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Abhorrent Grotesque Aberration





Connecticut, USA

Is there any good way to loosen superglue? Not plastic glue.
   
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Furious Raptor





Los Angeles, CA

I hear freezing makes it super brittle.

   
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Abhorrent Grotesque Aberration





Connecticut, USA

Ok, I'll keep that in mind, I need to get a bunch of heads, shoulderpads, etc off some marines :/
   
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Anti-Armour Swiss Guard






Newcastle, OZ

Freezing does make it MORE brittle.

Superglue bonds are brittle by their nature (good strength along one axis, poor strength v torque).
When they cure, they trap water molecules inside the bond. Freezing makes these molecules expand, further weakening them.

Overnight in a ziploc bag in the freezer should weaken them sufficiently - and gently twist to remove them, don't try to pull them off.

I'm OVER 50 (and so far over everyone's BS, too).
Old enough to know better, young enough to not give a ****.

That is not dead which can eternal lie ...

... and yet, with strange aeons, even death may die.
 
   
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Abhorrent Grotesque Aberration





Connecticut, USA

Ok, thanks for the info guys.
   
 
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