Superglue - Black limestone with superglue spilt on

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HandyHorti
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Post: # 116125Post HandyHorti

Hi all, this is a question about my own patio.
Last week we had a teak table/chairs delivered by cyan.co.uk the table had minimal construction stretchers etc. which the company did.
On completion I noticed a small chip on the side of the table, the delivery idiot said ' no problem I can fix now' he proceeded to scarf a small piece in & stick it with superglue. He had already mentioned the word superglue to his mate earlier. He put the pot of glue, without a lid on, down on my Black limestone slabs. Before I could say don't leave it there it was upside down.
I went mad with him was told ' no panic it's only superglue' f***ing idiot.
I flooded the area with water, as he tried to rub it away, then poured white spirit over. No good. I then noticed another area that had been rubbed in, so he had already done it once without me noticing & probs would not of told me about it either until I saw it.
I have since tried pressure washing, scrubbing with patio cleaner, Brick acid & lastly spraving with Acetone. All no good as it is a porous stone.

Has anybody ever had anything like this happen & any advice on what else to try?
Am in dispute with the company cyan.co.uk atm & am now thinking maybe have to lift the M2 of damaged slabs.
Cheers all
Neil

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Post: # 116148Post Tony McC

Acetone (as in nail varnish remover) is the solvent for superglue. You could try that and then, hopefully, the acetone will evaporate leaving no trace on the stone.

I'd try this out in a discreet corner first, as I can't be certain the acetone won't leave a stain of its own in place of the superglue.
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Post: # 116153Post RAPressureWashing

I'd be more worried about the damage the brick acid has done, then the super glue, who advised the use of brick acid on Black Limestone??
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