How to cleanly remove Hot Glue from nearly any surface

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Uploaded by on Mar 14, 2010

Please check out my other How-to videos and Instructables at: http://www.instructables.com/member/siliconghost/

In this video I will show you how to cleanly (and easily) remove hot glue (aka hotmelt) from nearly any surface.

Long story short - use Isopropyl Alcohol

By John Mangan (siliconghost)
http://www.manganlabs.com

Music by 8bitpeoples
http://www.8bitpeoples.com/
Album: Claps and Leads
Song: Funktify

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  • Thanks Siliconghost, it worked just like you showed it would. Blessings to you.

  • @GTC1958 No problem at all! Glad I could help!

  • Does this work for fabric?

  • @elfsuicide Yes, it will work on fabric too. Just be aware that the alcohol may discolor the fabric.

  • I glued a tube of cpvc into another barrel because it was loose, any ideas? Some glue is in between the barrels/

  • @2Lazy4aRealName Try soaking it in rubbing alcohol for a few minutes. You'll then need some type of fine instrument to slowly pick away at it. Keep trying to wiggle the inner tube to break it loose.

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  • How do u remove superglue?

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  • worked perfectly! +1 internets to u

  • Thanks man!!! I didn't have isopropyl alcohol, so I tried with acetone. It worked like a charm! You saved me a lot of hustle

  • THANK YOU

    at first I was like WTF this isn't working 10 min later after watching some YouTube I came back, and it came off with a simple pry.

  • Great vid! I like that you used different material combinations to show how well it would work. All this time I have always been afraid of screwing up because, other than heating it up again, I wasn't sure how to remove it.

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