- Use commercial cleaning products such as Goo Gone or Goof Off. You can purchase these products at your local grocery or convenience store in the house cleaning section. These cleaning products are specifically designed to eliminate stains of all types from any surfaces such as wood, glass and photographic paper. Pour a few drops on a paper towel or sponge and rub on the glue to remove it. Apply more drops if you find the first application was an insufficient amount for glue removal.
- Soak the object in very hot water for 15 minutes to help soften the glue from the object's surface. Then plunge the object into cold water for rinsing. Afterward, scrape off the adhesive with a fingernail or a small blade. This method is a cheap alternative to commercial products, but can only be used for objects that won't be water damaged like glasses or plastics.
- Heat or freeze the adhesive. If you follow the heating method, use a blow dryer at the highest setting the object can withstand. Once the glue softens enough, wipe firmly with a damp cloth. If you use a freezing method, place the object into a freezer or apply dry ice on the area. Once the glue turns brittle, simply scrape it off with a blade or an edge of a plastic utensil. Exercise caution with both instances of heating and freezing, as any rapid increase or decrease of temperature may damage the object coated in the adhesive glue.
