Thread: CA removal

tried the acetone on the cue tip, it softens the glue but doesn't remove it, it just seems to smear it further over the scales.

does acetone melt acrylic scales like it does celluloid?

the only thing I can think of is that you could use dental picks and planes to gently scrape off the excess. It will be brutally fine work and I would wear my 10x visor for it but it should give you the ability to remove the very fine layer without any damage to the scales or remaining glue.

P.S.
Have you tried to polish it off?

My daughter has some things for her artwork that look like the shafts for Q-Tips (wood), but pointed at both ends. I will take a closer look tonight and report. These might work for something like this . . .

Stiffer than a toothpick, at any rate.

The last time I made this mistake I found an electric eraser (used for hand drafting) did the job pretty quickly.

I haven't tried it, but I've been told that you can do the same thing with a Pentel (mechanical pencil) erasers chucked into a drill.

i tried scraping with the tip of my key, didn't work wonders. i tried to just sand through it, but now that i kind of spread the glue around the whole scale is looking a bit grey....

the acetone works great in getting the glue off the brass, just not very well off the scale. the polish did nothing (besides shine the brass :-P) (blue magic polish)

ok eraser is the next idea to try! will get on that tomorrow night!

You have tried so many things now it is hard to know where you are at ...

Shaun aka RezDog gave you the hard but true fact above ie: tedious meticulous work with very sharp tools.. BUT after you softened the glue that might have made a hard job even harder..

Acetone does effect Acrylic too, but to what extent depends on the acrylic...

Myself I haven't found an "Easy" fix to this, just the one with the Visor and the sharp tools..

Let us all know if you find something easier that doesn't mar the scales

Dooey, try zippo lighter fluid to remove the excess smudging. Works awesome for grease, tar, and petroleum based sticky stuff. Will not lift the glue and will not affect the brass.
I use it to clean guitar fret boards like new. Just don't smoke while using it. Alternatively, blunt the tip of the toothpick with your teeth to make a crude paintbrushy end, and use acetone and a 10x loupe as suggested by Shawn.
p.s. It also works the bomb on road tar overspray hitting your car when they are repaving roads. Like all over Canada this time of year.
Good luck.

Originally Posted by Orville

My daughter has some things for her artwork that look like the shafts for Q-Tips (wood), but pointed at both ends. I will take a closer look tonight and report. These might work for something like this . . .

Stiffer than a toothpick, at any rate.

The skewers used for table top shiskabob are about 2mm and 8" long with a fine tip and easily available at some cheap stores and kitchen stores.

~Richard

Try using a toothpick, after softening with the acetone, to scrape the CA off. It shouldn't harm the finish.