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I should have worn gloves but sadly I didn't. Now I have yellow stuff all over my hands. I got most of the stickiness to go away by using WD-40. Is there anything that will get this off without giving me chemical burns?
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Without looking, I think most of these adhesive foams dissolve with acetone. The first thing I'd try would be nail polish remover, or possibly Goof Off.
Karl KatzkeKarl Katzke7,37722 gold badges2222 silver badges4242 bronze badges
Once Great Stuff foam hardens, it can only be removed via abrasive means (such as sandpaper). Water causes it to harden. Before it hardens, it can be removed with acetone. Be careful with acetone because it toxic (You can find a copy of the acetone MSDS online for details on its safety).
PigrewPigrew3,04022 gold badges1818 silver badges2828 bronze badges
Wash your hands with Olive Oil! My wife had Great Stuff all over her hands and it removed easily with Olive Oil and then a quick wash with Orange Go-Jo.
MarkMark
had cured foam on my kitchen counter. tried many, many products and the ONLY thing that removed it ALL was 'GOOF OFF' Professional Strength and a fine stiff bristle brush... nothing left! Dow website claims that nothing will remove the cured polyurethane(?) of Great Stuff, but this did!
PaulPaul
I tried paint thinner, acetone, alcohol, mechanics hand scrub, WD-40, Goo Gone, hand sanitizer, dish soap, course hand wipes, makeup remover, etc. the only thing that got most of mine off after it had cured was soaking in hot water until hands softened, and then scrubbed with a pumice stone. It got most of it off!
A. HallA. Hall
Use 150 grit sand paper.
Wait till your hands are dry and sand it off. You'll go through a whole pack because skin wears down paper. It will not only remove Great Stuff but also the stains it leaves.
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user13493user13493
I was wearing flimsy gloves and somehow ended up with it on my hands anyway. What worked for me was a bit of Windex (I used that on my floor when some fell there and nothing else would clean it off), then a soapy handwash in room temperature water followed by a blob (really rubbed in well into my fingers and hands) of my Anti-bacterial Deep Cleansing Hand Sanitizer from Bath & Body Works. It worked! My hands are dry as dust, but I got it off. I did all of this within 15 minutes of it happening so I don't know the results if it sets for a while.
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LouiseLouise
I did the same thing I do in the wintertime to relieve my dry skin. I slathered petroleum jelly (or Albolene facial makeup remover) on my hands and then put on white cotton gloves. I left them on for several hours (or you could sleep in them). The Great Stuff's stickiness was gone.
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bsmithbsmith
MohammadMohammad
Olive, pecan or other cooking oil followed with an orange based cleaner/degreaser and the scrubbing side of a dish sponge worked for me. Remember to wear gloves.
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Victoria GranthamVictoria Grantham
This is a harsh product but it works better than most: Lacquer thinner. You can find it at Home Depot, Lowe's, etc. Use in a well ventilated area as this is highly flammable.
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T BERSINET BERSINE
Yes, I knew better and it happened to me. If it has not cured WD-40 will work, which is what caused the problem for me. I got some on my hands took it off with WD-40, which gave me confidence I could get it off.
After it cures nothing works. It is no miracle, but it does speed the process up. If it is only a little, it will work well. Lotion, Lotion, Lotion, so much lotion your hands turn to prunes, like I said it is no miracle, but does speed it up.
JoeJoe
After my mother picked pieces of her skin off, used olive oil method with commercial degresser, and acetone, hand sanitizer(bath and body works Stress relief HAHAHAHAH), rubbing alcohol, gasoline, and plain soap and water. She accidently came upon orange glo furniture 2 in 1 polish.....it took it off. Like a miracle, still have to pick up goof off but did well.
JaniceJanice
After foam has dried on hands, hydrate hands in warm to hot water for approximately three to five minutes (simpler done while bathing in tub) use a cheap (dollar store) disposal razorand of course carefully shave (soap not necessary) the foam off--take note this is done by way of feel as in shaving one's face.
user20724user20724
Old question I know, but I use the Great Stuff Pro commercial foam gun that takes the inverted cartridge cans. They sell a cleaner for the guns that you mount on the gun just like the foam and spray the cleaner through until it runs clear. The cleaner also comes with a spray cap that you can spray down the outside of the gun. Well.....this stuff literally melts the foam away. It is amazing, and works on hands or anything else. Yes, it is a harsh chemical, but just wash your hands immediately after and put on some lotion. I've done this many times and never had even the slightest bad reaction.https://www.amazon.com/GREAT-STUFF-Dispensing-Cleaner-12oz/dp/B0002YWRG4
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A lot of mechanics use Orange-based hand cleaners. Home depot has one:
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It says 'use gloves' on the can for a reason, as most of us has found out the hard way I think :)
Don't use this on your hands, but I've had luck getting it off a linoleum/vinyl kitchen floor by using tile grout remover (a paste that comes in a tube) and a stiff plastic brush.
Reed HedgesReed Hedges41911 gold badge44 silver badges1010 bronze badges
Unfortunately I am the type of personality that cant seem to remember that if you don't put the toilet seat up you'll probably get P on the toilet seat. Point being I have gotten the stuff on my skin, sometimes in copious amounts,probably 15 times in my life. Nothing has worked well except for the last few times: semi course sandpaper and soap and water worked surprisingly better compared to solvents. Your probably filling in drywall so you probably have sandpaper around. Note: when you begin to sand your skin, you're done! you have gotten most of it off.
rhill45rhill45
I removed the dry great stuff by applying lots of hand soap and a wet Scotch Green Pad. Might have to rinse your hands and reapply soap few times. I tried different solvents M.E.K. acetone and others, Last 10 years I used noting but Green Pad and soap.
Vincent salibaVincent saliba
Get a stanley knife, i know this sounds dumb but hear me out!!! When the glue, foam, anything polyuretane will harden.... so if and ONLY if it has dried then scrape it off with a stanley knife... at about 45° angle and it will start cracking off like when you scrape paint off metal.. keep going as desired but NEVER USE JUST A BLADE........ YOU WILL SERIOUSLY INJURE YOURSELF
Adam LoganAdam Logan
When I first tried to get it off, I tried dawn and water but it didn't help...so I used a kleenex to stick to my skin so it would at least stop being sticky....after about 30 minutes, it was easy to peel off the parts with the tissue- like a thick bandaid.
However, the tissue didnt stick to ALL the gunk, so as advised on this site, I used 100% pure Olive oil directly on a green scrubby coarse dish scrubby thingie, and, although it took time and lots of scrub scrubbing, it took off most of the great stuff residue gunk and all of the icky sticky feel the great stuff left behind. Finally, i used a hefty helping of Dawn to get the oil off. Best part? My skin was never rubbed raw or red! There is still a bit of residue left on my hands, and my hands are super dry, but lotion will fix that right up!
Conclusion: 1st, use kleenex so it sticks to the sticky parts and it will create a bandaid like substance that is easy to peel off in 30 minutes. 2nd, wait those 30 minutes, and then have fun peeling the kleenex parts off while reminiscing about middle school. 3rd, use 100% olive oil on a scrubby pad and scrub scrub scrub. 4th, use Dawn to wash off the oil. Finally, apply your go to hand lotion until your hands feel moisturized and renewed!
Kathryn WatkinsKathryn Watkins
I managed to get alot of great stuff on my hands. This is what works with out chemicals. First, it was fully cured on my hands, dried with I minutes. I soaked and scrubbed hands in warm soapy water using regular hand soap. Got some of it off but it was on thick. Ran to store bought a pumice stone, two sided, course AND medium. Went home, soaked hands again and started to use pumice stone. Got some more off. Let hands dry a few minutes, repeating process several times and almost completely removed great stuff from hand and fingers. Moisturize after or hands will dry up.
Strat VlachosStrat Vlachos
Lotion. Like 6 pumps of lotion in my hands. Rub them together, let it sit for an hour or so, take a shower, and it'll peel right off.
2wentee2wentee
I found out the hard way. Had it over both hands; wd40 and other products didn't work. I use a Plastic blade and some home made soap to get it off. It took two days but I removed it. Will use gloves if I touch it again.
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GodsmannGodsmann
Get it off best you can right away . They wait 24 hrs and with cold water and a sturdy rag scrub it off . Worked for me
user104156user104156
I tried everything on here and finally got out my orbital sander with some fine sandpaper and went at it. It took a while but it took all the stuff off. As long as you keep moving your fingers around there are no burns or cuts.
Bill HBill H
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Active2 months ago
I should have worn gloves but sadly I didn't. Now I have yellow stuff all over my hands. I got most of the stickiness to go away by using WD-40. Is there anything that will get this off without giving me chemical burns?
isherwood58k55 gold badges7070 silver badges151151 bronze badges
BrianBrian2,40177 gold badges2424 silver badges4141 bronze badges
26 Answers
Without looking, I think most of these adhesive foams dissolve with acetone. The first thing I'd try would be nail polish remover, or possibly Goof Off.
Karl KatzkeKarl Katzke7,37722 gold badges2222 silver badges4242 bronze badges
Once Great Stuff foam hardens, it can only be removed via abrasive means (such as sandpaper). Water causes it to harden. Before it hardens, it can be removed with acetone. Be careful with acetone because it toxic (You can find a copy of the acetone MSDS online for details on its safety).
PigrewPigrew3,04022 gold badges1818 silver badges2828 bronze badges
Wash your hands with Olive Oil! My wife had Great Stuff all over her hands and it removed easily with Olive Oil and then a quick wash with Orange Go-Jo.
MarkMark
had cured foam on my kitchen counter. tried many, many products and the ONLY thing that removed it ALL was 'GOOF OFF' Professional Strength and a fine stiff bristle brush... nothing left! Dow website claims that nothing will remove the cured polyurethane(?) of Great Stuff, but this did!
PaulPaul
I tried paint thinner, acetone, alcohol, mechanics hand scrub, WD-40, Goo Gone, hand sanitizer, dish soap, course hand wipes, makeup remover, etc. the only thing that got most of mine off after it had cured was soaking in hot water until hands softened, and then scrubbed with a pumice stone. It got most of it off!
A. HallA. Hall
Use 150 grit sand paper.
Wait till your hands are dry and sand it off. You'll go through a whole pack because skin wears down paper. It will not only remove Great Stuff but also the stains it leaves.
Niall C.♦19.8k1313 gold badges7979 silver badges120120 bronze badges
user13493user13493
I was wearing flimsy gloves and somehow ended up with it on my hands anyway. What worked for me was a bit of Windex (I used that on my floor when some fell there and nothing else would clean it off), then a soapy handwash in room temperature water followed by a blob (really rubbed in well into my fingers and hands) of my Anti-bacterial Deep Cleansing Hand Sanitizer from Bath & Body Works. It worked! My hands are dry as dust, but I got it off. I did all of this within 15 minutes of it happening so I don't know the results if it sets for a while.
ChrisF♦16.3k44 gold badges4444 silver badges7272 bronze badges
LouiseLouise
I did the same thing I do in the wintertime to relieve my dry skin. I slathered petroleum jelly (or Albolene facial makeup remover) on my hands and then put on white cotton gloves. I left them on for several hours (or you could sleep in them). The Great Stuff's stickiness was gone.
Niall C.♦19.8k1313 gold badges7979 silver badges120120 bronze badges
bsmithbsmith
MohammadMohammad
Olive, pecan or other cooking oil followed with an orange based cleaner/degreaser and the scrubbing side of a dish sponge worked for me. Remember to wear gloves.
Steven25.9k66 gold badges4646 silver badges8383 bronze badges
Victoria GranthamVictoria Grantham
This is a harsh product but it works better than most: Lacquer thinner. You can find it at Home Depot, Lowe's, etc. Use in a well ventilated area as this is highly flammable.
Niall C.♦19.8k1313 gold badges7979 silver badges120120 bronze badges
T BERSINET BERSINE
Yes, I knew better and it happened to me. If it has not cured WD-40 will work, which is what caused the problem for me. I got some on my hands took it off with WD-40, which gave me confidence I could get it off.
After it cures nothing works. It is no miracle, but it does speed the process up. If it is only a little, it will work well. Lotion, Lotion, Lotion, so much lotion your hands turn to prunes, like I said it is no miracle, but does speed it up.
JoeJoe
After my mother picked pieces of her skin off, used olive oil method with commercial degresser, and acetone, hand sanitizer(bath and body works Stress relief HAHAHAHAH), rubbing alcohol, gasoline, and plain soap and water. She accidently came upon orange glo furniture 2 in 1 polish.....it took it off. Like a miracle, still have to pick up goof off but did well.
JaniceJanice
After foam has dried on hands, hydrate hands in warm to hot water for approximately three to five minutes (simpler done while bathing in tub) use a cheap (dollar store) disposal razorand of course carefully shave (soap not necessary) the foam off--take note this is done by way of feel as in shaving one's face.
user20724user20724
Old question I know, but I use the Great Stuff Pro commercial foam gun that takes the inverted cartridge cans. They sell a cleaner for the guns that you mount on the gun just like the foam and spray the cleaner through until it runs clear. The cleaner also comes with a spray cap that you can spray down the outside of the gun. Well.....this stuff literally melts the foam away. It is amazing, and works on hands or anything else. Yes, it is a harsh chemical, but just wash your hands immediately after and put on some lotion. I've done this many times and never had even the slightest bad reaction.https://www.amazon.com/GREAT-STUFF-Dispensing-Cleaner-12oz/dp/B0002YWRG4
Speedy PeteySpeedy Petey15.2k11 gold badge2020 silver badges4545 bronze badges
A lot of mechanics use Orange-based hand cleaners. Home depot has one:
StevenSteven25.9k66 gold badges4646 silver badges8383 bronze badges
It says 'use gloves' on the can for a reason, as most of us has found out the hard way I think :)
Don't use this on your hands, but I've had luck getting it off a linoleum/vinyl kitchen floor by using tile grout remover (a paste that comes in a tube) and a stiff plastic brush.
Reed HedgesReed Hedges41911 gold badge44 silver badges1010 bronze badges
Unfortunately I am the type of personality that cant seem to remember that if you don't put the toilet seat up you'll probably get P on the toilet seat. Point being I have gotten the stuff on my skin, sometimes in copious amounts,probably 15 times in my life. Nothing has worked well except for the last few times: semi course sandpaper and soap and water worked surprisingly better compared to solvents. Your probably filling in drywall so you probably have sandpaper around. Note: when you begin to sand your skin, you're done! you have gotten most of it off.
rhill45rhill45
I removed the dry great stuff by applying lots of hand soap and a wet Scotch Green Pad. Might have to rinse your hands and reapply soap few times. I tried different solvents M.E.K. acetone and others, Last 10 years I used noting but Green Pad and soap.
Vincent salibaVincent saliba
Get a stanley knife, i know this sounds dumb but hear me out!!! When the glue, foam, anything polyuretane will harden.... so if and ONLY if it has dried then scrape it off with a stanley knife... at about 45° angle and it will start cracking off like when you scrape paint off metal.. keep going as desired but NEVER USE JUST A BLADE........ YOU WILL SERIOUSLY INJURE YOURSELF
Adam LoganAdam Logan
When I first tried to get it off, I tried dawn and water but it didn't help...so I used a kleenex to stick to my skin so it would at least stop being sticky....after about 30 minutes, it was easy to peel off the parts with the tissue- like a thick bandaid.
However, the tissue didnt stick to ALL the gunk, so as advised on this site, I used 100% pure Olive oil directly on a green scrubby coarse dish scrubby thingie, and, although it took time and lots of scrub scrubbing, it took off most of the great stuff residue gunk and all of the icky sticky feel the great stuff left behind. Finally, i used a hefty helping of Dawn to get the oil off. Best part? My skin was never rubbed raw or red! There is still a bit of residue left on my hands, and my hands are super dry, but lotion will fix that right up!
Conclusion: 1st, use kleenex so it sticks to the sticky parts and it will create a bandaid like substance that is easy to peel off in 30 minutes. 2nd, wait those 30 minutes, and then have fun peeling the kleenex parts off while reminiscing about middle school. 3rd, use 100% olive oil on a scrubby pad and scrub scrub scrub. 4th, use Dawn to wash off the oil. Finally, apply your go to hand lotion until your hands feel moisturized and renewed!
Kathryn WatkinsKathryn Watkins
I managed to get alot of great stuff on my hands. This is what works with out chemicals. First, it was fully cured on my hands, dried with I minutes. I soaked and scrubbed hands in warm soapy water using regular hand soap. Got some of it off but it was on thick. Ran to store bought a pumice stone, two sided, course AND medium. Went home, soaked hands again and started to use pumice stone. Got some more off. Let hands dry a few minutes, repeating process several times and almost completely removed great stuff from hand and fingers. Moisturize after or hands will dry up.
Strat VlachosStrat Vlachos
Lotion. Like 6 pumps of lotion in my hands. Rub them together, let it sit for an hour or so, take a shower, and it'll peel right off.
2wentee2wentee
I found out the hard way. Had it over both hands; wd40 and other products didn't work. I use a Plastic blade and some home made soap to get it off. It took two days but I removed it. Will use gloves if I touch it again.
Daniel Griscom5,10899 gold badges2424 silver badges3838 bronze badges
GodsmannGodsmann
Get it off best you can right away . They wait 24 hrs and with cold water and a sturdy rag scrub it off . Worked for me
user104156user104156
I tried everything on here and finally got out my orbital sander with some fine sandpaper and went at it. It took a while but it took all the stuff off. As long as you keep moving your fingers around there are no burns or cuts.
Bill HBill H