HELP!!!...Superglue removal from paint?

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AudiOn19s

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Well unfortunately I just got off the phone with a regular of mine who's son's car was vandalized last night. Apparently superglue and salad dressing was poured on the paint and then covered in flour. I guess the salad dressing has cleaned up somewhat but he's frantic to find a solution to the super glue.



So...anyone have any experience with this. he stated that WD-40 and a clay bar didn't even begin to touch it.



My best guess is laquor thinner on a rag and try to saturate the superglue with the thinner and hope and pray I don't damage the surrounding paint too badly. He's desparate at this point and realizes that his only other options are probably wetsaning and potentially paint work.



Any suggestions are welcomed.



Andy
 
Be careful with the laquer thinner, I think it's the acetone in there that you need, so probably go with straight acetone. I think that will probably take the paint off too, but that may have to happen anyway. Have you tried calling a body shop to ask them? If this is a customer of yours and you had a good layer of sealant or wax on it maybe it didn't stick that well.
 
I know acetone dissolves most superglue. I don't know how well cured clearcoat holds up to acetone though...
 
Thanks guys...I'll give acetone a try???...this is a regular customer of mine but he only ever has me out to do his cars...not his children so this one could be a loss.



My biggest worry is the tradeoff between causing damage to the clear vs. telling him to just take it somewhere to be wetsanded....I'm going to go look and be very weary before doing anything...I'll let you know how it turns out.



andy
 
i used to work at a Hobby shop in my area... there are "debonding" agents for softening the superglue. You may also find some at your local hardware shop from Loctite. Check your local yellow pages for a hobby shop. any decent shop WILL carry this stuff as us aircraft builders often end up sticking ourselves to something at least once in our lives!
 
Acetone will soften paint fairly fast, so go it lightly. I would say it is safer than lacquer thinner because lacquer thinner is made up of 5-7 different solvents, one of them is acetone. I have used both on paint and as long as it doesn't dwell long i have not seen any problems.
 
I had this happen on my grandpas car, taped off the area so only glue was exposed. 400 grit sanded until it got pretty low. 1500 grit sanded until it almost touched the clear. Took the tape off, feathered it in with 2000 and a sanding block, hit it all with Powergloss on a wool pad. The panel's never been better, and Pop isn't allowed near commercial adhesives anymore :).
 
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I also recomend the super glue remover as stated above...



It's designed to break it down and un-bond whatever's been bonded.



I too used to use it in my younger model building days & it works on fairly recently applied glue.



Not sure on fully cured cyanoacrylate as it sets REALLY HARD and can be hard to remove!



Then, you may need to take the sanding route... Good luck.

:sadwavey:
 
There's at least 2 here that are currently working on wooden boat models. I'm currently building this one:



http://gallery.drydockmodels.com/rattlesnake



while I heal from the crevical spine fusion - my Dr. won't let me resume a completely normal (detailing) life until, at minimum, the middle of August. I have to do SOMETHING with my hands to take my mind off my regular job......
 
Well, I was an R/C airplane guy...that's how I learned all about cyanoacrylates...back when they were first invented (not really...only about 30 years ago :o :p ) !
 
well, most of us had hobbies before we could drive cars... mine are still going. I have been competing in model car competitions for years. Thats how I learned about wetsanding and car polishes. I have model cars with far superior paint jobs to most cars I have owned! If you want to learn about paint, its a great starting point. :xyxthumbs
 
Joetabasco said:
i used to work at a Hobby shop in my area... there are "debonding" agents for softening the superglue. You may also find some at your local hardware shop from Loctite. Check your local yellow pages for a hobby shop. any decent shop WILL carry this stuff as us aircraft builders often end up sticking ourselves to something at least once in our lives!
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Pacer tecnologies makes a product called debonder under the Zap label. Its about $5.00 a bottle and can be bought at any hobby shop. Nice to see another airplane builder Joe. Im working on a Great Planes Stintson Reliant as we speak. As far as sticking myself to something.... its happened many times. Before I start a new plane, I normally slice my fingr=er open with a #11 exacto blade just to get it out of the way because its one of those things you know is going to happen during the building process...lol :laugh: Sorry to get off topic.
 
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