Things You'll Need:
- Rag
- Sewing adhesive remover
- toothbrush
- cottonball
- plastic butter knife
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Step 1
Find the sewing adhesive bottle or packaging that you used on the item originally if possible. Knowing the active ingredients of the adhesive used will make matching up the right product to neutralize the chemical bonding agents easier and faster.
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Step 2
Determine the material composition of the item or material that has the sewing adhesive on it. For instance, silk material will require a more delicate removal solution than cotton or wool. Sewing tools and tables that have sewing adhesive stuck on them can handle a stronger remover.
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Step 3
If the sewing adhesive is stiff and flaky, scrape off any loose large chunks of the adhesive with your fingernail or a plastic butter knife or another flat surfaced tool available in your home. If the adhesive is gummy and has chunks that can be picked off, pick off the large ones. The more adhesive that you remove before adding the chemical remover will make the process easier and quicker.
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Step 4
Match up the sewing adhesive type and brand, if you know it, or the application, plus the material or item that needs the sewing adhesive removed from it with the right sewing adhesive removal product. Some sewing adhesive products will list on the packaging or on their website the recommended products for removal. For instance, Badge Magic recommends using Goof Off to remove their product, which is used as a no-sew application for badges and patches.
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Step 5
Follow the manufacturers directions completely and never mix different sewing adhesive removers at the same time.
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Step 6
Some adhesives can be removed when professionally dry clean using the "Perc" solvent method.
