I am repairing one leg of a mortise ant tenon teak chair. The joint has come loose and I dont really want to take the whole chair apart to fix one leg. I know you are supposed to rub the joint with acetone before gluing in up. The problem with that is that I cannot do a good enough job of cleaning the wood as the mortise and tenon is just loose and there is no real way of taking it apart.My question, id there a way of getting the glue sufficiently in the joing without taking the chair apart. Secondly, what glue could I use that doesnt require rubbing the piece with acetone.Thanks
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Try Murphy's Oil Soap (found in local grocery or mass merchant) and a non-scratch pot scrubber (it's like plastic steel wool). This should take off dirt, dust, and gunk without harming the natural finish.
Consider drilling a small hole and administering the glue through a syringe, work the joint back and forth to allow the glue to saturate the joint, Forget about the acetone treatment as I have repaired numerous chairs without using acetone. Keep the chair in the proper position to keep the glue in place while it is drying. Plug the drilled hole with matching, stick type, wood filler. I always secure the chair with a rubber strap to keep the joint tight while the drying takes place.
