Methods for removing CA from fingers

[Paul Rains]

What are your methods for getting this darn stuff off the fingers?:o

Hope there is a secret out there I didn't know

[Gary Herrmann]

nail polish remover - which is acetone

[Dave Carey]

Acetone. Fingernail polish remover but check to make sure it has acetone in it. Or just wear and tear (with a little skin as well!)

[Mike Minto]

i don't recommend it, but i use my edge sander - gentle pressure removing the glue while still retaining the fingerprints. mike

[Curt Fuller]

With or without the skin?

Acetone removes it, a little on a paper towel.

[mike fuson]

It will wear off in a day.

[Dewey Torres]

Buy some of this or any of the products like it and keep it handy when you work with the stuff:

http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=6282

[Reed Gray]

Most of it will be gone before bed time. I figure it is my oily skin, but after a few hours, and a good swim or hand washing the dishes, that which isn't gone peels off pretty easily.
robo hippy

[Steve Schlumpf]

Nail polish remover, hand lotion, vaseline or as Reed suggests - do the dishes and the stuff will peal off.

[Dewey Torres]

Doing the dishes ????

Which is worse? I might live with the CA on my fingers first;)

[Jeff Nicol]

It looks like Dewey is afraid of the dishes! I do them about 3 times a year just for posterity! I use the sand paper method to ease the tight feeling on the finger. I just lay a piece of 220 grit on the bench and rub my fingere on it until it feels normal and away I go. No reason to put all kinds of chemicals on besides the CA.

Stick with it!!! HA HA!!

Jeff

[Steve Trauthwein]

I get the glue on my fingers all of the time. Actually just a nice thick coating on my right index finger. My wife has a pumice stone in the shower for her feet. It works great for taking of super glue. I guess I should break down and buy one for the shop. Nah, its more fun to use hers.

Regards, Steve

[Rex Guinn]

Paul;
I had the same problem, now before I use it I put on a rubber glove (Nitrile) Harbor Freight box of 100.

[Hilel Salomon]

I'm with rex, I use those nitrile gloves w/when they're on sale (at Harbor Freight) run about 6cents each. I buy about ten boxes a year as I also use them for finishing and around the house when I don't want to spend an hour getting stuff off my hands and fingernails. If you're not near an HF, and you have a friend, family member etc. who is a nurse, doctor etc., you can ask them for a handful of the gloves. Also, I have debonder on hand in case the glue gets on something else. In this case, an ounce of prevention is worth lots of time in the cure.Hilel.

[Brian Effinger]

Nail polish remover, hand lotion, vaseline or as Reed suggests - do the dishes and the stuff will peal off.

I've used vaseline and it works wonders.

[Bernie Weishapl]

I use nitrile gloves. My wife is a CNA so I get them at cost about 3 cents each. I buy a case of 1200 gloves for $36. I use them for finish, sticking my hands in DNA, when I apply CA, etc. I also keep some debonder in the shop which works pretty well.

[Chris Barnett]

Meat cleaver or hot shower followed by a hot toddy and copious rest. I use acetone frequently to remove the glue, but hear it might damage skin. Prevention is probably the best means by using cheap Harbor Freight 50 for $7.00 gloves.

[Jonathan Spool]

If its thick I just peal it off. If its thin, I'll use acetone.
Better question is how to get a dried spot off your clothes without ruining the cloth??

[brian lundy]

Rub sawdust on the glue before it dries, works like a charm. The glue has a bigger affinity to the cellulose(I think) in the wood than it does for your skin. Learned this tip at a woodwoking show.

[Kyle Iwamoto]

OK all of those work, but how do you get the damn bottle off your fingers?

LOL

[Allen Neighbors]

Elbow grease, Acetone on a rag. Paper towels wear out before the CA. :D

[Jeff Brockett]

I apply a product called second skin to my hands before I use CA glue or any finishes. This stuff seals the skin pores and doesn't allow anything to stick to your skin. Before I began using this I used acetone or went to the strip sander and buffed it off - somehow that method didn't impress my wife.

[Bob Vallaster]

+1 on the product Dewey Torres recommended.
I keep it within arm's reach at the lathe because someone once shared this bit of wisdom: "Unless you can drag the lathe to where you store it...you ought to store it where you use the super-glue."
It has earned its keep. LOML was able to rescue a neighbor who called for help with an unwanted attachment to an antique teacup she (neighbor) had been repairing.

BobV

[Burt Alcantara]

I peel CA off with my teeth while watching TV. Cheap.

Burt the miser

[Tim Cleveland]

I'd just leave it on and forget about it. One of two things will happen 1)it will wear off in a day or two 2) you will eventually build up a thick enough coat that it will peel off easily.

Tim

[Kirk Miller]

Leave it on..............Chicks Dig it