Roller dispenser for ammonia-based adhesive

Posted by JP on: Nov 4th 2015 11:48:19 pm

Last month I was getting a bit frustrated laying a smooth, uniform line of adhesive on some really thin sheet.  Possibly because I'd had a bit too much coffee, but I just couldn't keep an even spread without wrinkling the sheet.

Then I remembered an anicent bottle of glue I had for paper crafts that has a rubber roller on top, so you basically draw a smooth, continuous line of glue.  Hadn't used it in years but it was still in the closet, so I washed it out, loaded it with MJ Trends ammonia-based adhesive, and gave it a try.

Perfect lines of glue, like drawing with a big roller pen, way faster than any brush or spreader I've ever used.

Unfortunately, it appears to have been discontinued in the U.S. market, but there's still an eBay seller in the UK who sells Pentel Roll'n Glue to the U.S. market.

You can buy a professional tool like this for doing pinstripe painting, but a good tool with a 1/4" roller width is $60+, and this is just a $5 bottle of glue.