My cats are wonderful beasts. So are the cats everyone in my fanily has. There's just one problem:
Either their butt knocks stuff off shelves/mantles, or they think they are a tiny ninja and weave between the same items, occasionally knocking one over.
Or a sky raisin buzzes nearby, and then suddenly it is a herd of wildebeests charging headlong through anything in their way.
I mean, I had resigned myself to not being able to even have flowers in the window because one of my cats is obsessed with light, so she will try to eat reflections of it... even if they're underwater in a vase. Or if they're glinting off those round things that absorb water and help keep cut plants watered without having yet another open container of liquid to shove off a height.
Toronto isn't terribly prone to earthquakes, and yet after first hearing about and trying this stuff, I got my whole family hooked. Can I go door to door selling this like Avon? Ding-dkng, Museum Wax Calling!
So what did this do? It stuck things to their surfaces, and it did it in a transparent way that didn't involve a lot of clamps or holding it tight for an hour.
Now I can enjoy not only mostly-unbreakable items on display, but also some more delicate ones! So far fatbutts (and I do believe in beauty at every size, it's just a statement that his fundament is fundamentally larger than he believes) and tiny ninjas have not dislodged anything, although I have removed a few to re-position them.
No problems there, or with the surfaces they're on. I tested it out on my painted walls, my desk, the shelves, and everything had no reaction -- but I don't have expensive anything, so if you do, definitely do the spot-check first!
It seems really tough at first then very quickly becomes easy to manipulate. Warm temps make it less effective, so I'd watch things like sunny windowsills as it might just melt.
I used a ball the size of an apricot to affix a large item to a little side table we had wanted it to display it on. After waiting for the necessary time for things to harden and set, I could pick up the item... and the table came with it, every time! That's some GOOD adhesive, and yet I could also remove the item by turning it as I pulled up and it gave away immediately.
The cleanup isn't a big deal if you're moving things -- it a little wax on the surface as well as the bottom of whatever you're placing. The little bit of woden card works perfectly to scrape it off incredibly gently, or you can use whatever wedge-shaped item works for you!
I still have a lot left in my jar after going on an adhesion spree. The cats are mildly disgusted, although the tiny ninja thinks she's gotten better at her footwork.
We play chicken bowling regularly so the cats get to knock down empty 2L bottles as they chase the toy chicken, choosing to jump over or crash through the arrangement of "bowling pins". It seems to mostly satisfy that instinct of "there's a thing on top of a thing knock it off knock it off KNOCK IT OFF" that has made them apex predators. Or have something in common with goats. I'm not sure. The goats are definitely FAR more invested in being pains in the ass -- if the cats are short-sheeting beds and putting seran wrap on the toilet, the goats are digging murder pits full of sharp spikes and booby-trapping every step in their enclosure. I don't know how they expect to be fed (as they scream at me for food even though they get breakfast EVERY DAY at the same time of day) with me impaked on spikes at the bottom if a pit, but I'm guessing they haven't thought that far ahead, yet.
I don't think museum wax will help me here. Maybe if I stick it to the bottom of my boots... no, then I'd leave my stuff and the goats would get a THIRD set of boots, I can't chance the mayhem.
If they ever get a raincoat, we're all in so much trouble.
| Manufacturer | Quakehold! |
|---|---|
| Place of Business | SANDY, UT, 84070 US |
| Part Number | 55111 |
| Product Dimensions | 9.53 x 5.08 x 17.78 cm; 113.4 g |
| Item model number | 55111 |
| Is discontinued by manufacturer | No |
| Size | 118.29 ml (Pack of 1) |
| Colour | Clear |
| Style | Wax |
| Material | Wood |
| Item Package Quantity | 1 |
| Usage | Securing ornaments, antiques, and collectibles |
| Included Components | Rough Plumbing;Parts and Repair;toilet-wax-rings |
| Batteries Included? | No |
| Batteries Required? | No |
| Item Weight | 113 g |
