HELP! Superglue On Paint Of Car!!!!?

Question

I Need to remove this ASAP its bothering me.. does anyone know of anything i can do?

Its making me terribley nervous i wont be able to get this off.. its my dads 1956 Caddilac! it was a total accident.. he asked me to glue a dial on and the nozzle was blocked so i stuck it out the window and squeezed it as hard as i could and you guessed it.. went down the side of the door *cries*

Answer 1

Try nail varnish remover, test it first on a little bit of the car you can't see IE get a bit on some cotton wool wipe on and leave for 1 hr then see if it effects the paint. If not go ahead. Know this as some sh!t put spray paint on my bonnet and guy round the corner got it off with nail vanish remover like a whole bottle of the stuff.

Answer 2

Option 1:

Dry ice. Yup, the cold stuff made of CO2.

You'll want to apply the dry ice over the area with the glue (small areas at a time) and metal around it. The differential in the coefficient of expansion (contraction, in this case) will cause the glue and the metal to shink at slightly different rates. Assuming there was any wax on the car at all, the glue should release as it cracks such that you can nick it off with a fingernail. Some of it should come off of its own accord, and with any luck at all, you'll never get to #2. This is a somewhat modified version of the old "dent remover" trick.

Option 2:

As we have NO idea what kind of paint and wax (if any) has been used on this car, the "nail polish remover" / acetone solution could be dicey. One thing for certain, it'll remove every last lick of wax, so you'll need to be prepared to lay on another coat ASAP after removing the glue if this works.

Have a look at the front of the drivers's door frame around the front hinge area (inside where nobody ever really looks). Assuming the insides of the door frame are painted with the same material as the car, take a Q-Tip loaded with the polish remover and rub it fairly vigorously. See if this begins to soften the paint or if color begins to come off on the Q-Tip. This area of the vehicle won't fake you out by dropping a load of oxided paint on the Q-Tip as an area on the exterior of the car might, and has probably never had any wax applied to it, so it makes a fair test. This will give you an idea of how fast you have to work in the event that you attempt to use the nail polish remover on the glued area of the door -- or for that matter, if you want to take that approach at ALL. If the paint so much as softens where you're working in the door frame, you'll want to avoid this technique -- it'll show up big time on that nice, flat door surface.

EDIT: To other posters -- petroleum and silicone based oils aren't going to *touch* SuperGlue.

I sorta like the boiling water idea (similar concept to the dry ice, but in reverse) but you won't get the right effect. The dry ice will make the SuperGlue brittle, and that is *exactly* what you want as the effects of the differential expansion rates set in.

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Answer 3

Ouch!

I have to agree with one poster about the nail polish remover. I believe it's mainly acetone. Acetone's hard on paint and skin. You'll remove the glue but leave a trail of damaged paint.

I would try the mild and move on to the wild on this one. You might let it set in the sun and sun will degrade the glue enough to make it come off.

Open the hood and look at the firewall and body. Usually, it's painted just like the outside. Apply a little bit of petroleum jelly and/or WD 40 to a small spot inside the hood where it wouldn't be noticed. See if it harms the paint. If it doesn't, try smearing/spraying it on the glue.

They do sell car paint in small vials, much like nail polish that is used mainly for chips. You might be paint over it and it would not be as noticeable

Answer 4

easy. clean off your car no dirt on or around the area with the glue. purchase denatured alcohol. soak a rag or towel in the alcohol for about 2 minutes. then set the rag on the glue and push down light enough that the rag touches the entire spot and the alcohol soaks out, but not so much that it hurts your fingers. Rub very very very very very lightly, too hard will make it worse. This should remove the glue. Afterwards you will need to wax this portion of your car, otherwise the paint will be exposed to the elements and could get faded by the sun or begin to decay and peel

Answer 5

I think giving it the very nearly boiling hot water treatment a good idea too.I also read recently that coca cola (will its uses never end) is good for breaking down superglue.
If it leaves a mark, you should paint a fake big streaky bird poo along it , and your dad might blame it on a bird.Good luck.

Answer 6

Acetone (nail polish remover) will soften the superglue in most cases. Try applying with a cotton bud to keep the damage minimal. Then as it softens I would wipe with petrol.

You may find that you have to T-Cut the area afterwards, best apply this to the whole panel of the car in order to make your unfortunate accident less apparent.

Answer 7

Hot water, near boiling as possible is the safest way.
I do think you ought to tell your Dad, imagine his reaction
if you make it worse, come clean, after all it was an accident.
Good luck. I would like to know how it goes.

Answer 8

You need some tar and glue remover, you can get it from most places, halfords do it.

Answer 9

Try finger nail polish remover. Just be careful and use it sparingly. If not, it will remove your paint too. good luck.

Answer 10

Hammer + Chizzle* = Sorted