Removing Super Glue

Super glue or Krazy Glue are intentionally made to be very strong. The problem is not that the will bond materials well, the problem is that they bond materials well that you do not want them to bond.

Getting super glue on your skin for example can be very uncomfortable. If you glue your fingers together try not to panic. At the very least the oils in your skin will slough off the glue in time and your fingers will come apart. If you want to speed up the process a bit run warm water over your hands and work soap in. Try and roll your fingers apart; if you pull them straight apart you could end up tearing the skin.

Acetone works in most cases; you can also use acetone based nail polish remover. Or you can can use Mister Glue's Debonder. It will work with pretty much any cyanoacrylate. That is what super glue and Krazy Glue are made of.

Fabrics are the trickiest. If you have spilled super glue on clothing or furniture try ice. If it is a piece of clothing that will fit in the freezer, put it there for a while and then try and 'break' off the glue. For furniture you can try some ice in a plastic bag. This sometimes works. If you are going to use some kind of solvent be aware that it is pretty much guaranteed that it will discolor the fabric.

Most hard and particularly non porous surfaces can be cleaned up with acetone(most nail polish remover has acetone in it). Not advisable to use acetone for plastics though as it will in all likelihood melt the plastic. This would go for vinyl as well.

Much of this will apply for Mister Glue and other similar products.

For other types of glue removal try: Glue Removal