Emergency question - Super glue

Biggins · 09-07-2011 11:31PM #1

Genuine emergency question.

Have a relative that has managed to let their kids get their fingers stuck with super glue.
(Thats kids for ya)

Besides going to the hospital - whats the best way of getting their fingers separated?

GLaDOS · 09-07-2011 11:32PM

Would nail varnish remover work?

orourkeda · 09-07-2011 11:35PM

a sledgehammer

Biggins · 09-07-2011 11:35PM

The mother in question don't have any.
(Sister in law in England)

BluesBerry · 09-07-2011 11:35PM

ScienceNerd wrote: »

Would nail varnish remover work?

^^^^n Nail varnish remover Science is right

good luck :eek:

That_Guy · 09-07-2011 11:35PM

Translation:

I'm after gluing my hand to my dick. How do I remove it without damaging skin. :pac:

KeithM89_old · 09-07-2011 11:35PM

Amputation is the only option.

Chuck Stone · 09-07-2011 11:36PM

Hospital imo.

7sr2z3fely84g5 · 09-07-2011 11:36PM

Hot soapy water,like washing up liquid,should gently pry itself apart.

Chris P. Bacon · 09-07-2011 11:36PM

Sweat,but it has to be terror sweat

VenusPlays · 09-07-2011 11:37PM

Something acetone like nail varnish remover or even that stuff for cleaning gloss paint out of paint brushes. If you have a Caredoc or similar service locally, maybe give them a ring??

My mom once mistook a bottle of superglue for her eyedrops!!! Not a good thing to do....

madmammy · 09-07-2011 11:37PM

Katelyn Sparse Composer wrote: »

Hot soapy water,like washing up liquid,should gently pry itself apart.

she's trying this at the moment and hoping it'll work

SomeGuyCalledMi · 09-07-2011 11:38PM

Soapy water will do

The_Minister · 09-07-2011 11:38PM

Internet says nail-polish remover

westendgirlie · 09-07-2011 11:38PM

at they have accidentally glued two fingers together, or found that that small piece of balsa wood or plastic from a model they were building has completely bonded to their skin! Not to worry, for even though Super Glue is incredibly strong, it has one weakness: acetone.

Acetone is often found in household nail polish remover, and a small amount on the end of a Q-tip or cotton swab applied directly to the glue should dissolve the bond without damaging the skin. Be very cautious in gently peeling the skin apart as in removing a bandage from the skin; pulling the skin apart may rip the skin! Read the label to make sure that the remover actually contains acetone, as more and more manufacturers are turning away from the chemical because of the growing popularity of acrylic nails (which are loosened by acetone)

foxinsox · 09-07-2011 11:38PM

Nail varnish remover..

Skin
Immerse bonded areas in warm, soapy water. Peel or roll skin apart; a spatula or teaspoon handle or even a pencil will help. Remove cured adhesive with warm, soapy water (may take several applications). Fingernail polish remover with an acetone base has also been successful for removal of cured adhesive from skin.

http://www.supergluecorp.com/removingsuperglue.html

Herb Powell · 09-07-2011 11:39PM

Hospital?????
This happened to me a couple of times as a child, every time all I did was use lots of soap and water

BluesBerry · 09-07-2011 11:39PM

Chris P. Bacon wrote: »

Sweat,but it has to be terror sweat

lol you need dr hibbert :pac:

Solnskaya · 09-07-2011 11:39PM

tried superglue remover yet? Wild shot in the dark I know, but it does exactly what it says on the tin. If there is no shop open, don't panic, cos there has never been a case of a kid dying from having their fingies stuck for a night. Treat it like an adventure.:) edit, if you cant wait that long, use warm water and a blunt butter knife/spoon to gently prise them apart. Takes time but works. Don't panic anyway, my kids have done the same to each other, and superglue is not as super as they let on. It de-bonds fairly easily over a shortish time.

Biggins · 09-07-2011 11:39PM

We (wife and I) was going to advise her to check with her neighbours - but as the woman lives in Hackney, London and she says its pretty dodgy (I assume at night more so - I don't know), she's afraid to venture out.

TheUsual · 09-07-2011 11:39PM

I have used Super-Glue-remover before a lot and it is brilliant, you buy it in hardware stores like B&Q.
Maybe there is a 24 hour place over there ?

Kids skin is very delicate so I would go to the hospital with them to be really honest.

ArtyM · 09-07-2011 11:39PM

Use Vaseline to rub the hardened glue off their fingers.

Petrol will actualy work(seriously) but vaseline is a safer alternative, one glue has dried.

Good luck

Taco Corp · 09-07-2011 11:39PM

Angle grinder is their only hope

westendgirlie · 09-07-2011 11:39PM

Biggins wrote: »

The mother in question don't have any.
(Sister in law in England)

Go to 7/11 and get some!

the groutch · 09-07-2011 11:39PM

Chris P. Bacon wrote: »

Sweat,but it has to be terror sweat

Nae, it has to be choooed out.

Oh wait that's gum

Leonid · 09-07-2011 11:40PM

warm soapy water and gentle prying.

7sr2z3fely84g5 · 09-07-2011 11:42PM

http://www.wikihow.com/Remove-Super-Glue-from-Your-Skin-%28Petroleum-Jelly-Method%29

Biggins · 09-07-2011 11:43PM

Many thanks for all the quick replies. She is trying hot water and liquid/soap as also suggested. She is replying to us via messenger that it seems to be having an effect. Hopefully a fully successful one.

Others can knock AH - but by god ye guys are great when it come to times like this.
Ye are awesome.

Newaglish · 09-07-2011 11:46PM

Just stick them in the freezer and then in a few hours, crack the fingers off.

Solnskaya · 09-07-2011 11:47PM

Take it to the DIY forum for a laugh Biggins, you would get two weeks of argueing about H&S, rules and regulations and end up being told to set up a thermal laser with GPS to zap the offending digits:D

--LOS-- · 09-07-2011 11:50PM

I was thinking nail varnish remover or white spirits.

Emergency question - Super glue

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