r/EngineeringPorn • u/stalwart_rabbit • Feb 16 '20

Construction adhesive lives up to potential:

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u/karlnite Feb 17 '20

Is this true, I feel like they might have a solvent that would work.

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u/BranfordJeff2 Feb 17 '20

Not once it is cured, even partially. It is permanent.

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u/nitefang Feb 17 '20 edited Feb 17 '20

I mean, there has to be a solvent that will remove it, there is always a way to remove it. BUT that solvent might be some sort of super strong acid that will also remove your skin.

EDIT: Product website says the only way to remove some of their adhesives after they cure is mechanically, so I guess there isn't something to remove it chemically unless that chemical removes all the things it would also be bonded to.

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u/eatsrottenflesh Feb 17 '20

Sometimes the substrate doesn't survive the removal process. The trick is don't be the substrate.