Superglue - Help!!!

[Landslide]

Any tips on how to get it off your fingers?

 

[Dayvo]

This should help:

http://ezinearticles.com/?Removing-Super-Glue&id=41664

 

[andrew-the-tortoise]

Warm soapy water + time.

Don't pick at it too much - you will damage skin underneath.

 

[numbnuts]

Little boys shouldn’t play with superglue
You can buy some stuff that will soften superglue
If it is just on your fingers tips sand paper works OK

 

[Landslide]

Ah well, at least I can take comfort in the speediness of your responses - it's clear I'm not the first to manage it, and I'm sure I'll not be the last.

Just waiting for my girlfriend to get home and tell me where she keeps the nail varnish remover...

 

[Landslide]

Little boys shouldn’t play with superglue

I think I'm a bit old to be using that excuse...

 

[Black Sheep]

depends on the glue,

you can get superglue disolver but with contact adhesive i just get some fine sand paper and sand it off.

 

[Globalti]

He's got to unstick his bum from the toilet seat first.....

 

[Mr Pig]

it's clear I'm not the first to manage it

You are joking? I would estimate that out of all the times I've used Super Glue I've managed not to get it on my fingers, probably twice!

If your fingers aren't stuck together, my advice would be to not bother trying to get it off. Just leave it and it'll come off with the next layer of skin. Removing it mechanically just rips the crap out of the good skin underneath so you're just doing more damage.

 

[kyuss]

I glued a wheel to my hand once. Was going round my tyre bit by bit glueing up the tiny little cuts, went to move it round one last time to find my palm firmly glued to the tyre. Took 20 minutes to get it off.

 

[Alan Frame]

I tack welded the top of my finger back on with superglue when I had a slight accident with secateurs.

I didn't fancy a four hour wait in casualty and superglue worked a treat.

 

[Night Train]

Salt water should work, soak your fingers in it.

I heard about this in relation to medical incidents where someone squeezes a tube of super glue and it bursts in their fist. If they get worked up and have sweaty palms the glue will gradually release.

 

[redjedi]

If they get worked up and have sweaty palms the glue will gradually release.

That's not a technique I would be in a hurry to try out

Back to the OP - Is this the first time you've ever got superglue on your fingers? Did you never do Airfix kits as a child?

I just let it dry, trying not to touch anything with them, then just bite off the worst bits and leave the rest.

 

[beanzontoast]

I find Mrs B's 'sandpaper' nail file works a treat.

Only don't tell her I said so...

 

[tdr1nka]

Soak gluey bits in hot soapy water, and as has been advised already do not feel tempted to rip the glue from the skin.