What will dissolve Shoe Goo quickly?

[James]

Anyone know of something that will quickly dissolve cured Shoe Goo -
the stuff in squeeze tube that cures to a rubber-like material?

I've tried paint remover - both citrus-based and the automotive stuff,
acetone, ligher fluid, even gasoline since I'd read that it dissolves
Shoe Goo. It seems to soften it some but it's got a lot of fumes and
doesn't really work all that effectively from what I've seen.

I'm re-doing some sneakers so I don't want to also dissolve the
sneaker material that the sole layer adheres to.

Thanks for all input.

[ransley]

Put gasolene in a covered pot, then put it on the stove on high for 38
minutes, goo will be gone.

[James]

On Oct 30, 7:08 am, ransley <Mark_Rans...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Put gasolene in a covered pot, then put it on the stove on high for 38
> minutes, goo will be gone.

Gee, thanks!

**SMACK** upside your head.

[Andrew Usher]

On Oct 29, 11:08 pm, James <muzicia...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Anyone know of something that will quickly dissolve cured Shoe Goo -
> the stuff in squeeze tube that cures to a rubber-like material?
>
> I've tried paint remover - both citrus-based and the automotive stuff,
> acetone, ligher fluid, even gasoline since I'd read that it dissolves
> Shoe Goo. It seems to soften it some but it's got a lot of fumes and
> doesn't really work all that effectively from what I've seen.

I don't know the exact ingeridents. But it's likely that nothing will
dissolve it once it's cured; I'd bet it's a superglue-type
polymerisation.

It might be a good idea to post the ingeridents if it says anywhere
- or does anyone else know?

Andrew Usher

[Frank]

Not sure it's cured and years ago when I used some, I seem to recall a
chlorinated solvent like tetrachloroethylene or ethylene dichloride.
Think you can buy paint removers with methylene chloride.

As a polymer it will take long time to dissolve or plasticize enough for
mechanical removal.

[Salmon Egg]

In article
<2f437716-2b12-4c35...@r66g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>,
James <muzic...@yahoo.com> wrote:

IIRC, the aroma of Shoe Goo reminded me of toluene. While not the
greatest substance to work with, there are many much worse. Next on my
list would be MEK, methyl ethyl ketone. That is more unpleasent.

Bill

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[charlie]

"James" <muzic...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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did you call the 800 number on the side of the tube and ask them?

[Moldy Cheese]

ransley wrote:

So will stove, kitchen, house...

[Norminn]

James wrote:

IF any chemical will remove it, it would be important to know
composition of the item
it is being removed from. I did a google search on 'shoe goo msds" and
came up with
a link that provides an email addy to the co. for requesting MSDS:
http://www.eclecticproducts.com/SHOEGOODirections.htm

...and a link for technical data:
http://www.eclecticproducts.com/_tds/sg_tds.pdf
(uncured, remove w/acetone; cured, remove by cutting or scraping. "DO
NOT dry-clean Shoe GOO® because dry cleaning solvent breaks down the
cured adhesive.")

[Bill Penrose]

It's a silicone that polymerizes when exposed to the moisture in the
air. Chances are that anything you use to remove it will dissolve the
shoe and leave the Shoe Goo. Your best bet is a good sharp Xacto
knife.

Dangerous Bill

[Red Green]

Moldy Cheese <mo...@cheese.yummy> wrote in
news:4909D175...@cheese.yummy:

Geesh!, some people are so negative.

[James]

On Oct 30, 9:38 am, Salmon Egg <Salmon...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> IIRC, the aroma ofShoeGooreminded me of toluene. While not the

> greatest substance to work with, there are many much worse. Next on my
> list would be MEK, methyl ethyl ketone. That is more unpleasent.

Home Depot didn't have Toluene (I've also heard it'll rejuvenate dried
out magic markers) MEK definitely does the job. Nasty stuff though -
definitely outdoor use only. I've got the shoe set up outside on a
table, upside down - lay a cloth over the shoe bottom, pour the MEK
over the cloth holding my breath, then form a sheet of tinfoil over it
to impede evaporation. After a while it turns the Shoe Goo to mush,
which I scrape off with a folding knife, which seems to be the perfect
tool - use the flatter part of the blade to clean the broad areas and
curved depressions, the pointy part to get in the corners.

Thanks!

[bcris...@laceyschools.org]

what will dissolve a shoe

[Frank]

On 11/10/2013 12:17 PM, bcris...@laceyschools.org wrote:
>
> what will dissolve a shoe
>

http://eclecticproducts.com/_tds/sg_bg_r00_tds.pdf

[kcandga...@gmail.com]

Fire

[amid...@gmail.com]

i used shoegoo to stick the hair catcher on the shower drain. its on there good after shampoos and suds fr a year. i tried silicone hair serum and it can work because silicone liquid adheres to silicone solid and melts it ( dont ask how i found this out ) do not touch it or rub it in with a toothbrush just be patient and let it sit for a night dont shmush it in because it could leave a stain. any clear silicone hair serum is fine then take a cuticle cutter and every so gingerly nip away the glue if u mess up your shoe by digging to hard u ruined it

[Huuitib]

replying to ransley, Huuitib wrote:
That's idiotic. You'll burn down the house that way;!!!


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[HandyDan]

replying to ransley, HandyDan wrote:
I tried it, it worked great. What a miracle. It took care of all the house
work. The leaves I've been meaning to clear off the roof, gone. Dirty siding,
I'll never have to clean it again. It even took care of the haircut I've been
putting off. THANKS!!! You keep them good ideas coming.

[Lars]

Coleman fuel softens it so it can be scraped off. It is cleaner than gasoline. And doesnt leave any residue. MEK aparently also works but haven't tried yet.

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[Rod Speed]

Lars <c54cf391feb78a8a...@example.com> wrote

> Coleman fuel softens it so it can be scraped off. It is cleaner than
> gasoline. And doesnt leave any residue. MEK aparently also works but
> haven't tried yet.

He has likely worked it out or has given up after 12 years.

Its unlikely he will read your post now.

[Peeler]

On Wed, 20 Jan 2021 07:52:13 +1100, cantankerous trolling geezer Rodent
Speed, the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again:

<FLUSH the trolling senile asshole's latest trollshit unread>

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[Dan Espen]

Lars <c54cf391feb78a8a...@example.com> writes:

> Coleman fuel softens it so it can be scraped off. It is cleaner than
> gasoline. And doesnt leave any residue. MEK aparently also works but
> haven't tried yet.

You may or may not know this, but most of the posts on homeowners hub
are actually from Usenet.

On Usenet, we don't see old posts, only the most recent replies.
The post you just replied to is 12 years old. Please check
the dates and if you feel you must reply, please include the
original post in your reply.

Better yet, get a Usenet account. You can do this for free.

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[Scott Lurndal]

I think your assumption that HH posters follow up their posts
and look for replies is flawed.

[Rod Speed]

"Scott Lurndal" <sc...@slp53.sl.home> wrote in message
news:JPJNH.54556$Ad1....@fx33.iad...

A few have responded, not many, certainly, but a few have.

[Dan Espen]

But I'm quite sure 30 years from now someone there will reply.


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[micky]

In alt.home.repair, on Tue, 19 Jan 2021 16:24:39 -0500, Dan Espen

<dan1...@gmail.com> wrote:

>Lars <c54cf391feb78a8a...@example.com> writes:
>
>> Coleman fuel softens it so it can be scraped off. It is cleaner than
>> gasoline. And doesnt leave any residue. MEK aparently also works but
>> haven't tried yet.
>
>You may or may not know this, but most of the posts on homeowners hub
>are actually from Usenet.
>
>On Usenet, we don't see old posts, only the most recent replies.

But if we were reading 12 years ago, we might still have the post in our
computer. I use an old version of Agent, 1.93, and it can't handle 12
years of AHR, but maybe version 8 can. OTOH, if the one from 12 years
ago is there, replies will follow right after it, and we won't see the
replies.

Life is so complicated.

>The post you just replied to is 12 years old. Please check
>the dates and if you feel you must reply, please include the
>original post in your reply.
>
>Better yet, get a Usenet account. You can do this for free.

Absolutely.

[Peeler]

On Wed, 20 Jan 2021 11:13:44 +1100, cantankerous trolling geezer Rodent

Speed, the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again:

>> I think your assumption that HH posters follow up their posts
>> and look for replies is flawed.
>
> A few have responded, not many, certainly, but a few have.

In auto-contradicting mode again, senile pest? <BG>

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[Tekkie©]

On Tue, 19 Jan 2021 16:24:39 -0500, Dan Espen posted for all of us to digest...

Attaboy #1, but you know how that goes...

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[Noem]

Wtaf???

Your kitchen will be gone too. 🤦

[Noem]

Obviously he called and asked them. It's pretty normal for a company to suggest getting help from homeownershub dot com rather than supporting their product themselves.

[Krzysztof Mitko]

Noem wrote:

> Obviously he called and asked them. It's pretty normal for a company to
> suggest getting help from homeownershub dot com rather than supporting their
> product themselves.

You're not replying to "homeownershub" (whatever that is), you're replying to
an usenet group about chemistry.

Go fuck yourself.

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[Eat Sleep & Design!]

I have tried acetone based nail polish remover, WD40, lighter fluid, lemon oil — NONE of these are working to remove Shoe Goo from hands! And yikes the sink! How to really remove this...?

[rbowman]

On 03/08/2021 11:45 AM, Eat Sleep & Design! wrote:
> I have tried acetone based nail polish remover, WD40, lighter fluid,
> lemon oil — NONE of these are working to remove Shoe Goo from hands!
> And yikes the sink! How to really remove this...?

Time...

[Tekkie©]

On Mon, 8 Mar 2021 20:29:18 -0700, rbowman posted for all of us to digest...

>
> On 03/08/2021 11:45 AM, Eat Sleep & Design! wrote:
> > I have tried acetone based nail polish remover, WD40, lighter fluid,

> > lemon oil ? NONE of these are working to remove Shoe Goo from hands!

> > And yikes the sink! How to really remove this...?
>
> Time...

Grinder? Call the company? IDK

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[rbowman]

My tube list toluene so that might work or possibly xylene. Xylene is
methylated toluene and benzene.

[Peeler]

On Wed, 10 Mar 2021 20:06:34 -0700, lowbrowwoman, Birdbrain's eternal senile
whore!

> My tube list toluene so that might work or possibly xylene. Xylene is
> methylated toluene and benzene.

ROTFLOL!!! You really like to use big words, eh, you endlessly bullshitting
senile bigmouth? And you clearly love to hear yourself talking! LOL

[Snag]

And I have a gallon of it (thank you very much Wally) . I think Lexel
caulking is the same thing as SG , I'll try some of that solvent and see
what happens .
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We shot them.

[Tekkie©]

On Wed, 10 Mar 2021 20:06:34 -0700, rbowman posted for all of us to digest...

Tastes great, less filling! :O(

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[rbowman]

Stop huffing the xylene...

[Tekkie©]

On Thu, 11 Mar 2021 19:58:19 -0700, rbowman posted for all of us to digest...

But, but, but, it's methylated (whatever that is...) Is that like Kool
cigarettes?

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[rbowman]

methyl != menthol

[Mild Man]

On Friday, March 12, 2021 at 2:57:55 PM UTC-5, Tekkie© wrote:
> On Thu, 11 Mar 2021 19:58:19 -0700, rbowman posted for all of us to digest...
> >
> > On 03/11/2021 01:04 PM, Tekkie? wrote:
> > >
> > > On Wed, 10 Mar 2021 20:06:34 -0700, rbowman posted for all of us to digest...

> > >> My tube list toluene so that might work or possibly xylene. Xylene is
> > >> methylated toluene and benzene.
> > >
> > > Tastes great, less filling! :O(
> > >
> >
> > Stop huffing the xylene...
> But, but, but, it's methylated (whatever that is...) Is that like Kool
> cigarettes?

"Methylated" means that it has a methyl group (CH3) attached. A benzene molecule is six carbon atoms in a ring, with a hydrogen atom attached to each one, C6H6. A toluene is a benzene molecule with one of the hydrogens replaced by a methyl group, C7H8 (or C6H5-CH3).

Xylene is a benzene molecule with two of its hydrogens replaced by methyl groups. They can be right beside each other on the ring, separated by one hydrogen, or across from each other. So there are three different kinds of xylene, all with the same chemical formula. But they have slightly different physical and chemical properties. For the purpose of dissolving Shoe Goo, I doubt if it makes any difference which one is used. They'd all work (or not work) about the same.

[sumdumgui]

Use a razor knife to cut away the cured adhesive, being careful not to cut your self or your shoe. If you can get the adhesive thin enough it will be weaker than the material of your shoe and you can then simply pull it apart. After you get your glued pieces apart use a coarse sandpaper to continue the removal of the glue. Or throw the shoes away and buy new ones.