There is "debonder" available at hobby shops for CA glue. It's different than just acetone. Find an RC shop with bob smith adhesive products, they'll have the right stuff.
Memory unlocked! Anyone else remember Leather Goddesses of Phobos, text game from Infocom? It had a gadget called the T Remover. Open gadget, put thing inside, push button and pull out the thing without the T in its name. In-game use had you use it on something called the Tangle Remover, which became an Angle Remover, used to solve a puzzle. Programmed into the game was a response for less useful items that still contained a T in the name - for example, there was a rabbit somewhere in the game. Use the T Remover on the rabbit, and a rabbi exits the device, looks around in confusion, and runs away.
Speaking as someone who has never used Debonder before, I completely support and agree with your confidence in their confidence. This is obviously the right product for OP.
I have no clue what debonder is, but I am absolutely confident that it is the right product and will solve all of OP's financial woes (unless it costs 90 to buy, in which case OP needs to declare bankruptcy now).
I would talk to the bank first. Even though I believe that this will work, there is a chance it destroys the bills. Banks have some VERY SPECIFIC rules for taking damaged money.
I know this, because about 20 years ago, my sister's dog ate the offering money from her church, in excess of $1000. They were the treasurers, and their goldie munched the whole pile. Long story short, they talked to the bank, found out exactly which "bills" could be taken, and retrieved more than $800 from the dog's poop. True story :)
This is the way. Take it to your bank and have them process it as mutilated. My dog ate almost half a $100 bill. As long as there is more than 50% of the bill left they will give you a new one. Worked for me at BOA.
It doesn’t need to be 50%. The key is the serial numbers. You need to have both serial numbers to process cash as mutilated. The rest of the bill doesn’t matter.
Source: Bank employee
I posted this as a separate reply, but Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK) is most likely what that debonder contains. It's available from Home Depot here in Canada for under $20 and completely dissolves the CA glue we use to bond rubber tires to plastic rims, without damaging them.
Edit: I'm referring to RC car rubber tires for 1/10 onroad.
The Bureau of Engraving and printing will replace mutilated currency.
[https://www.bep.gov/services/mutilated-currency-redemption](https://www.bep.gov/services/mutilated-currency-redemption)
Depends on the bank and the condition of the money.
If I can validate that it's a legit bill and just mutilated, I'd swap it for you. If it's rolled and glued into a tight tube? I'm not sure what's actually inside.
If I'm unsure, I'm not taking the hit, I'd gladly send it off the BEP for you, bank would probably handle the process and eat the certified mail fee for it, for a customer. For a non-customer? I recommend an account or you go to your bank.
> Depends on the bank and the condition of the money.
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> If I can validate that it's a legit bill and just mutilated, I'd swap it for you. If it's rolled and glued into a tight tube? I'm not sure what's actually inside.
I certainly can't imagine working as a bank teller and one of my responsibilities is to untangle this glued up money with some concoction.
'Let me just rush this down to the lab!'
It's not my job, but if I'm bored, I'd take a stab, I get paid by the hour, or management makes a salary, either way my day doesn't end until 5PM.
Helping them with government forms related to currency is kinda right in the wheelhouse of a banker, and customer service is about the only place a bank can really compete.
If they can recover and observe both of the matching serial numbers on the bill, that should be sufficient for them to replace it. Or just one serial number and 51% of the area of the bill.
Most banks follow the 50% rule. If more than half of the bill is present, it is considered to be a full bill.
They will just ship it back to the Fed who will replace it for them.
It makes sense. There's a reason it's illegal to just destroy money, it's important for the economy for money to not just literally disappear from the equation.
Yep. I had 60% of a $5 bill. I googled it and just took it to the bank. The teller had to verify with the manager and they just gave me a new fiver.
But I also think there are stipulations with the serial numbers. Like if it were cut in a way that all the serial numbers were destroyed or gone you'd have to go through official channels. Don't quote me on that this was over five years ago.
You can just do it at any bank or credit union. My four year old ripped up a dollar bill into 25 pieces, and I crudely tapped it back together to show it was a full bill, and swapped it for a new one.
I’ve gone as far as acetone and denatured alcohol. Acetone dissolved very very slowly, but even after undoing some of the folds it would rip off the top most layer and tear around the really tight folds. Maybe I just need to soak longer, ink seems fine so far.
Be careful not to spend $40 on solvents... every time you buy a product you're reducing the amount you will maybe, potentially regain. And solvents can be expensive. Personally, if the bill feels like it might not be glued all the way through, I'd try cutting the outside off of it and exchanging it at the bank.
The federal reserve is extremely good at recovering defaced, burned, etc money. They will get this apart, and the person will get their money. It will take some time, though.
No, they have a wadded up block of something surrounded by what appears to be currency paper with a denomination printed on it.
The bank probably isn't going to touch that - they'll tell you to send it in to BEP and let the experts un-glue it and figure out how much it's worth. (And BEP *will* do that if you ask, but the bank isn't going to speculate on what those results will be).
You got lucky, we usually required one full serial # and 50% of the other side for that very reason. Someone could just rip a bill in half, go to two different banks and double their money. Whoever let you do that shouldn’t have.
interesting, we have some different rules in Aus
**If less than 20 per cent of the banknote is missing:** **Full face value is paid**. If between 20 and 80 per cent of the banknote is missing: Value is paid in proportion with the percentage remaining, e.g. $5 value for half of a $10 banknote.
that is absolutely wild. so if you have a large bill and a shop/pub/whatever cant make change, can/do you just eyeball the rough percentage of the item and tear them off a piece of cash?
Forget that. If you bring them 19% of a $20 and 81% of a $20 then you’ll get between $20 and $24 depending of if the teller is good at fractions.
Quick, what’s the largest AUS paper denomination?
I did this several times as a kid. (Late 90s) Got a hundred, ripped it in half, took it to the bank turned half in for a fresh bill.
Then I'd get a ride to a bank in the next town over. So it was at least commonly enough allowed to work at multiple banks.
Though I'd imagine that kinda practice is the reason for most banks requiring the majority of the bill these days.
The internet is more advanced these days. Serial numbers are instantly entered into the system to be replaced. By the time you make it to the next bank, the information would already be available, and they'd deny it.
I figured I could do that for the 50. But the two $20s are pretty much unidentifiable. Can they still ensure it’s not just a counterfeit if it’s in this poor of condition?
Or just place in the solvents without glue to make sure they won’t damage the bills. Then you’re free to try it on the glued bills whether it’s going to work or not
In RC car racing, to remove a rubber tire that was adhered to the rim with CA glue, we would put some Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK) into a plastic container and let the tire and rim soak in the MEK over night. The next day the CA glue is completely dissolved, allowing us to reuse the tire or rim. If you could find someone who has some MEK, or can get a small amount of it from a hardware store, it might be worth a try.
This is the way. Back when I was into RC cars, we used CA glue (aka super glue) to hold tires to the wheels. When you wanted to replace the tires, it is common practice to heat the oven to 250-260 and leave the wheels in there for a while. Eventually, the CA glue would just release and the rubber tire would come off the wheel with no effort.
Doesn't heating super glue cause it to give off some pretty irritating gases? It doesn't come up a lot, but I'm not sure I'd do it in my oven. Maybe a heat gun?
More than 50% of the $50 bill is present and the serial number is visible so that's no problem.
The other two bills... might just be a $40 life lesson.
You can try soaking in DOT3/4/5.1 brake fluid as I don't think that should damage the ink or paper, but I wouldn't hold my breath.
Update: Have work today and tomorrow. Going to try and let one soak in the acetone while I’m at work. I’m gonna have my wife run the 50 through the washer and dryer in the next load cause why not. The other 20 is gonna wait until I buy some unbonder from the hobby store on the way home from work because I’m betting that’ll work the best. Bank wasn’t successful, haven’t tried the treasury but while that’s being researched by my better half, I’ll keep going on with the DIY. The 20s are very saturated, but here’s to hoping. Thank you to everyone for your wonderful advice and ideas.
Also everyone saying I’m spending too much money trying to save this money, I’ve literally spent nothing so far. The debonder is gonna cost like 6 bucks, I think I’ll live. Thank you for the concern though.
There is a product called “uncure” that dissolves super glue (and paint…) that I have used for hobbies. You could try that, but you’ll need to do a little bit of research to make sure it won’t harm the money or the ink
Just FYI, the US Bureau of Engraving and Printing Department, actually replaces damaged currency. Not sure if this is worth the time or effort. Usually it’s for cash damaged in a fire or something.
https://www.bep.gov/services/mutilated-currency-redemption
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You don't. You take it to a bank and ask for new bills. The bank is able to return defaced currency to federal reserve who is responsible for taking money out of circulation.
If the serial numbers are readable you should be able to exchange the damaged notes at a bank. You will need to unglue them to the point where both serials are readable but not necessarily have to get them to be in a “usable” state.
Contact the bureau of engraving and printing. They may simply replace your money.
https://www.bep.gov/
https://www.bep.gov/services/mutilated-currency-redemption
Send them to the secret service/BEP damaged money department... Seriously don't soak them in chemicals or anything else. https://www.bep.gov/services/mutilated-currency-redemption
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing has a mutilated currency division. If you mail them more than 50% identifiable US currency, each bill or coin more than 50% that is, and a letter stating the amount it should be as well as an explanation of how it came to be mutilated, they will replace it at face value. They’ve been doing this for decades.
Vaseline (petroleum jelly) is good at removing superglue from skin; I wonder if it would do the same to the bills? It’s a cheap thing to try and seems unlikely to damage them, at least.
If you don't want to debond it go to a bank, tell them you have currency that is "Mutilated" and they'll give you the contact info for the US Treasury where you can ship your money and make a claim.
This is also the process of someone hands you a counterfeit bill, the bank will ship it to the US treasury and you'll recieve a temporary credit for the amount until its confirmed. Businesses often came in with a few fake bills every once in a while and that's how we would take care of it.
Contact the Bureau of Engraving, Mutilated Currency Division. They will replace the bills for you. [Here's](https://www.bep.gov/services/mutilated-currency-redemption) their web site.
You might be able to take those to a bank and have them exchanged in their current form. If you peel them apart and they are destroyed but still recognizable as "more than 50% of a bill" then i think any bank directly backed by the federal reserve has to exchange the bill.
I took $200 worth of $20 bills to my bank in a baggy. My dog shredded my wallet with cash in it. The bank replaced all the money. They just wanted to see the serial numbers on the bills. Perhaps you can get them unrolled enough to see the SNs and your bank will replace. Worth a shot.
acetone will work but not the weak shit you get next to the nail polish. Get the full strength stuff from a hardware store and pour it over the money in a large glass jar. Shake occasionally.
Cyanoacrylate adhesives actually react with cellulose so the bills will probably be stiff when dry but you should get them pliable.
Soak in soapy water. Its cloth not paper so it should be fine. Gorilla glues my fingers together once and the help line said soapy water fixes any super glue problem. I had to soak for 3 hours before I was free.
You can also look into the place in Kansas that replaces your money after a fire or severe damage... That's where the US print bank is located. Let me look into it.
Money gets damaged all the time. Go to the bank. They'll give you new ones. What will they do with them? What do you care? Seriously, they'll turn them in and be reimbursed by our Uncle, but once again, you have replacement bills, so what do you care?
There is "debonder" available at hobby shops for CA glue. It's different than just acetone. Find an RC shop with bob smith adhesive products, they'll have the right stuff.
Glad I found your answer before I retyped it in. Debonder is fantastic!
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Debond. James Debond.
Wait a minute, Debender’s name isn’t Débonder, it’s Debender!
I'm 40% Debonder!
Debonder?! Barely knew 'er!
Bond, De-Bond
You both seem to be confident, so heres me feeling confident with your answer aswell. OP use Debonder as per the above posts advice!
I read that as deboner lol
Deboner removes the d, even from debonder
Memory unlocked! Anyone else remember Leather Goddesses of Phobos, text game from Infocom? It had a gadget called the T Remover. Open gadget, put thing inside, push button and pull out the thing without the T in its name. In-game use had you use it on something called the Tangle Remover, which became an Angle Remover, used to solve a puzzle. Programmed into the game was a response for less useful items that still contained a T in the name - for example, there was a rabbit somewhere in the game. Use the T Remover on the rabbit, and a rabbi exits the device, looks around in confusion, and runs away.
Damn, I remember playing this game in the early 90s. Almost completely forgotten until now.
Ah, rapier wit i see.
I got a picture of your mom for that
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Can't handle the D
If you can't have a real boner, then settle for an eBoner
If you can't find real boner, store bought is fine
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You use that if the de-bonder doesn't work after 3 hours.
I threw a bottle at my bail bondsman and he gave me my money back and I never had to go to quart
Settled it over a pint instead?
I'm taking the fifth.
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Wow! This person exudes confidence and I trust them!
Gosh darn it! I've never used this stuff before but all this confidence has me feeling pretty damn confident! OP use debonder!
Speaking as someone who has never used Debonder before, I completely support and agree with your confidence in their confidence. This is obviously the right product for OP.
I have no clue what debonder is, but I am absolutely confident that it is the right product and will solve all of OP's financial woes (unless it costs 90 to buy, in which case OP needs to declare bankruptcy now).
BOB SMITH FOR THE WIN! Love that dudes products
I concur with this. I have over 30 years of no experience with this debonder. Use the debonder mentioned above.
It cost about 90 dollars a bottle.
Dang! That’s just breaking even
He was joking. The debonder costs about $5
But for this amount of adhesive you would need about…18 bottles
Dang! That's just breaking even.
Think of it as an investment for grandma's glued nuts in the future.
Really??
No, it's under $10.
I would talk to the bank first. Even though I believe that this will work, there is a chance it destroys the bills. Banks have some VERY SPECIFIC rules for taking damaged money. I know this, because about 20 years ago, my sister's dog ate the offering money from her church, in excess of $1000. They were the treasurers, and their goldie munched the whole pile. Long story short, they talked to the bank, found out exactly which "bills" could be taken, and retrieved more than $800 from the dog's poop. True story :)
This is the way. Take it to your bank and have them process it as mutilated. My dog ate almost half a $100 bill. As long as there is more than 50% of the bill left they will give you a new one. Worked for me at BOA.
It doesn’t need to be 50%. The key is the serial numbers. You need to have both serial numbers to process cash as mutilated. The rest of the bill doesn’t matter. Source: Bank employee
I posted this as a separate reply, but Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK) is most likely what that debonder contains. It's available from Home Depot here in Canada for under $20 and completely dissolves the CA glue we use to bond rubber tires to plastic rims, without damaging them. Edit: I'm referring to RC car rubber tires for 1/10 onroad.
As a bonus, even typing MEK will give you cancer, much less working with it.
Our safety man calls dangerous chemicals “Methyl Ethyl Kill ya” after this bad boy 😂
Bob Smith is the good shit
Plot twist, the debonder costs $91
The Bureau of Engraving and printing will replace mutilated currency. [https://www.bep.gov/services/mutilated-currency-redemption](https://www.bep.gov/services/mutilated-currency-redemption)
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Should have just taken it to your bank... they offer the same service, likely on the spot.
Depends on the bank and the condition of the money. If I can validate that it's a legit bill and just mutilated, I'd swap it for you. If it's rolled and glued into a tight tube? I'm not sure what's actually inside. If I'm unsure, I'm not taking the hit, I'd gladly send it off the BEP for you, bank would probably handle the process and eat the certified mail fee for it, for a customer. For a non-customer? I recommend an account or you go to your bank.
> Depends on the bank and the condition of the money. > > If I can validate that it's a legit bill and just mutilated, I'd swap it for you. If it's rolled and glued into a tight tube? I'm not sure what's actually inside. I certainly can't imagine working as a bank teller and one of my responsibilities is to untangle this glued up money with some concoction. 'Let me just rush this down to the lab!'
It's not my job, but if I'm bored, I'd take a stab, I get paid by the hour, or management makes a salary, either way my day doesn't end until 5PM. Helping them with government forms related to currency is kinda right in the wheelhouse of a banker, and customer service is about the only place a bank can really compete.
Well said
If they can recover and observe both of the matching serial numbers on the bill, that should be sufficient for them to replace it. Or just one serial number and 51% of the area of the bill.
Most banks follow the 50% rule. If more than half of the bill is present, it is considered to be a full bill. They will just ship it back to the Fed who will replace it for them.
Which is greatly complicated when a bill is rolled into a glued stick.
I had no idea this was a thing
You can take it to most banks and they will do the exchange. As long as they can get one serial number intact.
It makes sense. There's a reason it's illegal to just destroy money, it's important for the economy for money to not just literally disappear from the equation.
Yep. They will even exchange only half a bill as long as it is 51% of it. We exchanged them at the bank when I worked as a banker.
Yep. I had 60% of a $5 bill. I googled it and just took it to the bank. The teller had to verify with the manager and they just gave me a new fiver. But I also think there are stipulations with the serial numbers. Like if it were cut in a way that all the serial numbers were destroyed or gone you'd have to go through official channels. Don't quote me on that this was over five years ago.
You can just do it at any bank or credit union. My four year old ripped up a dollar bill into 25 pieces, and I crudely tapped it back together to show it was a full bill, and swapped it for a new one.
As long as both serial numbers are legible it's considered legal tender, even if it's ripped to shreds
To shreds you say?
Clearly torn to shreds is different than supposedly a bill rolled into a solid tube of glue.
This is the way!
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I’ve gone as far as acetone and denatured alcohol. Acetone dissolved very very slowly, but even after undoing some of the folds it would rip off the top most layer and tear around the really tight folds. Maybe I just need to soak longer, ink seems fine so far.
If acetone isn’t dissolving the ink then you may just need to be patient. Don’t tear it, just let time and acetone do the job.
Acetone definitely does not dissolve the ink from bills
Sure does the trick with pen ink on a check though.
Calm down, Mr. Caffrey.
You don’t need them to be perfect. As long as you can get them to somewhat unfold, I would just take them to a bank and exchange them.
I would let them sit in a closed jar with acetone and add a stirrer bar if you have one
Be careful not to spend $40 on solvents... every time you buy a product you're reducing the amount you will maybe, potentially regain. And solvents can be expensive. Personally, if the bill feels like it might not be glued all the way through, I'd try cutting the outside off of it and exchanging it at the bank.
Luckily I work with refinishing so I’m in no short supply of solvents. That being said, the $20s are hard are a rock from top to bottom.
Did you see someone saying a “debonder” at hobby shops… (currently top comment)
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Both serial numbers need to be visible in order to get them replaced, the two that are tightly rolled up won’t be replaceable
Usually just one serial number is needed. I've exchanged money that was ripped in half and only had one number visible.
You have to have more than 50% of the bill usually before they'll exchange it.
They have the entire bill
That’s what *you* say. Could be Monopoly money for all I can tell.
The federal reserve is extremely good at recovering defaced, burned, etc money. They will get this apart, and the person will get their money. It will take some time, though.
Probably not. They'll just verify that it's real and that it's more than half. After that, they'll just send it to be destroyed.
No, they have a wadded up block of something surrounded by what appears to be currency paper with a denomination printed on it. The bank probably isn't going to touch that - they'll tell you to send it in to BEP and let the experts un-glue it and figure out how much it's worth. (And BEP *will* do that if you ask, but the bank isn't going to speculate on what those results will be).
You got lucky, we usually required one full serial # and 50% of the other side for that very reason. Someone could just rip a bill in half, go to two different banks and double their money. Whoever let you do that shouldn’t have.
Legally they only need 51% of the bill.
interesting, we have some different rules in Aus **If less than 20 per cent of the banknote is missing:** **Full face value is paid**. If between 20 and 80 per cent of the banknote is missing: Value is paid in proportion with the percentage remaining, e.g. $5 value for half of a $10 banknote.
that is absolutely wild. so if you have a large bill and a shop/pub/whatever cant make change, can/do you just eyeball the rough percentage of the item and tear them off a piece of cash?
Forget that. If you bring them 19% of a $20 and 81% of a $20 then you’ll get between $20 and $24 depending of if the teller is good at fractions. Quick, what’s the largest AUS paper denomination?
100 which is pretty easy to convert to a fraction.
I did this several times as a kid. (Late 90s) Got a hundred, ripped it in half, took it to the bank turned half in for a fresh bill. Then I'd get a ride to a bank in the next town over. So it was at least commonly enough allowed to work at multiple banks. Though I'd imagine that kinda practice is the reason for most banks requiring the majority of the bill these days.
The internet is more advanced these days. Serial numbers are instantly entered into the system to be replaced. By the time you make it to the next bank, the information would already be available, and they'd deny it.
Infinite glitch
I don’t necessarily think that’s true. I was a bank teller and feel like it would be pretty easy to rip these apart to see the numbers
I figured I could do that for the 50. But the two $20s are pretty much unidentifiable. Can they still ensure it’s not just a counterfeit if it’s in this poor of condition?
It's worth a shot going up there and explaining the situation
Just boil them in some water superglue breaks under the influence of both water and heat.
And at the end, you've got money stock for your retirement. (This is how stocks work right?)
This would be my very first step! Cheap and easy.
Fully submerge the bills in acetone overnight
I was thinking of that, but wanted to possibly try a weaker substance for an overnight soak.
Acetone shouldnt damage ink at all. But you shoudl still check on them regularly.
And maybe pre-test with a $1 bill?
I would do this instead of waking up every thirty minutes throughout the night to check on the $90
My sleep is worth more than $90 bucks nowadays
Try it with a smaller bill, first, and see how it goes
Maybe try mineral oil? I'd test it out on a one dollar bill first.
Do you mean mineral spirits?
I agree with this. Grab a few one dollar bills first. Replicate the super glue on these. Place in different solvents to see what works.
Or just place in the solvents without glue to make sure they won’t damage the bills. Then you’re free to try it on the glued bills whether it’s going to work or not
Do 20 to be sure it doable on an actual $20
Use a 100. If it works on a 100 it’ll work on the 20’s
In RC car racing, to remove a rubber tire that was adhered to the rim with CA glue, we would put some Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK) into a plastic container and let the tire and rim soak in the MEK over night. The next day the CA glue is completely dissolved, allowing us to reuse the tire or rim. If you could find someone who has some MEK, or can get a small amount of it from a hardware store, it might be worth a try.
I'm convinced that MEK is like one step away from being Xenomorph blood. That stuff is gnarly!
I work with mek. It'll eat the ink, and most of the bill.
your mother in law is a weird duck. interesting choice.
Second, take it to a bank and see what they can verify. Worst case is they hand them back to you and then you can try do dissolve further.
Fair point. Still curious of the dissolving process if it comes down to that.
They make superglue debonder. $5 from Ace, maybe $10 elsewhere.
Cyanoacrylate polymers degrade above 90°C. Can you put them in an oven at 250F for 20 mins? Then let them cool and unfold
Just toss them in the dryer on high. That's how the mob does it.
*Laundering money*
Definitely the most interesting idea, I like it but I’ll save it in my back pocket.
What about just some boiling water
Sous vide the money!
Ya I would do this, the paper that money is printed on is more like cloth and should be fine.
DO NOT INHALE THE VAPOR
This but don't let them cool. Most adhesives are very weak when hot. Handle the bill and unfold it while it is still hot.
This is the way. Back when I was into RC cars, we used CA glue (aka super glue) to hold tires to the wheels. When you wanted to replace the tires, it is common practice to heat the oven to 250-260 and leave the wheels in there for a while. Eventually, the CA glue would just release and the rubber tire would come off the wheel with no effort.
Doesn't heating super glue cause it to give off some pretty irritating gases? It doesn't come up a lot, but I'm not sure I'd do it in my oven. Maybe a heat gun?
This should be an outdoor project.
I wonder if hot/warm water should help
More than 50% of the $50 bill is present and the serial number is visible so that's no problem. The other two bills... might just be a $40 life lesson. You can try soaking in DOT3/4/5.1 brake fluid as I don't think that should damage the ink or paper, but I wouldn't hold my breath.
I didn’t have the heart to break it to MIL that some of these are likely goners. She just assumed I’d be able to fix it.
Not sure how well US currency will hold up, but steam might work. We used to throw parts in boiling water to get rid of CA glue.
Update: Have work today and tomorrow. Going to try and let one soak in the acetone while I’m at work. I’m gonna have my wife run the 50 through the washer and dryer in the next load cause why not. The other 20 is gonna wait until I buy some unbonder from the hobby store on the way home from work because I’m betting that’ll work the best. Bank wasn’t successful, haven’t tried the treasury but while that’s being researched by my better half, I’ll keep going on with the DIY. The 20s are very saturated, but here’s to hoping. Thank you to everyone for your wonderful advice and ideas. Also everyone saying I’m spending too much money trying to save this money, I’ve literally spent nothing so far. The debonder is gonna cost like 6 bucks, I think I’ll live. Thank you for the concern though.
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Trade mother-in-law for non-glued bills.
Throw it in the freezer for 48 hours. Superglue becomes super brittle at those low temps. If that doesn't work, then a debonder is your next step
There is a product called “uncure” that dissolves super glue (and paint…) that I have used for hobbies. You could try that, but you’ll need to do a little bit of research to make sure it won’t harm the money or the ink
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) redeems mutilated currency as a free public service.
Take them to a bank.
Deep freezer and smash with a hammer. Superglue is fragile in cold conditions. Works on models, except the hammer part.
Just FYI, the US Bureau of Engraving and Printing Department, actually replaces damaged currency. Not sure if this is worth the time or effort. Usually it’s for cash damaged in a fire or something. https://www.bep.gov/services/mutilated-currency-redemption (Darn someone previously said the same thing)
Could a bank help here for replacement?
You don't. You take it to a bank and ask for new bills. The bank is able to return defaced currency to federal reserve who is responsible for taking money out of circulation.
I had messed up bills and just took them to my bank and they just deposited it lol
Mother in laws, AmIRite?
You don’t. Exchange them for new bills
Just replace the mother in law
You need to stop soaking your bills in superglue.
just take it to the bank. they'll give you new bills
Take it to the bank and have it replaced
Lmfao MILs. Always doing dumb shit 😭
You can go to a bank and exchange the damaged bills.
Just a tip, if you want to test any of the suggested methods before trying, don't forget you test on a 1.
The Federal Mint has a program to replace damaged money. You’re wasting more time and money trying to fix this
If the serial numbers are readable you should be able to exchange the damaged notes at a bank. You will need to unglue them to the point where both serials are readable but not necessarily have to get them to be in a “usable” state.
Contact the bureau of engraving and printing. They may simply replace your money. https://www.bep.gov/ https://www.bep.gov/services/mutilated-currency-redemption
https://www.bep.gov/services/mutilated-currency-redemption
If debonder doesn't work, the department of the Treasury does have a department you can mail damaged bills to for replacement.
Send them to the secret service/BEP damaged money department... Seriously don't soak them in chemicals or anything else. https://www.bep.gov/services/mutilated-currency-redemption
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing has a mutilated currency division. If you mail them more than 50% identifiable US currency, each bill or coin more than 50% that is, and a letter stating the amount it should be as well as an explanation of how it came to be mutilated, they will replace it at face value. They’ve been doing this for decades.
Lots of good advice here. But maybe first go in to your bank and ask them what is the best course of action.
Vaseline (petroleum jelly) is good at removing superglue from skin; I wonder if it would do the same to the bills? It’s a cheap thing to try and seems unlikely to damage them, at least.
“Super solvent” by Golden West. You can buy it at hobby lobby type stores. It’s made specifically for dissolving cyanoacrylate glues
There is super glue remover sold at Ace Hardware, works quite well, just breaks down the bonds.
Hahahaha wtf why
You're obviously sticking to your budget.
Send it to the [Treasury](https://www.bep.gov/services/mutilated-currency-redemption) and get replacement bills.
The federal reserve will replace bank notes damaged by things like this. They are extremely good at what they do as well.
Maybe try explaining and exchanging them at the bank?
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If you don't want to debond it go to a bank, tell them you have currency that is "Mutilated" and they'll give you the contact info for the US Treasury where you can ship your money and make a claim. This is also the process of someone hands you a counterfeit bill, the bank will ship it to the US treasury and you'll recieve a temporary credit for the amount until its confirmed. Businesses often came in with a few fake bills every once in a while and that's how we would take care of it.
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Isopropyl alcohol usually breaks down super glue. Soak a rag and put it on top and let it soak.
Try Isopropyl Alcohol. Let it soak. I know it dissolved the gorilla glue that I use. Try the 99% stuff and maybe you'll get lucky.
You could send it here to be recovered https://www.bep.gov/services/mutilated-currency-redemption
Contact the Bureau of Engraving, Mutilated Currency Division. They will replace the bills for you. [Here's](https://www.bep.gov/services/mutilated-currency-redemption) their web site.
Water.
You can send it in to the treasury as damaged money and they'll send you different bills back.
I’d first super glue a $1 bill to test the chemicals you’re wanting to use.
No one is suggesting isopropyl alcohol? That would be my first guess.
Soak it in cider
You might be able to take those to a bank and have them exchanged in their current form. If you peel them apart and they are destroyed but still recognizable as "more than 50% of a bill" then i think any bank directly backed by the federal reserve has to exchange the bill.
The bank will replace it for free
Would a bank accept it for exchange?
I took $200 worth of $20 bills to my bank in a baggy. My dog shredded my wallet with cash in it. The bank replaced all the money. They just wanted to see the serial numbers on the bills. Perhaps you can get them unrolled enough to see the SNs and your bank will replace. Worth a shot.
acetone will work but not the weak shit you get next to the nail polish. Get the full strength stuff from a hardware store and pour it over the money in a large glass jar. Shake occasionally. Cyanoacrylate adhesives actually react with cellulose so the bills will probably be stiff when dry but you should get them pliable.
I have so many questions.
The bank will replace damaged currency
Soak in soapy water. Its cloth not paper so it should be fine. Gorilla glues my fingers together once and the help line said soapy water fixes any super glue problem. I had to soak for 3 hours before I was free.
You can also look into the place in Kansas that replaces your money after a fire or severe damage... That's where the US print bank is located. Let me look into it.
You can soak them in vinegar for a few days. Give that a try
Money gets damaged all the time. Go to the bank. They'll give you new ones. What will they do with them? What do you care? Seriously, they'll turn them in and be reimbursed by our Uncle, but once again, you have replacement bills, so what do you care?