Household Hints & Help

raccoon

(31,457 posts) Wed Apr 16, 2014, 10:01 AM Apr 2014

To get your skin unstuck from Superglue’s grip—use fingernail polish remover.

It takes time and it takes patience, but it does work.

It’s not like you can just rub in on with a cloth, or pour it over the stuck area, and it works right then. Sometimes you have to rub and rub with a cloth that’s been soaked in polish remover. Or, as I did the other day, soak your stuck fingers in a small cup of polish remover. Gradually, they became unstuck.

It’s best is to make sure you have fingernail polish remover on hand before monkeying with Superglue. 

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To get your skin unstuck from Superglue’s grip—use fingernail polish remover. (Original Post) raccoon Apr 2014 OP

I have known that trick for a long, long time. RebelOne Apr 2014 #1

Yep, I would do the soak. Curmudgeoness Apr 2014 #2

Pure acetone is cheaper in my area Stryst May 2014 #3

RebelOne

(30,947 posts)

1. I have known that trick for a long, long time.

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Wed Apr 16, 2014, 01:07 PM

Apr 2014

Whenever I use Superglue I always have plenty of polish remover available.

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)

2. Yep, I would do the soak.

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Wed Apr 16, 2014, 06:56 PM

Apr 2014

Acetone (that is what nail polish remover is) is what they use in an emergency room if there is a Super Glue incident.

Stryst

(714 posts)

3. Pure acetone is cheaper in my area

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Mon May 26, 2014, 01:08 AM

May 2014

Its also really good for cleaning glass. You know, in case you get "various resins" that you need to clean from your glassware. You know, from...cooking and stuff.

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