Glue on fingers

[pdplot]

Somehow I did it. Using CA glue to tighten some loose piano pins, I somehow got it all over my fingers. Still don't know how I did it but can't get it off. Acetone, paint remover, baking soda, warm water and soap - nothing works. What do I do now?

 

[Basil]

Somehow I did it. Using CA glue to tighten some loose piano pins, I somehow got it all over my fingers. Still don't know how I did it but can't get it off. Acetone, paint remover, baking soda, warm water and soap - nothing works. What do I do now?

Wait for new skin to regenerate and the old skin to fluff off.

 

[Gliderman8]

Good thing you don’t play the harp.

 

[John Turney]

You could call this doctor: https://www.click2houston.com/news/...sfully-removes-gorilla-glue-from-womans-hair/

 

[pdplot]

Wise guys...remember what we used to say to the pledges at the fraternity ' "The wise guys are the first to go". There's only one worst place to get this. I once had poison ivy there and it was no picnic.

 

[GregW]

I use CA glue to seal cracked skin during the dry months with no problems. It just wears off. Don't use the hobbie stuff for open cuts though. If you really want it off sooner, use debonder.
https://www.amazon.com/Great-Planes...ywords=ca+glue+debonder&qid=1613415380&sr=8-8

If you have a hobby store nearby, they should carry it too.

 

[John Turney]

There is this stuff: https://modelerdepot.com/glue-buste...utm_term=modelerdepot&utm_content=All Website or this: https://www.rockler.com/stick-fast-...tm_term=All_Products&utm_content=All Products

 

[pdplot]

I had used lacquer thinner not 100% acetone. Bought a can of acetone at Ace and oaked for a minute or two. It got most of it off. Small amount on my palm. But - it did not work on the loose tuning pins. All three A Flats have at least one loose pin. Dry winter weather will do it. This is a 1929 Steinert grand - knockoff of a Steinway, so good that Steinway sued and won. I bought it in 1964 for $1,500.00 from a music teacher/dealer who went broke. I think it has a crack in the pin block. It might be repairable, but like that guy's MGC, the cost would exceed the value of the piano. I could put a humidifier under there and see what happens. It would cause the wood to swell up and make the few loose pins tight.

 

[George_H]

Look up Swel-lock wood swelling stuff for chairs[h=1][/h]

 

[Popeye]

I get CA on my hands all the time building models. Acetone will eventually dissolve it, but I don’t think it is very good for your skin. I usually just let it flake off. It is pretty brittle and seems to chip off after a few hours. But the fingertips are quite slippery until it is gone!

 

[DrEntropy]

Acetone is about the only thing to loosen or remove it.

First learned about cyanoacrylate adhesive as Eastman 910. Dad brought it home from the lab. Even after some advice about not getting it on yourself, I got a rag stuck to my finger... much hilarity ensued. That was 1959, I was nine. Been VERY aware of using Super Glue ever since. Small drops, administered to the repair surfaces with toothpicks.

 

[pdplot]

This stuff is very thin - like water. It actually worked on 3 pins out of 4, but while adjusting the 4th, a bass string, it snapped - BANG. Called a piano repairman. Waiting for a call back. $$$$.

 

[70herald]

Even after some advice about not getting it on yourself, I got a rag stuck to my finger... .

I accidently glued my thumb and forefinger together a few weeks ago trying to repair something. I have gotten drops on my fingers before but this time something was different my fingers just brushed but they bonded instantly. Lots of acetone, pulling, swabs.. and I eventually got them apart with only a bit of missing skin. I was pretty sure that I was on the way to the emergency room.

 

[pdplot]

Stuff really works. All pins tight now. I mailed the broken string to the piano technician so he can order another one. CA thin glue.