Antics with super-glue

Let this be a warning to you all. Do not, ever, try to repair a pressurized plastic container with superglue. It sounds stupid now, but when that power washer / airsoft gun or in my case, super soaker explodes, you’ll probably want to fix it, and super glue will probably be one of the first things that comes to mind.

This was my first mistake.

The second was being impatient, and waiting 2.4 minutes to test it rather than 24 hours.

I blame most of this on the super glue fumes, as i’m still slightly woozy (no, really) and need some kind of scape goat.

well anyway, I filled the tank, and proceeded to pump my water rifle. The first pump went well. The second, I heard a hissing noise. By the third pump, water was streaking out from the cracks in the superglue and from behind the tape. This wouldn’t have been so bad if I had waited for the glue to fully dry, but no. I just got sprayed in the face and arms with diluted superglue, and it burns. Rather a lot. My fingers all have that horrible rough crusty feeling you get when you glue them together. Parts of my arm are bright red, and one eye is intensely uncomfortable (but thankfully, not glued).

so yeah…superglue is a vivious, deadly force to be reckoned with, and should be treated with the respect and fear that it deserves (as well as patience).

I was lucky this time, but who knows. it might not spare you…