Epoxy remover?

[Didymus]

What can be used to clean up or remove uncured 2k 5-minute epoxy glue? Short of a hammer and sharp chisel, is there anything that will remove cured epoxy?

I'd like to find something that doesn't harm styrene plastic, of course.

ddms

[CFarias]

For cured epoxy a good long soak in brake fluid or SuperClean might remove the epoxy. A sonic cleaner may also work but that is an expensive option.

For uncured epoxy Goo-Gone might work. It is an orange-based adhesive remover that works well on sticky stuff. Also try placing the part in a freezer. Perhaps under cold temperature the uncured epoxy may harden enough to make removal easier.

[Didymus]

Thanks for the reply, Cfarias. Actually, I'd like to find something that I can swab on to an area of a half-finished model where I accidentally applied some Devcon 5-Minute epoxy. So soaking really isn't an option.

Sorry - I should have been more specific.

ddms

[Macio4ever]

IPA (isoprophyl alcohol) is good and does not affect plastic. It needs patience and some time but you may try to remove it with cotton swab soaken in IPA