Why do men keep a pack of soda in the trunk

2024 Author: Seth Attwood | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-01-10 19:46

My husband is very often surprised, looking into my bag, not understanding why I need so many different little things. At the same time, just a couple of days ago, when I opened the trunk of our car, I found a pack of soda there. At first I laughed and asked with surprise why he needed her.

His answer caused even more surprise: his acquaintance at work told how to make a folk glue. So, if you mix glue and soda, a chemical polymerization process occurs.

With this mixture, only two edges should be smeared, which should be glued, and a sufficiently strong layer is formed between them - a polymer film.

This compound will quickly glue cracked plastic together. It can also be used to mold new parts - ears or teeth of parts.

As you can see, superglue can be made from soda, which can easily glue brake parts and metal parts together. The husband said that he needed to seal the crack on the forehead, and he decided to try it.

Often, using this tool, you can glue, for example, a washer barrel, and also try to glue the plastic body parts (linings, bumpers) and even a barrel of coolant.

A friend of my spouse managed to glue a piece of the bumper that came off on the road. It took him about 10 minutes.

Interestingly, this connection is very strong that the thing is likely to break not in the same place, but in another. Trust me, this superglue will take it all.

This recipe has been tested on a variety of things and works flawlessly:

- mounts for broken headlights

- radiator union

- mounting mirrors (yes, when the ears break off the soda with superglue, they securely fasten them back)

- bumper

- buggy levers 1/8

- table lamp mount

- kettle body

- lens mount

- radiator grille

- chair leg on casters

- the case of the uninterruptible power supply unit

- arm of a fallen monitor

There are so many repaired items that would most likely have to be thrown away that the list would be too long.

Soda and Superglue - you can't find a more reliable connection

I don’t know how I lived before, when I didn’t know about this method of repairing plastic, but after I found out what soda with superglue is capable of, I grabbed my head: how many things were thrown out in vain!

If non-stick soda with superglue breaks, they will come to the rescue. The combination of these two cheap substances gives the strongest bond.

Here is a small excerpt from wikipedia:

“Liquid cyanoacrylate is capable of anionic polymerization under the action of weakly alkaline agents, including ordinary water. The continuous hardening of "superglue" in thin layers (within 0.05-0.1 mm) is caused by moisture adsorbed on the glued surfaces or contained in the surface layers of the material (which, along with the effect of animal amines, explains the excellent sticking of fingers). The harmful solidification of the mass of glue during storage in a loosely closed container is caused not by evaporation of the solvent, as in the case of nitrocellulose glue or PVA, but by the effect of atmospheric moisture (as is typical, for example, of silicone sealants); during production, the glue clogs up in a dry atmosphere. Also, according to the manufacturer's descriptions, there is a curing mechanism with an alkaline agent associated with the neutralization of the acid stabilizer …"

For working with cyanoacrylate in thick layers, an amateur method is known with sequential filling of the seam with baking soda moistened with superglue and playing in this case the role of not only a filler, but also an alkaline polymerizing agent. The mixture hardens almost instantly, forming an acrylic-like filled plastic, and in some cases it can successfully replace epoxy compositions, including those reinforced with glass mesh [7]. Also, finely ground plaster or concrete can be used as a filler, for example, dust obtained when drilling holes in such materials.

The reaction of cyanoacrylate with soda takes place with the release of temperature, as a result of which, when applied to plastics and porous materials, a strong connection is obtained with the formation of molecular bonds. Moreover, the connection is so strong that, most likely, the second time, the thing will break in another place, and the superglue will withstand.

I'll tell you about what I have been fixing over the past 2 days and how it's done.

We connect tightly and hold

Wet generously with super glue

On the other hand, similarly

Apply soda on top

This needs to be repeated several times, it will be very strong.

Glue-soda-glue-soda.

Our georey is renovated

But what I repaired yesterday was the washer motor. Rusted, asshole.

Because the case is sealed - it had to be cut.

Lubricated, cleaned contacts, brushes. Collected and sealed back with glue-soda.

Here are some more examples of how Soda + Superglue works