Rant: My glue kept seeping out the spine on a 400 page hardcover

I was binding a thick art book and the PVA kept oozing out no matter how thin I spread it. On a whim, I tried mixing in a tiny bit of methyl cellulose paste to thicken it up, maybe 10% by volume, and it held perfectly without any squeeze out. Has anyone else tried tweaking their glue mix for different book weights?

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emmawest7mo ago

On a whim" is right... my last whim with glue ended with the book permanently stuck to the cat.

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thomas2917mo ago

Remember my buddy who tried to fix his glasses with super glue... he wore them stuck to his forehead for a day.

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tylerr396mo ago

Actually super glue doesn't stick to skin forever. It wears off in a few days. Your skin sheds naturally. The cat probably freed itself after a while. The book cover might have been ruined though. That stuff is brutal on paper.

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