Monday, January 12, 2015

How to remove hardened Mighty Bond or Epoxy from the skin

I was fixing something with Mighty Bond and I accidentally touched the super strength glue.  Uh-oh....

Anyway, hope this doesn't happen to you.  But just in case it does, don't panic because there's an easy solution.  All you need is petroleum jelly and a nail file.  Just rub some petroleum jelly on the affected skin (keep on rubbing until the hardened spot softens - this takes a few minutes), then gently scrape off the glue using a nail file.

Petroleum jelly
Nail file

I actually panicked when it happened. I tried wiping the glue but it ended up spreading on my fingers.  Waaa.... I washed my hands and the glue hardened that I could no longer feel any texture on my fingers.  I reached for my phone to google for a solution but my phone couldn't recognize my Touch ID because my thumb was covered with the hardened glue!  Good thing, I set up my phone to accept an alternative passcode so I was able to quickly google for a quick fix.  (So if you also use Touch ID, make sure you always provision a passcode in case of emergencies like this.). Then I had to quickly walk over to Watson's to buy petroleum jelly and a nail file because I didn't have both at home.  Haha...

And yes, after scraping off all the glue from my fingers, my phone recognised my thumbmark again.  No damage on my skin.  Whew...