SECRETS OF GOOP

I would like to see a follow up video on this. how did the coating last over time.

Hi Robin: Per your method, I put a some dried and shredded Goop in a small glass jar along with some toluene. I then clamped the jar in my lathe's chuck and let the lathe run at about 10 RPM overnight. The result was a perfectly mixed solution, directly suitable for application, all without inhaling any nasty toluene vapors.

11 years, and I'm just learning this? Amazing sir, absolute fantastic information.

Thankas a million. Where have you been all my life!

I tried acetone to liquefy my shoe-goo/goop because it seemed obvious to me but it didn't work. Now I know the secret solvent, many thanks mister !

This is the most useful thing I've learned this month, thanks. Do you know how Toluene would affect lexan? I use goop to coat lexan RC car bodies, and thinning it like this would be nice.

How can you look at the label on the toluene bottle and still mispronounce the word with an extra "L" that's not there? Curious.

The plumber Goop works well as a fabric adhesive.

This is SUPER useful thank you so much!! Gonna pick up some Toluene TODAY and also fantastic tip to know the “home and garden” version is UV resistant!! Such a wealth of information, thank you!!

age-old lesson, thin your paints.

I'm not an expert, but I've tried xylene and it also seems to thin Shoe Goo. I'll try the toluene. These solvents are toxic and should be used with good ventilation. I prefer working in the garage or with moving air circulation. An N95 mask won't filter them out. Thanks for the great demo.

Fantastic tip. An extremely nice tool to have in my bag of tricks. Thanks and take care

Both are perchloroethylene-based. E6000 is odorless, nonflammable & dries clear. Shoe Goo uses toluene & naphtha (like flammable oil-based coatings which should be ventilated in confined areas) & dries amber. The Shoe Goo may adhere better because of more difficult-to-use refined solvents. Trades tensile

I did not know that goop dissolved in toluene. Have used a similar idea in the past, Elastosil a07 from Wacker disolved in toulene. I used it on some medical EMG electrodes as efficient moisture protection somewhat similar to what You show, and also as a soft polymer on FSR force sensors. It is very hydrophobic, but a silicone so it is not always suitable. Also I suspect the goop stuff is more wear resistant. Will certainly try it, thanks for the tip!

Great tip. Thank you! Apple charging cords are good for fraying under strain right at the connector. Bet this would work well. Probably better for holding wire bundles inside electronics than hot glue as well.

The Goop data sheets list the solvents that disolve or soften goop.

I have been using shoe goo for the past 50 years and didn't know about toluene. Thank you.

Wonder if I could use xylene in place of toulene? Can't find straight toulene anywhere.

Can't find this stuff, at least by the name "toluene." Looked Lowes and Home Depot. Is it considered paint thinner, or lacquer thinner, or what?

Great video! Thank you. Who are the 7 people who dislike this? Why?

what is this called in Europa/Germany? Anyone knows?

I used Goop to make tablets of forms when I sold cars. I'd print out 25-50, put a thicker backer board behind them then run thin coat of Goop on top edge to keep them together. Helped me stay organized and look more professional.

Great video, I will use this. Thanks.

Hey bud, will hepathane work as well?

Since it’s also paintable I’m going to try to repair my scuffed aluminum wheels. See how it works, I assume it will be a success. Awesome stuff

That was VERY helpful!! Thanks for producing and posting.

Tolulene is banned in EU, so you can't buy it without it being used in chemical industrial complex or researched and then you need to provide proof you need it and how it's going to be used etc...

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Yinz from the ‘Burgh?

Great video! Does anyone know if Toluene is safe on tent fabrics (nylon/polyester)?

does anyone know if this is the same as lexel?

Wish I had known about thinning with Toluene for the 30+ years that I've been using Goop.
I have repaired and adhered things that with goop that otherwise could not have been repaired or adhered. When my son was serving in the Peace Corps in a small Kenyan village he phoned me and said, "Dad they don't sell Goop here and the house they assigned us needs numerous fixes. Please mail me a couple of tubs as soon as possible."
Thanks for the great info.

I've tried everything I could think of to thin this stuff, and none of them worked. Closest I came was laquer thinner - kiiiinnduv werkt.... Uh ... but it also kind of started dissolving the shoe I was trying to fix ... Lol. Great trade secret ... Thanks!

The Marine version is also UV resistant.

is there a particular kind of bristle you need to use on an application brush when applying toluene-thinned goop? can you use toluene to clean that brush after using it?

Goop is amazing and now you are to ... im gonna use this trick to build my electrolyzer cell for a torch . one time i filled a plastic turkey injector with toluene and i turned around to walk across the room and looked down and notice my syringe was melting fast ....its was a thick clear plastic not a thin syringe

Goop is not a urethane adhesive. It is a styrene-butadiene adhesive.

The parent company is Eclectic which markets this product under different names the E6000 adhesive is the industrial product which provides a very good dielectric insulation values.

There is some pretty compelling evidence that toluene is a contributing factor to some blood cancers. Use good ventilation.

I just used some shoe goo on a pair of boots and it did not turn out well. I wish I would have seen this video a month ago! I learn something new everyday.

I used this stuff to fix a tear in a convertible roof. It doesn't look too good. Will he tolulean stuff get rid of it even if its dry? Also where do u get the tolulean

Nice!

i hate to be that guy, but gramer is so impoten to me i have to point out in the annotation you say to get on you skin. i cant believe i noticed it seeeing as i cant reed but there ya go thanks for sharing

Handy trick.

I love this stuff and now i'm going to like it even more..Thanks to your tip on Toluene<-:

Great info. I like your thorough explanations. Do you think that this would be able to seal a gas gauge float?

What a great tip. Thanks.

Hi Rob, I was sent here by Tom, great stuff! Thanks! 😃👍

your videos mean the world to me i think i have been through them all. i might not even do these kind of things but to see it done gives me a better understanding of how i can do my own projects. i wish there was a better way to thank you.

Where did you acquire the pure toluene? Are you just using lacquer thinner?, cause I know it has a lot of toluene in it. Good info thanx.