Tips for removing super glue

[willic767]

Earlier today I was trying to fix my guitar with some super glue. It worked but now i have super glue all over my hands its already dry and I need some tips on removing it.


Thanks

 

[DefunctTheory]

Wash your hands. over, and over, and over, and over...

Do NOT attempt to peel it off. Thats how I got a dime sized scar on my belly.

EDIT:

You can try paint thinner or gasoline too. Might work.

 

[tigermilk]

Nail varnish remover is reasonably safe on skin but good for getting stuff like super glue off (I keep a bottle in my toolbox).

 

[Scarim Coral]

Either rubbing it on a fabric material (unless it peel off in a bad way) or get sweaty and place your hand on the sweat area.

 

[willic767]

This has happened before and i used some nail clippers and know i have scars on my hands also im talking alot of super glue right now

 

[Shimmyshake]

Nail polish remover works best. Accidentally glued two of my fingers together once, so I just let it soak a little in nail polish remover and was eventually able to slowly pull my fingers apart. Make sure you go slowly, otherwise it hurts like hell.

 

[Bobic]

I find the best method is to add more superglue. It re-liquefies the dried superglue, then you can just wash it off with plain old tap water.

 

[KaosuHamoni]

Did you mistake it for lube? [sub]Cookie for reference...[/sub]

OT: I believe that paint thinner works.

 

[DefunctTheory]

Did you mistake it for lube? [sub]Cookie for reference...[/sub]

OT: I believe that paint thinner works.

No, no cookies for that reference. Too easy (And lame).

 

[loc978]

Gasoline should dissolve the stuff. You'll smell like gas for quite awhile, though.

 

[KaosuHamoni]

Did you mistake it for lube? [sub]Cookie for reference...[/sub]

OT: I believe that paint thinner works.

No, no cookies for that reference. Too easy (And lame).

C'mon... I only saw the film yesterday!

 

[Berethond]

Nail polish remover, or any solvent really.
Just make sure you wash it off promptly.

 

[lolmynamewastaken]

peel it, video it, youtube it.

lighter fluid is meant to be pretty good at stuff like that, if it doesn't work, light it and aim for some water.

 

[JLML]

I use acetone or gasoline depending on what works, and if neither does anything I just let it disappear by itself. :3

 

[TheLiham]

Did you mistake it for lube? [sub]Cookie for reference...[/sub]

OT: I believe that paint thinner works.

American Pie 2 means easy cookie for me

OT: Paint thinner always works.

 

[KaosuHamoni]

Did you mistake it for lube? [sub]Cookie for reference...[/sub]

OT: I believe that paint thinner works.

American Pie 2 means easy cookie for me

OT: Paint thinner always works.

Let there be cookies!

 

[Sacman]

Cut it out or soak your hand in some kind of acid, preferably hydrochloric acid...<.<

 

[Owyn_Merrilin]

Earlier today I was trying to fix my guitar with some super glue. It worked but now i have super glue all over my hands its already dry and I need some tips on removing it.


Thanks

Run your hands under hot water. As hot as you can get your faucet. It'll be hot (dur), but hot water fixes pretty much any glue related problem.

I doubt this will work. Super glue isn't like hot glue, or even Elmer's glue for that matter. It's some sort of chemical change, not physical -- it actually bonds to skin instantly, if you, say, touch two fingers together after getting it on one of them.

On the other hand, the guys who are saying fingernail polish remover is a good option have it right. When I was a kid, I built some model kits and painted some miniatures, and I always had a bottle of fingernail polish remover handy to get the superglue off of my hands after I was done. You might want to use a scrub sponge in tandem with the acetone, to add a little bit of abrasiveness; the acetone weakens the glue, but it doesn't completely remove it.

 

[TheYellowCellPhone]

A bit of molten lead solves everything.

...and nail polish remover...

 

[Owyn_Merrilin]

Earlier today I was trying to fix my guitar with some super glue. It worked but now i have super glue all over my hands its already dry and I need some tips on removing it.


Thanks

Run your hands under hot water. As hot as you can get your faucet. It'll be hot (dur), but hot water fixes pretty much any glue related problem.

I doubt this will work. Super glue isn't like hot glue, or even Elmer's glue for that matter. It's some sort of chemical change, not physical -- it actually bonds to skin instantly, if you, say, touch two fingers together after getting it on one of them.

On the other hand, the guys who are saying fingernail polish remover is a good option have it right. When I was a kid, I built some model kits and painted some miniatures, and I always had a bottle of fingernail polish remover handy to get the superglue off of my hands after I was done. You might want to use a scrub sponge in tandem with the acetone, to add a little bit of abrasiveness; the acetone weakens the glue, but it doesn't completely remove it.

It worked for me, so I figured I'd mention it. >_>

I apologize, then -- I thought you were speaking with experience from other kinds of glues. It's never worked for me, but then the water at my house doesn't get to scalding levels unless you put it in a pot and stick it on the stove, so you may be right that the kind of hot water you get in apartments, hotels, and the occasional house with a very powerful water heater could help to get rid of it.