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  2. How to Remove Super Glue from Almost Anything - AOL

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    “That’s because while acetone is a great solvent for super glue, it can also remove the finish from wood, paint off walls, dissolve plastics, and even damage some fabrics.”

  3. Conservation and restoration of ceramic objects - Wikipedia

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    The archetype solvents typically used are water, white spirit, industrial methylated spirits (denatured alcohol), acetone, and Dichloromethane which is usually found in the form of a commercial paint stripper. The appropriate solvent works by being applied to the ceramic surface by a cotton wool swab and is rolled on the surface rather than ...

  4. Adhesive remover - Wikipedia

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    Adhesive removers are often based on organic solvents, which can dissolve or soften many adhesive polymers that do not dissolve in water. They may also contain a gelling agent, increasing viscosity so that the product sticks to the area to be treated rather than running off. Common solvents used include D-limonene, aliphatic alkanes, and acetone.

  5. Polyvinyl acetate - Wikipedia

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    The stiff homopolymer PVAc, but mostly the softer copolymer, a combination of vinyl acetate and ethylene, vinyl acetate ethylene (VAE), is also used in paper coatings, paint and other industrial coatings, as a binder in nonwovens in glass fibers, sanitary napkins, filter paper and in textile finishing.

  6. Confirmed: These Press-On Nails Are Just as Good as ... - AOL

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    Ever since stocking up on everything I needed (an at-home manicure sets, strong nail glue, glass nail files for shaping, and vats of acetone for removal), I haven’t stepped into a nail salon ...

  7. Acetone - Wikipedia

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    Make-up artists use acetone to remove skin adhesive from the netting of wigs and mustaches by immersing the item in an acetone bath, then removing the softened glue residue with a stiff brush. [70] Acetone is a main ingredient in many nail polish removers because it breaks down nail polish. [71]

  8. Acrylic paint - Wikipedia

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    Water or mild solvents do not re-solubilize it, although isopropyl alcohol can lift some fresh paint films off. Toluene and acetone can remove paint films, but they do not lift paint stains very well and are not selective. The use of a solvent to remove paint may result in removal of all of the paint layers (acrylic gesso, et cetera). Oils and ...

  9. Stain removal - Wikipedia

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    The solvent to use is dependent on two factors: the agent that is causing the stain, and the material that has been stained. Different solvents will dissolve different stains, and the application of some solvents is limited by the fact that they not only dissolve the stain, but also dissolve the material that is stained as well. [1]