zrealist Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 One of the rings on my fishing telescopic rod came loose after the last trip on the hawkesbury, so I decided to superglue it back on. However, I've applied too much super glue and the overflow reached the retractable section of the rod, and now one section of the rod can not be retracted. If there any way I can dissolve the super glue so the rod works again? Any help will be much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helmut Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Try nail polish remover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pelican Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Look at model aircraft hooby websites as they use it and have a clean up liquid. Like all cheap superglues they are brittle so if you can get even the slightest flex where it is it will simply let go - hopefully before something else breaks. It is also suseptable to temp changes as I have seen it made more brittle by using liquid gas then warm water in a different situation.. Unless it bonded perfectly it won't like hot water immersion a whole lot unless you used a good quality one - couple of days??. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zrealist Posted January 28, 2009 Author Share Posted January 28, 2009 Tks for the help guys, will give the above tips all a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigholio Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Cyanoacrylate debonder. Can be bought at any hobby shop. Methyl Ethyl Ketone and/or Acetone will also work but the cyan.....debonder is made for the job. ooohhhh big scary words. I luv em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ko76 Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Acetone is available in all hardware stores and is the same chemical as nail polish remover. Be carefull not to leave it on the rod for too long(ie dont soak it) as it could eat into the paint or fibreglass of the rod. Cheers, Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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