How to remove superglue from a glasses lens?

DanTheMan · 22 Nov 2006 at 23:33

Any ideas?

Spanker · 22 Nov 2006 at 23:35

If the lens is glass then a Stanley blade?

Scrutinize · 22 Nov 2006 at 23:35

nail varnish remover/meths

jezsoup · 22 Nov 2006 at 23:40

mrk1@1 said:
nail varnish remover/meths

The above should work

Avoid the stanley knife blade, most glasses lenses are plastic and you will scratch it to beans!!

A.N.Other · 22 Nov 2006 at 23:42

Not sure about solvents - may damage any coatings you have on the lens?

Phone your optician and ask would be the best bet, I would have thought.

DanTheMan · 22 Nov 2006 at 23:42

It's a fingerprint of glue anyway so a stanley knife is out of the question. I'll try some nail varnish remover.

You reckon turpentine would work equally as good?

jezsoup · 22 Nov 2006 at 23:44

DanTheMan said:
It's a fingerprint of glue anyway so a stanley knife is out of the question. I'll try some nail varnish remover.

You reckon turpentine would work equally as good?

Before you do that do you have any coatings on your lense?

Scrutinize · 22 Nov 2006 at 23:49

A.N.Other said:
Not sure about solvents - may damage any coatings you have on the lens?

Phone your optician and ask would be the best bet, I would have thought.

Chances are they will use meths as its what they use normaly to clean the lenses. They can always re-coat the lense for you, though meths should be fine.

DanTheMan · 22 Nov 2006 at 23:52

jezsoup said:
Before you do that do you have any coatings on your lense?

It isn't my lens it's my dads. He doesn't know what day of the week it is half the time, nevermind if his glasses lens' have a coating on them.

basmic · 22 Nov 2006 at 23:52

I heard the juice of an orange or lemon can assist in the removal of superglue. I could be wrong, though.

Safer than use chemicals - then if after soaking in orange/lemon juice doesn't work, tackle it with chemicals.

Pinter75 · 22 Nov 2006 at 23:55

You can get loctite glue remover from most hardware shops. It removes super glue easy peasy.

danza · 22 Nov 2006 at 23:59

If the lens isn't glass, it'll be polycarbonate. DO NOT USE NAIL POLISH REMOVER/ACETONE. You will destroy not only the coating, but the lens too.

Use either hot soapy water, or IPA (Isopropyl Alcohol).

danza · 23 Nov 2006 at 00:01

Pinter75 said:
You can get loctite glue remover from most hardware shops. It removes super glue easy peasy.

Also beware that this might attack the lens if it's polycarbonate.

SpeedFreak · 23 Nov 2006 at 00:06

From an expert who runs his own glasses manufacturing business (as of this month

) I will say that acetone is best for removing it from a glass lens followed by meths.

Scrutinize · 23 Nov 2006 at 00:10

SpeedFreak said:
From an expert who runs his own glasses manufacturing business (as of this month ) I will say that acetone is best for removing it from a glass lens followed by meths.

I see your point, so whats your companies vision set out to achieve?

Pinter75 · 23 Nov 2006 at 00:27

http://www.supergluecorp.com/removingsuperglue.html

1st link in good ol' Google.

Super Glue is incredibly strong, it has one weakness: acetone.

SpeedFreak · 23 Nov 2006 at 00:31

mrk1@1 said:
I see your point, so whats your companies vision set out to achieve?

We do glazing work for independent opticians. Our lab is finished with our equipment installed and we have 4 clients lined up to start shipping work to us from January. Can't wait tbh

Le_Petit_Lapin · 23 Nov 2006 at 00:36

Sandpaper*.

*Warning: Might result in blurred vision.

tom_e · 23 Nov 2006 at 01:00

Le_Petit_Lapin said:
Sandpaper*.

*Warning: Might result in blurred vision.

Saves on beer