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Super Glue

Kardav

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Following on from Billy's thread about CA a couple of weeks ago, I'd like to relate my experience yesterday, and I do realise this will probably enter me into the 'Plonkers Club'.
I was gluing tubes into blanks when one got a little stuck half way in. I'm thinking 'I've used accelerator, haven't got time to mess about' so I gave a harder shove and in it went.....too far. Now it's panic, quickly gripped the blank tighter and shoved it back hard with the butt of my insertion tool. Thankfully, it went back flush and by now there's CA everywhere. Pulled the blank out of my left hand and was grateful it came away and plonked it on the bench and heaved a sigh of relief. Until I realised I couldn't separate the ring and middle fingers of my left hand! Ran into the house and under the hot tap, soaped up, but they wouldn't budge, not for love nor money. I was well and truly stuck together along a half inch stretch of finger. Couldn't find her ladyship's nail varnish remover, (where does it all go?), so ended up spending a worrying 10 minutes with a scalpel, gradually teasing the glue away before I could separate my fingers. Phew! Not even a drop of blood spilled, that was lucky.
Moral of the story I suppose is to always wear gloves when handling CA, I'm sure I will in the future.......maybe.
 

mattyts

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Super glue dosent like to be teared and splits easily,when Ive been using it for RC miniature tires and had got it every where,just peeling it off is the best thing to do
 

Jim

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I really don't understand how this happens to fully grown men, if it had happened to me I would keep my gob shut... :whistling::whistling::whistling:



Dave, i am just saying this to help you, don't think it is because of past experiences similar to yours .. :nonono: I have a small rubber hammer on my bench to tap down the tube should it get tight in the blank ... :thumbs:
 

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There really is no need to panic about gluing two fingers together, unless one of them is your favourite for nose picking or it's two fingers, one from each hand. Water generally helps CA to go off so shouldn't be used although the general advice is to use warm soapy water. White vinegar is useful to get epoxy off your hands as long as it hasn't set, I haven't tried it with CA. My wife's nail polish remover doesn't contain any acetone and doesn't work on CA, how it works removing nail polish is a mystery to me.

Gloves are by far the best thing, I have boxes of them and each time I have a close call, I think maybe I will use one next time and must get them out of the cupboard where they hide.

I like this tip for getting it off your lips, although how it would get there in the beginning is worrying, although I suppose as a diet aid it might be useful.

Lips
If lips are accidentally stuck together, apply a generous amount of warm water and encourage maximum wetting and pressure from saliva from inside the mouth. Peel or roll (do not pull) lips apart. It is almost impossible to swallow the adhesive as a liquid. The adhesive solidifies upon contact with saliva (moisture) and could adhere to the inside of the mouth. Saliva will lift the adhesive in 1-2 days, avoid swallowing the adhesive after detachment.

Peter
 

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Mr chairman sir have you seen this what a bloody great big plonker how do you do that you must be the only one on this forum ever to have got stuck up with super glue my life I have never heard any thing so stupid mind I would have loved to seen it :funny::funny::funny::funny:
 

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I understand fully how you came to this predicament and feel it's good that you can share your experience with us as a warning so we can avoid such disaster.
I used to watch George with trepidation when he got anywhere near supaglue the man was a walking nightmare with it.
One tiny little spot of the stuff could be spread further than a gallon of paint in his hands, the pair of ya don't got bofe paddles in the water init?
Bloody stupid sods init?
Rust in peace George.
 


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