Well, I had varying results in bringing my glue "back to life".

I had a gallon container about 80% full of Titebond II Extend. When I found
it, I could see the top surface of the glue resembled a foam. The bottle
wasn't frozen solid, but it was very thick and didn't flow. After bringing
it into the house for about 2 days, I was able to agitate the bottle and the
glue appears to be back to it's normal consistency and properties. I put a
small amount on a piece of cardboard and it set up and dried normally (this
was done in the house as well).

I had similar results with a quart bottle of titebond II regular wood glue.
It was completely full and hadn't ever been opened. It wasn't even as solid
as the TB II Extend, above, and after only about an hour in the house it was
fine.

Two other bottles of glue didn't fair so well. These were a quart bottle
with only about 20% of the glue in it of Titebond II regular glue. This,
even after more than a week in the house, is still fairly thick and doesn't
flow as expected. Another smaller amount of glue I had in one of those
Glue-Bot glue bottles. The glue in this container is still solid and I
don't think I'll ever get it out.

I think these results aren't too surprising - the larger volumes of glue in
mostly full containers faired best. At any rate, I'm going to be
constructing a simple shelving unit for my cellar to keep my finishing
products and glues, at least during the cold months.

Mike

"Mike in Mystic" wrote in message
om...
The short time I spent in the garage tonight has led me to several posts
(see previous two posted just previously).

As I stated in one of those posts, the garage/shop was about 22 degrees F
when I went out there before turning on the heat. Needless to say, I
found
that the glue was frozen just about solid. I checked about 5 bottles,
from
half-empty quarts, full quarts, and even a full gallon bottle. These were
either original titebond, titebond II or titebond II extend.

I know the label says that if the glue is frozen it won't affect it's
ability to work, but how long does it take to thaw it out? I got the shop
up to about 70 degrees and put a few of the bottles of glue about 1-2 feet
from the 80,000 BTU propane heater, which was on full blast. I was out
there about 3 hours and none of the bottles seemed to thaw out at all.

I hope I haven't ruined a lot of money's worth of glue (I have probably
5-10
more bottles of it).

Mike