Araldite removal?
Discussion
I am very sympathetic to your difficulty, in all honesty I would suggest you contact the Araldite manufacturers, who are bound to be the most likely source of information.
I have had similar problems with paint and the manufacturers proved extremely helpful.
On leather I fear you are in some difficulty.
The website below claims to have the answer and suggests several compounds which might do this:
http://www.biotech.ufl.edu/EM/data/epoxrem.html.
But what the effects on leather will be is a matter for a real expert.
Good luck with the removal
I have had similar problems with paint and the manufacturers proved extremely helpful.
On leather I fear you are in some difficulty.
The website below claims to have the answer and suggests several compounds which might do this:
http://www.biotech.ufl.edu/EM/data/epoxrem.html.
But what the effects on leather will be is a matter for a real expert.
Good luck with the removal
Araldite is pretty much inert when gone off. I did some work on a similar substance a few years ago and found it very difficult to break down.
I'd say it is really down to how much you've got on the seat and how much damage you're willing to risk. It'll probably look worse when you've got rid of it than it does now...!
If it was me, i'd shave it down as much as possible with a razor, then flex the leather to fracture it as much as possible and use the seat as normal in the hope that my ass would eventually encourage most of it to chip off. That'd result in the least amount of damage to the seat, unless you slash it witht the razor by mistake!
I'd say it is really down to how much you've got on the seat and how much damage you're willing to risk. It'll probably look worse when you've got rid of it than it does now...!
If it was me, i'd shave it down as much as possible with a razor, then flex the leather to fracture it as much as possible and use the seat as normal in the hope that my ass would eventually encourage most of it to chip off. That'd result in the least amount of damage to the seat, unless you slash it witht the razor by mistake!
I've used Methylene Chloride (aka Dichloromethane or DCM) to soften epoxy resin, which is what Araldite is. The epoxy turns soft and crumbly and can then be scraped off.
Methylene Chloride is the active ingredient in some paint and varnish strippers. It used to be in Nitromors, but I believe that they now use less aggressive and potentially less toxic chemicals. If you have an old tin knocking around, pre 2010, then it probably has DCM in it. If you do try it, be careful and use it very sparingly. Firstly, you don't want to get it on your skin and secondly if it comes into it contact with the leather it will also remove the dye. However, it won't damage the leather itself.
I've also seen Phenol (Carbolic acid) used to dissolve epoxy resin, but you certainly don't want to go anywhere near that as it is extremely toxic
Methylene Chloride is the active ingredient in some paint and varnish strippers. It used to be in Nitromors, but I believe that they now use less aggressive and potentially less toxic chemicals. If you have an old tin knocking around, pre 2010, then it probably has DCM in it. If you do try it, be careful and use it very sparingly. Firstly, you don't want to get it on your skin and secondly if it comes into it contact with the leather it will also remove the dye. However, it won't damage the leather itself.
I've also seen Phenol (Carbolic acid) used to dissolve epoxy resin, but you certainly don't want to go anywhere near that as it is extremely toxic
Update!
A lot of the time I can't be arsed updating these but this may help someone. After searching and coming up with 'araldite is not removable' all over the Internet. I got a hairdryer and warmed it up and found this
No acetone in it apparently but there's something in it cos it stings my poor delicate hands!
Warmed it up, wiped it over with that cutex stuff and it came straight off. No damage to the leather, perfect.
A lot of the time I can't be arsed updating these but this may help someone. After searching and coming up with 'araldite is not removable' all over the Internet. I got a hairdryer and warmed it up and found this
No acetone in it apparently but there's something in it cos it stings my poor delicate hands!
Warmed it up, wiped it over with that cutex stuff and it came straight off. No damage to the leather, perfect.
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