Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
CA glue debonder formula?
John K Jordan
Anyone know the composition of debonder for CA glue?
My bottle dried up. I just use it for fingers but no big problem - I keep scalpels handy. But I'd like to fill the bottle without buying a new one since I'm a cheapskate. Formula?
JKJ
Re: CA glue debonder formula?
Mike Brazeau
Acetone
Re: CA glue debonder formula?
George Balock
John,
I just use acetone. It takes all of the oils off of your skin, but it is cheap. I don't think I've ever tried to unglue something other than my fingers using it, but it should work.
George
Re: CA glue debonder formula?
Peter Rand
acetone I believe
Nail Polish Remover
Ken Vaughan
It smells better than acetone, but is a little slower acting.
Re: CA glue debonder formula?
John K Jordan
The debonder I had smelled and felt different than acetone, thicker and a bit slippery and didn't dry out skin as much. Maybe it was acetone in some solution.
jKJ
Re: CA glue debonder formula?
David Walser
I was told by one of the CA glue vendors that each company has its own formula for its debonder that should, in theory, work better on that company's CA glue. He also said that acetone would work, just not as well as the specially formulated debonder.
Looked up components in MSDS
John K Jordan
I was told by one of the CA glue vendors that each company has its own formula for its debonder ...
I was told by a CA manufacturer that all the CA glues in the country are made by three companies. I never could find which brands are made by which companies.
I finally looked up the MSDS for some brands of CA debonder. I should have done this first.
STICK FAST
Nitromethane 60-80%
Acetone 20-40%
MERCURY ADHESIVES
acetone 40 - 70%
Propylene Carbonate 30 - 60%
HOT STUFF
Nitromethane 100%
PARSONS ADHESIVES
Nitromethane >99%
BSI
Dimethylformamide >99%
BTW, Hotstuff CA is my favorite of all the brands I've used.
JKJ
Re: Looked up components in MSDS
David Walser
From your research, it would seem Nitromethane is the product of choice.
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