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Any Ideas to Remove Glue from Polo Shirt?

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  • ThisIsWeird
    ThisIsWeird Posts: 7,935 Forumite
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    There's no harm in trying freezing. Most (all?) polymers become brittle when cold, so give it a good freezing, remove it and place it immediately on a chopping board. Use anything to thump it, even a hammer. See if you can break it up into bits that'll crumble away.
    Contact the Gorilla, and ask them what solvent to use.
  • Postik
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    grumbler said:
    Frank99 said:
    The best cleaning method may depend on what kind of glue it is, as opposed to the brand name. Is this the original polyurethane Gorilla Glue, or one of the many other glues now sold under the Gorilla brand?

    They sell a PVA-based wood glue, a cyanoacrylate super glue, grab adhesive and probably lots of others. If it's the super glue there are proprietary solvents which might work better than the acetone - but do a cautious patch test first as it's not something you'd usually want to use on your laundry!
    Yes it is the Original version!
    I'll eat my hat if WD40 helps. It's not even a solvent. Freezing won't help either.



    I'm pretty sure WD40 contains a solvent?
  • grumbler
    grumbler Posts: 58,629 Forumite
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    Postik said:
    grumbler said:
    Frank99 said:
    The best cleaning method may depend on what kind of glue it is, as opposed to the brand name. Is this the original polyurethane Gorilla Glue, or one of the many other glues now sold under the Gorilla brand?

    They sell a PVA-based wood glue, a cyanoacrylate super glue, grab adhesive and probably lots of others. If it's the super glue there are proprietary solvents which might work better than the acetone - but do a cautious patch test first as it's not something you'd usually want to use on your laundry!
    Yes it is the Original version!
    I'll eat my hat if WD40 helps. It's not even a solvent. Freezing won't help either.



    I'm pretty sure WD40 contains a solvent?
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/WD-40
    WD-40's formula is a trade secret... It acts as a lubricant, rust preventive, penetrant and moisture displacer.


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