Superglue

fantastic98

Hi, superglue spilled onto the lense of my glasses I've tried toothpaste rubbing alcohol and acetone in nail polish remover to no avail. Admittedly there's a lot of superglue spilled onto the lense cheers Kevin .theyre plastic lenses.

iamtony

Maybe you need stronger acetone. Try wd40 and scrapping it off with a credit card.

alias no.9

Not sure what solvent to use but I'd avoid using acetone on plastic lenses

cnocbui

fantastic98 wrote: »

Hi, superglue spilled onto the lense of my glasses I've tried toothpaste rubbing alcohol and acetone in nail polish remover to no avail. Admittedly there's a lot of superglue spilled onto the lense cheers Kevin .theyre plastic lenses.

https://lifehacker.com/how-to-remove-super-glue-from-practically-anything-5436362

I know you said you tried acetone but it probably needs to soak for a while, not just rub it. I'd get a piece of cling film that's a bit bigger than the lens and a piece of paper a bit bigger than the spillage and would put the paper on top of the glue and saturate it with the acetone/NPR and then quickly as possible, cover it with the cling film and seal it around the edges to stop the acetone from evaporating too fast. Then let it soak for 4 minutes then unwrap and apply more acetone and try removing the glue again.

There is a very considerable chance the acetone will melt the lenses or haze their surface and almost no chance of you removing the glue without scratching the lenses. I'd use a bamboo skewer or softer bit of plastic than the lenses to attack the hopefully softened glue with.

I think you will need a new lens, frankly, so no harm trying.

the_pen_turner

you can get superglue remover. I have a tiny glass jar in the van. I think everbuild make it. I bought it in the local centenary co op

fantastic98

iamtony wrote: »

Maybe you need stronger acetone. Try wd40 and scrapping it off with a credit card.

Thanks for that.

iamtony

fantastic98 wrote: »

Thanks for that.

Did it work?

fantastic98

iamtony wrote: »

Did it work?

no. I scraped the glue which was coming off as a fine powder but eventually a crack came in the lens so I stopped. I have new glasses coming in the post this week. Cheers Kevin.

Irish_peppa

Try a plastic shaving blade

Fantastic for applications like this non scratch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cFo5u9YMLM

SixtaWalthers

Though glue remover is the best option but if you are looking for any DIY option due to lockdown then you need to take water or little warm water in a bowl and put your glasses in it. Add any soap liquid or dishwasher in it. Keep it for some time. Like 1-2 hours. Water should be hot because it will damage the lense. After 1-2 hours just take a microfibre cloth to remove glue from the lense. Try it mentally because its just a DIY idea.