Araldite - Removing

[The Moose]

I need to get some araldite off a mirror. I have just got a couple of smears on it, and wondered what would get rid of it (read mirror as glass!!!)

Its not like i have changed my mind about sticking something on!

The Moose

[guru_1071]

let it dry then scrape it off with a stanley knife blade

[Flintstone]

Worst excuse for an 'accident' ever. This mirror, is it in the bedroom by any chance?

G'wan, admit it. It's not Araldite, is it?

[The Moose]

It is wasn't araldite and "something else", then surely i would just wipe it off....

Oh, and its in the kitchen ;-)

[The Moose]

guru_1071 said:

let it dry then scrape it off with a stanley knife blade

This is what I thought, but then i did think it would just scratch the glass??

The Moose

[Flintstone]

The Moose said:

It is wasn't araldite and "something else",

Gotcha!!

[HRG]

Dunno if you can still get Tricoethelyne (sp?) but that'll shift it. Used to be able to get it in electrical switch cleaner and weld prep spray.

[voyds9]

The Moose said:

It is wasn't araldite and "something else", then surely i would just wipe it off....

Oh, and its in the kitchen ;-)

We're not eating round your place.

[Pigeon]

Araldite goes soft and gooey at boiling water kind of temperatures. Heat it thoroughly so glass and Araldite are at about 90 deg C, then scrape it off with a single-edged razor blade.

[Tunku]

Use a glass scraper, as used in removing paint from glass.

[The Moose]

Flintstone said:

The Moose said:

It is wasn't araldite and "something else",

Gotcha!!

[spikeyhead]

Use a hammer.

You may need to buy a new mirror too

[Balmoral Green]

Araldite, the only glue that actually works.

Plasterboard fixings, spreadable butter etc, copyright BG

Edited by Balmoral Green on Friday 12th September 18:28

[TheEnd]

On the Mohs scale, a pencil lead has a hardness of 1; a fingernail has hardness 2.5; a copper penny, about 3.5; a knife blade, 5.5; window glass, 5.5; steel file, 6.5.


ie - a steel knife blade won't scratch glass, so scrape away, but don't try to file it off

[Intrepid_21]

Araldite isn't meant to come off. Unfortunately, there are no solvents for it, so a scrape with a blade is your best bet.

[Justayellowbadge]

The Moose said:

It is wasn't araldite and "something else", then surely i would just wipe it off....

Oh, and its in the kitchen ;-)

You kinky bh.