12/01/2013   English German
  Edition # 104  
San Francisco, 12-01-2013

Top Product: Q-Bond Super Glue
Figure [1]: The miracle glue Q-Bond with the unique nano particle powder.

Michael While I'm talking about commercial glue products, I'd be remiss not to mention a miracle super glue called "Q-Bond". I stumbled across it one day while searching for Youtube videos to help me fix a particular mechanical problem with my car. In this day and age, you can find how-to videos on just about anything on Youtube, where tinkerers explain repair steps in detail, be it for replacing the spark plugs or the brake pads on your car or to pry open an iPhone to exchange the battery.

One of the most famous hobby mechanics on Youtube is Scotty Kilmer, who specializes in fixing up clunker cars, for which it's often no longer economic to buy spare parts. In one of his videos, he demonstrates how to repair an old dashboard by glueing a broken-off plastic part back on.

Figure [2]: Der schreiende Youtube-Mechaniker Scotty Kilmer.

Using regular super glue for this task would not work if the connecting surface of the detached part is quite small, because the forces on the joint are astronomous, and it will break off again if exposed to even minimal bending force. But with Q-Bond at your disposal, you first fixate the two parts by sloppily glueing them together (you're welcome to use Duct Tape (Rundbrief 03/2003)) for this task) and then pour the pepper-like Q-Bond powder onto the line of rupture, until you get a nice powder hump, and pour a few drops of the liquid Q-Bond super glue on it.

Figure [3]: Ein paar Tropfen Superkleber auf das Q-Bond-Pulver und es ensteht eine beinharte Verbindung.

During this process, the powder turns into a rock-solid material which resembles a weld seam, sealing the gap between the two once disconnected parts and firmly locking them in place. The bond becomes so hard that excess glue material can be trimmed off with a file or sand paper afterwards. During the transformation process, the infernal glue product emits hazardous fumes, so working outside is recommended. It glues broken off parts back on really well, and it's not unusual that two reconnected parts form a more stable alliance than the original unbroken item. Top product!

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