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Removing Glue from Clothes.
Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 2:29 pm
by beeg
Any one have an idea about removing titebond III from a shop apron? I didn't notice it in time, so it's been on there for awhile. I tried goo gone, but it didn't touch it.
Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 3:36 pm
by Ed in Tampa
O wow Titebond III the waterproof stuff. I know for the other two simply soaking the material in water long enough will cause the glue to break down. A little vinegar I'm told helps.
I would go to the Titebond site and see if they may mention clean up or if they have a contact us e-mail address. If they do you can ask them.
Short of that I guess you can play the part of an alchemist and try different chemicals and solvents until you either blow yourself up, gas yourself, burn a hole in your apron or remore the glue.
Ed
Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 4:36 pm
by beeg
Thanks Ed, now WHY didn't I think of that. 
Of the choices you gave me, I like the last one. BUT the "blow yourself up" sounds kind of interesting. 
Found this at the http://www.titebond.com/IntroPageTB.ASP ... =FaqTB.asp site
How do I clean up wet glue or remove dried glue?
For most of our wood glues, it is often best to use a damp cloth and remove excess glue before it has dried. After the glues have dried, scraping or sanding works well. Steam from an iron may also be effective, but it will not take the glue out of the pores of the wood. When wet, the Titebond Polyurethane Glue may be removed with acetone, but it is much easier to chip off the foam after the glue has cured.
Guess I'll try the wifes iron while she's NOT home.
Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 2:40 pm
by drewa
A pocket knife or scissors!
Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 3:03 pm
by Ed in Tampa
beeg wrote:Thanks Ed, now WHY didn't I think of that. Of the choices you gave me, I like the last one. BUT the "blow yourself up" sounds kind of interesting.
Beeg
Be careful mixing stuff. I'm always doing that and sometimes the results are not good. I have a pool and early on I learned that mixing Muriatic acid and clorine made a yellow cloud gas I think was akin to WWI mustard gas. I just made it out of the area on that one. Whew!!! Then I used a household cleaner and clorine to clean out the shower stall once. That time I cough and wheezed for a week.
Then I permanently scarred my feet using clorine and something else to clean the decking around the pool. Waled on the side of my foot for two weeks. Talk about burns.
However I did learn, perhaps slower than most but now I use proper clothing and make sure I have an escape route. My pool cleaning outfit included knee high rubber boots, rubber gloves and full face shield. My lab clothing for working on mixtures to remove "mistakes" includes a rubber apron, rubber gloves and outside air source face mask. If I keep having explosions I will start wearing my flake jacket also. Wow who would have thought that would have blown up.
Oh yea I also learned that if you pump a pellet gun once and put your finger over the barrel you can stop the pellet. If you pump it 2, 3, 4, 5 times you can still stop the pellet but if you pump it 10 times you will wish you hadn't.
Yes my finger is getting better.
Now let me tell you how I would approach that glue problem.....
Ed
Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 3:45 pm
by a1gutterman
Ed in Tampa wrote:Beeg
Be careful mixing stuff. I'm always doing that and sometimes the results are not good. I have a pool and early on I learned that mixing Muriatic acid and clorine made a yellow cloud gas I think was akin to WWI mustard gas. I just made it out of the area on that one. Whew!!! Then I used a household cleaner and clorine to clean out the shower stall once. That time I cough and wheezed for a week.
Then I permanently scarred my feet using clorine and something else to clean the decking around the pool. Waled on the side of my foot for two weeks. Talk about burns.
However I did learn, perhaps slower than most but now I use proper clothing and make sure I have an escape route. My pool cleaning outfit included knee high rubber boots, rubber gloves and full face shield. My lab clothing for working on mixtures to remove "mistakes" includes a rubber apron, rubber gloves and outside air source face mask. If I keep having explosions I will start wearing my flake jacket also. Wow who would have thought that would have blown up.
Oh yea I also learned that if you pump a pellet gun once and put your finger over the barrel you can stop the pellet. If you pump it 2, 3, 4, 5 times you can still stop the pellet but if you pump it 10 times you will wish you hadn't.
Yes my finger is getting better.
Now let me tell you how I would approach that glue problem.....
Ed
Ed! Quit! People will think that you are a slow learner!
Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 4:29 pm
by drewa
A pocket knife or scissors!
Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 5:12 pm
by beeg
I DID use a knife, to try and scape some off. After I steamed it. MOST of the surface glue came off, but what was in the cloth, is still there. So the moral of the story is. I SHOULD have scotchguarded the SS maroon apron when I recieved it, or wash it ever time after gluing.
HAHAHA BE CAREFUL Ed. Each time with the chlorine, you released the chlorine gas. Which I KNOW isn't very good to be breathing. MANY years ago, I was cleaning out the diaper pail(remember those:)) Tossed a couple diapers in there, came back later and poured some bleach in it FIRST. The ammonia in the diapers, released the gas in the chlorine. From then on. I filled it with WATER FIRST.
Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 6:05 pm
by dusty
It's strange how we learn those lessons isn't it. I'll bet there are warnings printed on the labels. I don't know for sure - I haven't read them either.
I think I'll wait until tomorrow to do the pool work - that'll give me time to read the warnings - if I don't get involved in something else and forget.
Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 6:08 pm
by Ed in Tampa
dusty wrote:It's strange how we learn those lessons isn't it. I'll bet there are warnings printed on the labels. I don't know for sure - I haven't read them either.
I think I'll wait until tomorrow to do the pool work - that'll give me time to read the warnings - if I don't get involved in something else and forget.
Labels????? Who reads warning labels. Well okay my wife does as I'm rolling around on the floor trying to catch my breath or stop the pain somewhere in my body.
Ed