Help, I've superglued a mug to the kitchen worktop.

elsien

Yes, I'm an idiot. Having briefly considered putting newspaper down and deciding it was uneccessary, the inevitable has happened and my mug of tea is now firmly attached.
No idea what the worktop is made of, just the standard whatever from 15 years ago. Any ideas that won't damage the work surface?

kerri_gt

How much of the mug is actually glued? Can you get to the glue spot? You could try softening the glue with acetone, apply with a cotton bud and gently keep scraping at it with a blunt knife.

kazwookie

Try and cut under it with a stanley blade or similar?

freezspirit

I remember you could get a tube of superglue desolver or try nail varnish remover that has acetone in it



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

I think Loctite do a small tube of superglue remover 5g for about £3.


Don't know if it works or not but try white spirit?

ValHaller

elsien wrote: »

Any ideas that won't damage the work surface?

Use a straw to drink your tea.

marvin

How much are you attached to the mug? (as opposed to the mug attached to the surface)

Big hammer break mug off the glue then carefully remove the remaining glue using relevant solvents.

scheming_gypsy

fill it with soil and stick a plant in it.

iammumtoone

Firstly I would like to apologise, but I will admit to a little chuckle when I read your title/post, only because its something I would do myself, glad I am not the only one.

I would try white spirit on cotton wool, soak the cotton wool and wrap it around the mug and leave it so the white spirit soaks underneath the cup.

Before you do this though I would recommend that you test the effect of white spirit (or whatever you decide to use) on an area of your work surface that wont be seen first.

sazpot

Not sure if it will work on superglue but I am a big fan of this stuff:

http://www.lakeland.co.uk/AllProductReviews.action?productId=8976

samsmoot

Two minutes after reading title of post and still chuckling away. Ta.

roddydogs

You were glueing a mug with tea in?...........................