anyone know how to remove superglue...?

[Queenoftheunifrogs]

hi guys
i need to find a good way to remove superglue from a veneered table.
i had a pot of \'Grip\' superglue in my flat in student halls and it got accidentally knocked over and the lid doesnt fit properly. i managed to pull the bottle off the table in time before it got stuck only now theres a big white mark about 4 inches across of dried superglue.
i need to get rid of it as if the table is damaged i could lose the deposit on my flat, has anyone got any suggestions?

as a side note to this i didnt notice the glue dripping onto the floor right onto my boots....my lecturer said i had one of the best excuses hed ever heard for not going into uni as id superglued my boots to the carpet by accident. thankfully this isnt obvious and is nowhere near as much of a problem as the glue on the table.

 

[wiccanpony]

I believe anything that you could use that would remove super glue will also damage the finish. I’ve used nail polish remover to get the stuff off my fingers.

but if you did remover the glue and there is damage, you could faux paint the area to look like wood and give a coat of vanish to match the rest of the table.

 

[Sand Rat]

Check the bottle - some of the new superglues can be removed with vegetable oil.

 

[BarstoolProphet]

Mineral spirits. Damp a cloth slightly with it and rub vigourously. It won\'t damage the finish as long as you don\'t use too much.

 

[PegaZus]

WD40. Then use soap and water on the WD40. Lost a contest in Jr High because the WD40 ate the superglue on the bearings of a CO2 car.

 

[Einion]

Acetone is the classic solvent for superglue but as wiccanpony has said it\'s likely to attack the finish of the table. Acetone doesn\'t really dissolve it - only VERY strong solvents do that and it\'s stuff you wouldn\'t want to be messing with, even if you could find them.

I presume you don\'t have a cabinet scraper but if you have any razor blades you can try and carefully scrape off the bulk of the glue (watch out for the corners digging in). Then you\'ll need a lot less acetone to remove what\'s left.

If the finish is also removed you can revarnish the area affected and try and blend it in with but you might be better off stripping the entire top and revarnishing the whole thing. Then knock back the shine a bit with some fine steel wool/Scotchbrite (or even a nylon scrubbee from the kitchen!) so it doesn\'t look like you had to refinish the table!

Originally posted by steelcult
Check the bottle - some of the new superglues can be removed with vegetable oil.

I think that\'s for skin bonding, not sure if it would work on something like this. Sure worth a try though!

Originally posted by BarstoolProphet
Mineral spirits.

Do you have a superglue that is dissolved by mineral spirits? Which brands (of glue and spirits)?

Einion

 

[Sand Rat]

Originally posted by Einion

Originally posted by steelcult
Check the bottle - some of the new superglues can be removed with vegetable oil.

I think that\'s for skin bonding, not sure if it would work on something like this. Sure worth a try though!

In my experience with the newer superglues the oil will 1. Keep it from bonding, and 2. Remove it from metal.


I learned the hard way with a bottle of new super glue and some GW orks. Even after washing them there was enough oil to keep the bond from forming, so I ended up using MEK to make sure the oil was gone. That worked a charm.

 

[Dragon Forge Design]

Is the table top real wood? or a plastic like veneer?

The reason I ask is if its plastic like..even really polished wood try soaking it with a water soaked cloth for a while. the water may get under it and loosten the bond making it easier to remove
some other tips can be found here.

http://www.supergluecorp.com/removingsuperglue.html

 

[Sand Rat]

Well, anyone of us could have posted a link to the official site Jeff lol

 

[Dragon Forge Design]

Originally posted by steelcult
Well, anyone of us could have posted a link to the official site Jeff lol

Oh hush and go check your gmail..I sent you an interesting link...

 

[Einion]

Originally posted by steelcult
In my experience with the newer superglues the oil will 1. Keep it from bonding, and 2. Remove it from metal.

Yeah, but that\'s when it\'s already on the surface before you apply the glue. That\'s kinda different

Einion

 

[BarstoolProphet]

Originally posted by BarstoolProphet
Mineral spirits.

Do you have a superglue that is dissolved by mineral spirits? Which brands (of glue and spirits)?

Einion

I\'ve never tried it myself, to be honest. I asked a furniture refinisher what to use, and that\'s what he told me.

 

[Einion]

Originally posted by BarstoolProphet
I\'ve never tried it myself, to be honest. I asked a furniture refinisher what to use, and that\'s what he told me.

Ah okay. Well I\'m pretty sure it won\'t work with any brand of superglue or mineral spirits (unless it softens the finish that the glue is attached to).

Einion