The Super Glue brand is practically synonymous with glue sticking everything. It is a strong glue, so once something is attached, it is difficult to take off. But what happens if you hold your fingers by accident? How to remove super glue from plastic? Super Glue has a weak point: acetone.
How to remove superglue spots in plastic
For plastic elements that have been stained with glue, the use of acetone, nail polish remover or similar products is not recommended. As they could end up damaging the object in question as well as adhering to the stain to the surface even more. Keep reading: How to get rid of odor in boots?
Moisten a piece of cloth in a solution of warm water and soap. Place it on the stain. Put something on top of it to make pressure and leave it for a few hours so that the adhesive softens.
Remove the glue that is soft with a spatula or a round-tipped utensil and repeat the same process until it is completely removed.
Instead of soap, you can also choose, with the help of a cotton, to use ethyl alcohol, although as always we recommend, first try this technique in an inconspicuous area so as not to spoil the plastic.
Using another cloth, remove the maximum amount of glue possible. Repeat until it disappears.
Clarifies the area with plenty of clean water. The problem is that acetone, commonly used to remove enamel, can have many adverse effects on the very surface from which we want to eliminate the glue.
Remove Super Glue from clothes or fabrics
Use acetone with a toothbrush gradually removing layer by layer of glue. Both inside the structure and outside. It may not be completely eliminated.
Remove Super Glue from countertops, tables, floors
Soften the glue with acetone and then attack it with brushes, scrapers, blades, sand or any other element. Return acetone and repeat the procedure until it disappears.
Remove Super Glue from glass
Super Glue is not recommended to glue glass, but if it happens, immerse the glass in water until both parts detach.
The best option to avoid glue in areas we do not want is to wrap the workplace in aluminum foil before use. Other dangers come when some part of the body is stuck with the glue.
Remove Super Glue from the skin
Put the surface with the glue in hot soapy water. Gently remove the affected skin. Acetone can also be used to detach fingers.
Remove Super Glue from the lips
If you accidentally stick your lips apply a lot of hot water and keep the lips as wet as possible, pushing them with saliva. Take strength little by little to detach the lips. It is impossible to swallow the liquid glue. The glue solidifies with the contact with the saliva, being able to stick inside the mouth. The spit will take off the paste in one or two days. Avoid swallowing the glue that comes off.
Remove Super Glue from the eyelids
Abundant hot water and apply gauze as a patch. The eye will open immediately in a period of 1 to 4 days. No permanent eye damage is known by glue. Do not force to open the eyes.
Remove Super Glue from the eyes (eyeball)
The adhesive will bind to the eye proteins and disappear on its own after a few hours. You can have moments of double or blurred vision until it goes. Use a 3% hot solution of sodium bicarbonate to wash the eyes repeatedly.