How To Remove Glue From Wooden Furniture?
Whether you are preparing a courier to be sent to your loved ones, mending broken articles, or working with your kids to get their school projects done, you are likely to spill glue on your wooden furniture. People often let this go unnoticed until the glue hardens and spoils the look of the furniture. To get rid of the glue, it is important to give it immediate attention, even if it has just dried out.
Two of the most common household ways of dealing with glue spilt on wooden furniture are using nail polish remover and petroleum jelly.
Removing Glue From Wooden Furniture Using Nail Polish Remover
The acetone in a nail polish remover allows you to get rid of the notorious glue from your furniture. For doing so, all you need to do is take some nail polish remover on a cotton swab and rub it over the areas affected by glue. This would allow the glue to come off in a while. You may have to repeat the process a few times as acetone tends to evaporate quickly.
Moreover, using a nail polish remover on wooden furniture is a little risky as it may lead to the colour and paint on the furniture article coming off.
Removing Glue From Wooden Furniture Using Petroleum Jelly
People also prefer using petroleum jelly for getting rid of glue from their furniture. They often resort to this method when using soap and water does not yield the right results.
For tackling glue with petroleum jelly, you need to take some of it and apply it to the areas affected by glue. Keep the solution as it is overnight and scrape it off in the morning using a plastic card. While this is an effective means of removing glue from furniture, you may have to repeat the process multiple
times to completely get your furniture glue-free. Also, this is a fairly long process as you get the results overnight.
Removing Glue From Wooden Furniture Using WD-40
If you want to remove glue from your wooden furniture within a few minutes without worrying about the colour or paint coming off, you can do so with the help of the WD-40 Multi Use Product. WD-40 works effectively even on superglue which can get really nasty when spilt on furniture.
Here are the simple steps involved in removing glue from wooden furniture using WD-40:
Things you will need
Nail polish remover
Petroleum jelly
Plastic card
Microfiber cloth
Cotton rag
Step 1
Get Yourself A Can Of WD-40 Multi Use Product
It all starts with grabbing a can of WD-40 Multi Use Product from the nearest supermarket or hardware store. You can also order a can online and keep it handy in case of dealing with emergencies.
Step 2
Spray It On The Affected Areas
Once you have the can with you, all you need to do is spray it on the affected areas of your wooden furniture. Make sure that the areas with glue are completely covered with the liquid.
Step 3
Wait It Out
After spraying the liquid on your furniture, you will need to wait for a few minutes. During this time, WD-40 would work its magic on the glue by breaking the particles and loosening the stains to make them easily removable.
Step 4
Wipe Or Scrape The Glue
Now that you have waited enough, you can finally get rid of the glue from your wooden furniture by scraping it or wiping it off with a microfibre cloth. After coming in contact with WD-40, the glue would come off in no time, giving you a neat and tidy furniture article.
Step 5
Wipe The Area With A Moist Clot
To give the perfect finishing touch to your task, you can take a moist cotton rag and wipe the areas you sprayed with WD-40. This will help you get rid of the glue remnants and smoothen the surface of your furniture article.
Final Word
This is how simple and effective it is to get rid of glue from wooden furniture. Apart from this, WD-40 can be used for lubricating door hinges, removing rust from metals, cleaning your car or bike, and much more.
Disclaimer
The uses shown and described for WD-40 Multi-Use Product were provided to WD-40 Company by the users themselves. These uses haven’t been tested by WD-40 Company and do not constitute a recommendation of suggestion for use by WD-40 Company. Common sense should be exercised whenever using WD-40 Company products. Always follow the instructions and take heed of any warnings printed on the packaging.
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