone. (I refilled the bottle any time it got close to empty, of course.)

 

[BattleshipBob]

You haven't lived until your tip is blocked Bob

Oh ere misses, does it make you walk funny, if so must get cream or a airline!!

 

[A_J_Rimmer]

I blooming hate those fine applicator needles - If I need to use that type of glue I generally use Tube glue applied with a needle or cocktail stick.

But both the flame and wire method works well. The wire from those ties you get in freezer bag packs works well.

 

[Madstacks83]

Thanks for the tips! just fixed a bottle I had left from a couple of years ago.