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? asked in HealthOther - Health · 1 decade ago

How do you get super glue off fingers?

I went to super glue something a i squeezed just a little bit, and half the bottle came out, I have it all over fingers with paper towel stuck to them, I got paper towel off..but fingers look BAD, I heard if i pull it i can lose skin, also I heard it wears off on own. if that is ok i am cool with it. Can anyone help

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    Super glue will wear off in a day or two as the skin grows and sheds cells and produces natural oil. (Oil as in making fingerprints on glass for example.)

  • rowlfe
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Acetone. Acetone dissolves super glue. Common nail polish remover contains a high percentage of acetone. The problem is acetone also dissolves out the oil in your skin, making it extremely "dry" and liable to crack. Use a heavy moisturizer after using the acetone to keep your skin from cracking. Most emergency rooms at hospitals have acetone on hand just for this kind of thing. Yes, it WILL tear skin off if you try to force things. Yes, it will eventually wear off as the skin cells you shed every day eventually are released from the skin surface. Remember, the acetone dissolves only what is exposed and it does not work very fast. If you stick your fingertips together, it might take as long as an hour to dissolve enough from the exposed edges to finally release. If the glue is simply ON the surface and not sticking things together, it will dissolve much faster since more area is exposed to the solvent.

  • 1 decade ago

    Try using nail polish remover w/ acetone to rub it off. If it doesn't totally come off coat ur hands w/ cooking or baby oil and scrape/ pick off what's left w/ ur finger

    nails. Any little bit that remains will wear off within a few hand washes.

    Source(s): Worked for me.
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Stick them in your mouth, ha ha no just kidding.

    Use WD 40 and then wash with dish soap.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    DONT PANIC. just add more superglue and hope that superglue attaches to the previously dried superglue, then pull off the new superglue therefore you have a super solution.

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