At the City Shop we used to fill the constant extras of water bottles with glue. White from race sponsor Chicago Tribune for white glue, blue from Hinckley & Schmitt for wood glue. Had lots of extras or used ones available. Fairly wide head and they really didn't clog up much. Simple large water
bottle with wide pull to open cap. Pull the dried glue off and no real problems. If there was a problem, simply swipe another cap. Wide screw mouth also in filling. Should probably go back to them given my Elmer's glue bottles have that smaller thing shoved up between the narrow slot to seal tem up and frequently dry up and or beak after consant clogging. Gallon of course to refil either but the water bottles seem to last better.
Swag bottles I think are better than anything sold in a store on the other
hand - more heavy duty. Just had to replace one Elmer's wood glue
bottle due to pulling its cap to clean it and pulling the center stop with it. Not the first time for that.
Other option - as Norm does.. bought a Tool Shop glue
roller bottle. Didn't work so well.
Roller doesn't apply glue as nicely or evenly as a finger and the proximity of the nozzle and its
cover to the rubber
roller allowed for crap dried on or stuck too easily. This much less second use normally requres total cleaning unless you have a production assistant to clean it for you. I removed the obstructions by way of glue
bottle and only use it as a glue spreader now - this after cleaning after every use. Rubber
roller only at this
point. Probably if using such a thing should thin it some but that's not as good an option both for drip and glue. Rubber
roller is now like that of my belt sander
roller that is rough with cleaning but not in the case of the glue
roller for a stick free surface. Gotta be better
roller types out there say
UHMW or other rollers for like the printing industry. Rubber for spreading glue isn't a good applicator or sustained usage.
Sub question, how do you remove the blobbed out glue from a finished surface? Water, denatured alcolol, dry rag, sanding?