how can i clean glue off my blade?

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jwade29

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I got some super glue on the blade of my AFCK and i was wondering if anyone had any suggestion on what to use to get it off, preferably something that wont mess up the coating. thanks.
 
MelancholyMutt said:
lighter fluid
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Lighter fluid does work great for removing adhesive residue. I personally use Flitz metal polish on my blades to remove any gunk on the blade and to polish it up. I hear Metal Glo works well too.
 
Good question. I went looking for nail polish remover and came up empty. Would rubbing alcohol work?
 
Acetone (nail polish remover) is the solvent for super glue but it is possible that it may damage some coatings as it is a very strong solvent.

Tom
 
Super glue can be removed/weakened with acetone as another mentioned.

For glue from box openings, regular rubbing alcohol works well.

Brownie
 
As other folks have said, acetone seems to work best for superglue. If you have some WD40, try that first, using a soft cotton cloth, especially if the blade has a coating, or it is any other kind of glue/adhesive you're trying to remove. YMMV.

Bill
 
Your blade coating is inorganic and won't be affected by organic solvents. Acetone (nail polish remover) works on super glue and some other adhesives. There are a lot of other adhesives out there that have other chemical compositions that need other stuff. Pressure sensitive adhesives on tape respond to Goo Gone or some other citrus oil cleaners. Turpentine also works for some sticky stuff. Lacquer thinner will take off a lot of paints and oil based construction adhesives. If you soak a blade in xylene (carb cleaner) you can loosen epoxy.

The thing to be careful about is not to get solvents on non-metal parts of your knife (handles). Their finish can be damaged almost instantly by strong solvents.
 
Jeff Clark said:
....Pressure sensitive adhesives on tape respond to Goo Gone....
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But never, EVER, use this to remove a sticker from the plastic dashboard of a 1999 Suburban!

Can you say, "melt"????

:o :o :o
 
I clean the interior of the Linclon with Goo-b-Gone and it does not melt the dash, seats, door upholstery that I see. Been using it on the interior for several years now.

It works at removing grease, stains, oils, etc very well. Keep a bottle of it in the garage just for the cars. Works real good on gum on seats, pants etc. as well.

Brownie
 
brownie0486 said:
I clean the interior of the Linclon with Goo-b-Gone and it does not melt the dash, seats, door upholstery that I see.
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:o :o :o

Ouch! I broke my own primary rule of survival - do the research before opening the mouth!

The product I used was called "Goof-Off", manufactured by Atlanta Sundries. (I kept the bottle to make sure I would never use it on vinyl or plastic car surfaces again!)

My kids had put a sticker on the dashboard which I wanted to remove. I scraped off most of the adhesive residue and then dabbed a bit of "Goof-Off" on the remainder - and it promptly "melted" the plastic surface!

My apologies to Goo-B-Gone and its satisfied users everywhere!

:footinmou
 
Mineral oil will remove some adhesives, especially before the are completly dry. I've never tried it on Superglue.
 
Goof Off is nothing but pure Xylene. It's a very powerful organic solvent that will attack some plastics. But, it's great on sticky, gooey stuff, adhesive residues, etc. I often use it on blades.
 
At work we use a lot of Goo Gone,
but we've found Naptha (lighter fluid, same thing)
works better on most things.
 
Gollnick said:
Goof Off is nothing but pure Xylene. It's a very powerful organic solvent that will attack some plastics.....QUOTE]

Well, I used it on my dashboard because in the directions printed right on the can it states:

FOR USE ON: .................solid vinyl upholstery...........

I figured it was safe. It wasn't. :mad:
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