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Thread: Removing dried glue . . . from your shirt?

  1. #16
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    Quote Originally Posted by Howard Acheson View Post
    But really, why not just buy another shirt?
    C'mon, Howard...it could be his favorite Charlie Brown shirt!!
    Wood: a fickle medium....

    Did you know SMC is user supported? Please help.

  2. #17

    The easy solution

    surprised no one has suggested scissors yes. Just "clip" "clip" and no more glue in that spot.

    Seriously. I thought PVA is water soluble. That is why you can't use it in outdoor projects. Just soak the shirt/pants. You could even put some vinegar in the water. Maybe I'll try this just to see what happens.

    Oh yeah, my wife gets all huffy every time I wear a nice T-shirt into the shop for the same reason as stated in the rest of the thread.

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    I had a glue-up go bad during the week. I'm sitting here typing in a pair of shorts covered in dried, white glue. Looks vaguely obscene.

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    I, too, have read that white vinegar is the best solvent (Wood Magazine, Apr 1990, p.8) for PVA glue. I've used "De-Glue Goo" (available from Woodcraft) to dissolve/soften yellow glue to remove a cabinet back that was glued around the entire perimeter and fully cured. De-Glue Goo smells like vinegar. You saturate the glue with the solvent, wait 30 minutes for the glue to soften, and the joint comes apart, leaving a somewhat-sticky, rubbery, remainder that scrapes off easily. Hopefully, it will also work on fabric (soak a paper towel or cotton ball and let it sit on the glue) and the residue can be removed.

    Vinegar is a mild acid so such lengthy full-strength contact may affect the color and possibly the fabric (although dilute vinegar is commonly used in laundry).

    De-Glue Goo: http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?familyid=3627

  5. #20
    My vote is for vinegar, but heat it up first. I put mine in the microwave and nuke it for 30 secs or so. Warm vinegar seems to work better than cold for breaking up white & yellow glues.

  6. #21
    Thanks for the tips.

    My habit is to come home from the office, lose the dress shirt (leaving just my T-shirt on) and change into jeans. So, now at least half of my undershirts have hard crusty spots on them (which I now realize sounds a bit sketchy).

    I generally use Titebond II, so that is part of my problem. I may revert back to TB I.

    Meanshile, I'll try the vinegar and report back.

  7. #22
    "So, now at least half of my undershirts have hard crusty spots on them..."

    Wear them proudly. If you are anything like me, the "crusty spots" will eventually become holes because I have this habit of picking at them while I'm watching TV. I'm just waiting for the day when a "stranger" ( a fine looking, admiring young woman perhaps?) comes up to me in some coffee shop and says "Hey, you must be a woodworker...."

    YM

  8. #23
    Quote Originally Posted by Yoshikuni Masato View Post
    Wear them proudly . . . I'm just waiting for the day when a "stranger" . . . comes up to me in some coffee shop and says "Hey, you must be a woodworker...."
    Like 'Fight Club' without the compound fractures.

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