Removing metal backs from glass earrings
By twilight021
@twilight021 (2059)
United States
July 22, 2007 9:42am CST
Today I found the coolest earrings in the parking lot of the supermarket.
It kinda looked as though they had been run over but the glass beads (a very pretty dichronic glass) were safe, the clip on earring backing however is pretty mangled beyond repair...which is ok as I don't wear clip-on's anyway.
However now I must remove the metal back from the glass earring base. It seems to be glued on, but I have not idea what kind of glue. I was wondering if anyone has an idea about how I might attempt this. I would love to be able to glue some new posts on the back so I can wear them!
2 responses
@scarywhitegirl (2766)
• United States
23 Jul 07
Oooh, that is a tough question. I could give you recommendations on what to use to glue on the new posts, but I'm not sure about glue removal. You'd want to find something that could break down the glue without breaking down the glass. I'm sure there is something that does that, I just don't know what it is.
(I just asked my fiance "how would you get a metal back off of a glass earring?" and he said "very carefully." So there you go. :) )
@twilight021 (2059)
• United States
23 Jul 07
Actually my next question would have been what glue should I use to glue on the new posts. So I would love some suggests on that too! :-)
@cowgirl03051979 (918)
• United States
21 Oct 11
hmm those do seem to be very pretty but i do not wear clip on earrings either i used to when i was a little girl before i got my ears pierced but i used to get so mad because they would never stay in my ears the only way i would know how to get glue off would to be to try to scratch it off you might have better luck scratching it off trying to use some sort of tool like a pocket knife you will just have to be careful not to scratch the glass the only other thing i know to do is to clip the unrepairable part and attach new posts to what is left of the old posts
