Thread: what can i use to remove glue????

i have used EVO-STIK on a threaded bit of brass plumbing and am finding it very difficult to remove manually so I am deciding to persue the chemical route and maybe get some explosions in there at the same time (if possible but not necessary, any excuse really!!!)

I have got some Sodium Hydroxide but I havent tried hard with it cos i got impatient................

can anyone recommend anything that may work?

If it helps I think the glue is neoprene based and the other bit, as said earlier, is brass..........

Originally Posted by fatman57

i have used EVO-STIK on a threaded bit of brass plumbing and am finding it very difficult to remove manually so I am deciding to persue the chemical route and maybe get some explosions in there at the same time (if possible but not necessary, any excuse really!!!)

I have got some Sodium Hydroxide but I havent tried hard with it cos i got impatient................

can anyone recommend anything that may work?

If it helps I think the glue is neoprene based and the other bit, as said earlier, is brass..........

They have several adhesive products. A solution for one may not work for another. It might help if you are more specific.

link:

Evo-Stik products

As for NaOH on brass...

Table 26 Applications of Brasses in Aggressive Environments:

Pumps and valves, room temperature to 60oC at all concentrations up to 30%. Corrosion rates in presence of air at room temperature:

CuZn29Sn1 4% NaOH 3.3 g/m2/day

CuZn15 4% NaOH 1.1 g/m2/day

CuZn40Pb3 33% NaOH 0.0 g/m2/day

Try Goof-off

it was CONTACT that i used..................

never heard of GOOF OFF i'll see if I can find some............looks like interesting stuff.

the best i have seen but can't remember the name of is something a friend used..............they were looking for caustic soda and found an alternative that reacts violently with metals..........it was frothing and foaming but really cleaned the stuff up........thats kinda what i was looking for simply because i know it works and is fun to play with even though its a little more dangerous.............

Acetone or toluene

I have found that gasoline works as a solvent quite often.

got pure acetone and marinated it for a while - worked a treat, i hardly had to touch the stuff it just fell off.....................thanks!!!!

Great, Better living thru Chemistry ,I always say.

Originally Posted by fizzlooney

Great, Better living thru Chemistry ,I always say.

couldn't agree more.............

BTW, Goof-Off is xylene plus marketing.