The joys of super glue

[protoolman]

I would disagree. The nail polish remover In this house says acetone as main ingredient. Acetone has been recommended for years as the super glue fix. It softened the super glue on my new counter tops that my daughter dumped there accidently and allowed me to scrape it up with a razor blade then a course rag. Saving a new albeit cheap formica counter with zero damage. Also helped me separate my fingers more than once. Of course buying straight acetone is better. I was just offering an instant solution for when your fingers are stuck so you don't have to try to drive to the hardware store.

 

[thinckley]

I would disagree. The nail polish remover In this house says acetone as main ingredient.

No, he is correct. Most of the nail polish remover on the store shelves does not contain acetone. It also does not work as well on nail polish. I've aske my wife not to buy the "new" crap, simply because I want acetone on the one or two occasions a year that I need it.

 

[GasGuzzler]

I would disagree.

You disagree that most nail polish remover has no acetone? It's a fact. And your fingers aren't made of Formica...well, mine aren't.

 

[RC44Mag]

https://www.byrdie.com/best-nail-polish-removers

 

[MaxMan]

Where are you getting superglue that doesn't take 8 #!@&*%$# hours to cure?

It cures quickly once it hits your fingers.

 

[Wyandot Jim]

 

[themousethatroared]

Possibly trading burnt fingers for glued fingers, but...

You might consider one of these if you are going to do plastic repairs:

https://www.polyvance.com/cdn/shop/files/5700HT_Product-Image.jpg?v=1762478535&width=3840

https://www.polyvance.com/products/...4GVm8RZScldVZ27Qe9Fy8wwmUuIJ0DzRerGGPzbhjxHS0

Anything made out of ABS, polyethylene, and polypropylene is fairly easy to melt along the crack and stick back together, and then build up some more material on the back side to reinforce.
Nylon isn't cooperative.
I'm going to find out about polycarbonate on my next project, but that rod didn't come with the kit.

3M Scotch-Weld structural epoxy works well if you find one that matches the material you are working on. DP125 sticks to nylon and most plastics.

 

[WendyZXZ]

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There will be tons of it when you finally explode! :)

 

[gnappi]

Super glue was little known and I was in my late teens or early 20's the first time I used super glue. On the second use the cap was stuck from the first use. Argh!

Like the Elmer's and other wood glue products I had used, I got the cap between my lips and teeth and unscrewed it. BLOOSH it streamed onto my teeth, gums, tongue and lips. Luckily super glue doesn't adhere well to wet things like my teeth and gums but on dry lips? YUP it does!

After I painfully got my lips unstuck, my dad told me to keep the tube around so he could silence his chiacchierone (chatterbox) son when needed.

Anyway I never used it again. Gorilla glue is also on my no buy list because no matter how big the bottle is it's a one time use only proposition, and its alien like foamy expansion is a mess. So I use two part epoxy, Elmer's, or wood glue for gluing jobs nowadays.

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[protoolman]

You disagree that most nail polish remover has no acetone? It's a fact. And your fingers aren't made of Formica...well, mine aren't.

RC 44s link says it all " most nail polish removers contain acetone" end quote. I would say until 10 years ago ALL nail polish removers were acetone. So the ladies have been putting it on their fingers for years. I don't really care what you like or don't like to remove your fingernail polish. Personally I only use it to remove superglue.

 

[arfmel]

 

[Elder User]

I was messing around in the garage today and had to pull the side cover off my 30 year old John Deere 425 lawn mower. I'm surprised the side covers have lasted this long as they're usually the first thing to go. I started super gluing the cracks about a year ago. It's not so bad if you keep up with it.

I have a love hate relationship with SG. It seems like I always end up gluing my fingers together. So, should I put on surgical gloves today? I have them and could have, but nOOOooo; I'll be careful. On one stubborn piece I just figured I'd just be patient and in time it would take. I took pressure off it and it still moved, unlike my fingers Here we go again...

I got them unstuck with lighter fluid, but it doesn't remove the glue. I don't have any acetone, but I will tomorrow.

So, I went to check on my gluing job and it was solid, though a tiny bit off. I checked on another crack and it, too, held. I decided to fill the fine crack with what's left over from my single use tiny tube of SG. Note: single use! I'm squeezing pretty hard. (You've got to know what's about to happen) I'm saying to myself it's not worth it, be careful, don't do this. About that time I gave up before I broke it open. Too late. I released pressure on the part and said--tomorrow. There was one little problem; my fingers were glued together, again, but on the other hand!

Now it's all over my hand. You can't even see that ****! It's like never seez, or whatever you call it. If you use it it will coat everything within 20' within minutes. I mean it gravitates all over your work space. I think the makers of SG make never seez. There's no other explanation. Oh, and I also believe they make the acetone that removes SG from unintended surfaces.

Looks like a trip to Walmart is in order to buy some acetone. 4 oz. oughta do it, or should I go for the full 32 oz. bottle? 32 oz.(y)

Oh, the fun's not over. I have a two fingerprint cards to fill out. Guess what, SG doesn't only stick your fingers together. It sticks to about 5 of your fingerprints.

I think I'll just go to bed early. Wait, I can't even do that! They moved the clocks forward.

I give up...

Buy the acetone in the bottle with the pump lid. No waste and you can operate it with stuck together fingers.

 

[Elder User]

RC 44s link says it all " most nail polish removers contain acetone" end quote. I would say until 10 years ago ALL nail polish removers were acetone. So the ladies have been putting it on their fingers for years. I don't really care what you like or don't like to remove your fingernail polish. Personally I only use it to remove superglue.

I use nail polish to color my front gun sights. Acetone allows you to remove it and to clean up your errors.

 

[kmoore]

Here's 1 use. Radio call goes out about a female sex crime victim. A buddy takes the call. He arrived and radioed for an ambulance. Sounds bad. Everyone working was awaiting follow up details and suspect description. An hour later he clears the hospital "unfounded." End of shift in locker room he explains The woman had her legs and hands or fingers super glued together. She told him was raped. The suspect did the super glueing.
Upon questioning and exam by DR.s she admitted she was not attacked and did it herself for attention. So, cop cleared with unfounded. She was put on a 24 hr mental hold.

 

[Hondo44]

A simple layer of fiberglass on the back of the John Deere panels does wonders to extend their useful life.

 

[Cholo]

A simple layer of fiberglass on the back of the John Deere panels does wonders to extend their useful life.

Care to elaborate? I'd like to know (y)

 

[Hondo44]

The panels become brittle from the ultraviolet and crack as described above. A thin layer of fiber glass spread evenly on the backside for reinforcement like layers on a surfboard, supports the brittle plastic and prevents further cracking. Some people use epoxy. Best to do it when the equipment is new before they get brittle and cracks develop.

Used on automobile door panels which have a plastic inner liner that cracks similarly after a few years in summer heat when removed for service or removing power window/door lock switches and reinstalling. Hard to find new ones and expensive if you do. Panels from the car junk yard are already brittle or cracked.