I have an old Titano accordion I purchased used years ago and the grill had some small charm, button, medals, etc glued on. I took those off but the glue remains. The glue is transparent but I can feel it. Is there a safe way of removing the glue without harming the celluloid?
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I think that isopropyl alcohol is likely your best bet. I think it would likely leave the celluloid alone. A bit weaker is straight alcohol (spirit). Safer for the instrument, but possibly not working well enough on the glue.
Under no circumstances use acetone or nail polish remover: that is a potent solvent for celluloid (and various other plastics), and even traces of it will immediately dull the celluloid, with larger amounts eating holes into the material.
Under no circumstances use acetone or nail polish remover: that is a potent solvent for celluloid (and various other plastics), and even traces of it will immediately dull the celluloid, with larger amounts eating holes into the material.
Please don't make assumpsions. In the case of if you ask something and not answered, its not us trying to be rude, its that generally it's not known. Did you do any research other than ask here? If so, what were YOUR findings?
In my personal experience, anything that removes glue can also harm the fragile celluloid underneath. So, my ONLY answer to that is ask you a question... how good are you with a plastic or metal safety razor blade?
