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Offline Jane

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Epoxy glue solvent
« on: November 30, 2013, 04:06:32 PM »
Does anyone know what solvent I can use to remove an epoxy glue?
Thank you for help

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Re: Epoxy glue solvent
« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2013, 04:20:47 PM »
Cured?
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Re: Epoxy glue solvent
« Reply #2 on: November 30, 2013, 04:37:54 PM »
Yes, cured.
I need ( at least) a solvent that makes the glue soft and I can remove it in a mechanical way( by hands).
(Of course, if there is any solvent that removes an epoxy glue , it would be great.)

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Re: Epoxy glue solvent
« Reply #3 on: November 30, 2013, 06:20:40 PM »
Briefly, there isn't.  Epoxy resins are very reactive when not cured, and densely cross-linked polymers when cured.  You can Google for some more confirmation.  You don't need a chemist, not to probe what is, unfortunately, pretty impossible.
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Re: Epoxy glue solvent
« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2013, 12:54:46 AM »
But there is/are   glue remover(s) used for glued integrated circuits in laptops and mobiles.So, it should be possible to remove that glue somehow

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Re: Epoxy glue solvent
« Reply #5 on: December 02, 2013, 02:13:55 AM »
Have you tested finger nail polish remover (acetone)?

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Re: Epoxy glue solvent
« Reply #6 on: December 02, 2013, 06:26:53 AM »
Do you mean acetone should work with epoxy ??!??

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Re: Epoxy glue solvent
« Reply #7 on: December 02, 2013, 06:33:29 AM »
100% remove do no one of it. But solvents like acetone, butanone, dimethylacetamide, N-(M)ethylpyrrolidone will at least attack the resin and weaken it. So it is possible to remove by mechanical force.

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Re: Epoxy glue solvent
« Reply #8 on: December 02, 2013, 09:57:46 AM »
I have seen it used for superglue so I thought you might give it a test.

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