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Heard I can use acetone for PLA, but not for PETG. Glued a joint and there is residue extruded and unfortunately it's a very shiny / translucent PETG. Any suggestions for cleaning up thin white residue stain from the cyanoacrylate?

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[–] thantik@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

https://www.plasticsintl.com/chemical-resistance-chart

Find the one that is the most "incompatible" with acrylic, and the other one that's the most compatible with PET.

[–] stealth_cookies@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

CA Bloom is a pain to deal with. Loctite have a few recommendations on their website. https://www.loctiteproducts.com/en/know-how/fix-stuff/remove-super-glue.html#:~:text=For%20plastic%3A%20Lay%20a%20damp,substance%20break%20down%20the%20glue.

For future reference you can get low bloom CA glues for plastics that work much better.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

Thanks, will give that a shot.