Super Glue removal
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Super Glue removal
Hey Guys,
I bought a c5 and am doing paint restoration, but the genius last owner had those "corvette" letters in the slots and they were falling off... so i removed them but behind the stupid O he used freaking super glue. I used the 3m adhesive remover to get everything else off the other letters but its not working on the super glue its like glass. any ideas I'm frustrated af. thank you in advance
I bought a c5 and am doing paint restoration, but the genius last owner had those "corvette" letters in the slots and they were falling off... so i removed them but behind the stupid O he used freaking super glue. I used the 3m adhesive remover to get everything else off the other letters but its not working on the super glue its like glass. any ideas I'm frustrated af. thank you in advance
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Anything that will dissolve super glue is probably going to damage the paint. The number one thing I would want to use is acetone and that's definitely not good. CA glue is usually brittle unless it's a rubber formula or something which is usually woodworking related or similar so you may have some ability to chip away at it very carefully. Hopefully someone more knowledgeable than me will chime in with something I don't know about yet.
Melting Slicks
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Try lacquer thinner - I used today on my car paint to remove a touch up blob and no affect on clear coat. From AI:
Yes, lacquer thinner can be used to remove dried super glue, especially from hard surfaces. It acts as a solvent, breaking down the adhesive bonds of the super glue
Yes, lacquer thinner can be used to remove dried super glue, especially from hard surfaces. It acts as a solvent, breaking down the adhesive bonds of the super glue
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From: Edmond OK
Try lacquer thinner - I used today on my car paint to remove a touch up blob and no affect on clear coat. From AI:
Yes, lacquer thinner can be used to remove dried super glue, especially from hard surfaces. It acts as a solvent, breaking down the adhesive bonds of the super glue
Yes, lacquer thinner can be used to remove dried super glue, especially from hard surfaces. It acts as a solvent, breaking down the adhesive bonds of the super glue
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Check with a good body shop - perhaps they have had some experience getting glue like that off.
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That is great for your car and your paint. I would not be recommending it to others at a MINIMUM without being upfront about the risks. The fact is acetone is a solvent that will act on your clear coat and lacquer thinner will have acetone. In the OP's case the super glue will not be dissolved immediately so it will have to sit there and work and it isn't going to work only on the super glue.
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This will work, but you will need to use Q-tip and work slowly till your at a point where you might be able to use some touch-up in your color to blend it in ?