Help! What dissolves superglue?
I've spilled a bit on what appears to be a stove enamelled surface under the bonnet.
Tried soap and water, white spirit, even cutting polish, there's still some adhering.
The surface itself doesn't seem to be marked.
Any ideas anyone?
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RS sell some liquid that can dissolve or disbond superglue - I think you'll be able to find it via the RS web site.
Number_Cruncher
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Acetone? (or nail varnish remover)
Be careful though, as it also has a habit of disolving plastic.
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see;
tinyurl.com/rnm38
Number_Cruncher
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Most places that have a good adhesives section sell superglue remover. In my experience, it's not very aggresive either, seems a bit like vaseline. leave on and then the superglue turns to jelly.
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My wife used superglue to fix a mobile phone holder to the dashboard of her car. Apart from the permanence of this being an issue when she eventually sells the car, it worked well. However there was a small 'run' of surplus superglue on the plastic which superglue remover dealt with successfully, at the cost of some minor cosmetic damage (marking) to the underlying plastic.
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can some tell me why superglue has two major properties.
1/ The ability to glue fast anything and everything in the vicinity
2/ the inability to actually glue fast the intended object.
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TourVanMan TM < Ex RF >
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:-D
It works particularly well on skin too!
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"WARNING! Bonds skin and eyes in seconds"
"Apply a very small amount of glue to one surface and hold for at least one miniute" (then it falls apart)
Cyano glue is moisture-cured, so if you get it on yourself it sets much quicker than on a dry job.
You can you an atomiser filled with water, give it a puff to speed things up.
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and why won't it come out of the bottle/tube when you want it to and then when it eventually does it won't stop ?
The number of times I've been walking around the house with a superglue bottle glued between my thumb and forefinger is beyond belief ;-)
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Thanks all - advice noted and I remember all the other things have happened to me too!
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I use superglue in a paste from: liquid form runs and is dangerous. The paste sticks to any surface and does not flow. Try modelshops or ebay.
madf
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Are you certain that it is superglue and not loctite or a two-part epoxy?
Loctite will give with the application of heat.
Araldite or epoxy will soften with trichloroethylene.
Superglue hardens to a brittle state and has thermal expansion properties way different to enamel. Again try the application of heat to break the bond between the glue and the enamel.
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Yes, it's 'superglue'. Thanks again. One day I intend to set up a database of 'Back Room' knowhow - but it will need a huge hard drive...
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"It works particularly well on skin too!"
I might be perpetuating an urban myth, but wasn't superglue developed to heal wounds in Vietnam without the need for stitches?
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Not quite but it was used for that:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyanoacrylate
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mm very interesting so it was used in vietnam and nail varnish remover is a substitute for acetone (same thing in my book) but my feelings are in the long term its a cancer causing thing ,i wonder if any long term data has been done on the ex soldiers that were superglued up
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The simple way to keep SuperGlue in a fluid state is to keep it in the fridge in between use after initially opening the container.
If you get any on your skin putting it under water will get rid of it.
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The most useful addition to super glue is a spray can of activator. This is a catalyst that makes the glue set instantly. That's in about one second. This means you can use it to build up a layer of the acrylic to add strength, and you don't have to hold the surfaces hard together. The one I use is called Permabond CSA, and it isn't cheap, but the can lasts for years as you only need the tiniest amount each time. I've lost count of the number of things I've repaired with this method.
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