u/sentient-acorn

TLDR; how to safely remove super glue from aquamarine and silver?

First four pics are after the jeweler “fixed” it, fifth pic is before he fixed it, last two pics are of the loose stone before setting.

I got this loose aquamarine cab set with a local jeweler. After just a week, it was extremely loose in the setting. I took it back to the jeweler and he said it was because I chose silver which is too soft, and I probably banged the setting and made the prongs loose. I asked if a more secure setting would be helpful or can he tighten the prongs and he said no the setting is fine and it doesn’t need to be tightened because even loose the stone won’t fall out. I expressed concern about the setting scratching the stone with it being constantly moving around in there and he said no because it “takes a lot” to scratch aquamarine. I said it would make me more comfortable if he could tighten the prongs and he agreed. He took it in the back and when he brought it back he said he also used superglue. He put it in a bag and gave it back to me. I had my 5 month old in my arms and my 3 year old with me, so I didn’t really have time to glance at the work, and just trusted him. I’m looking at it now and it looks awful- there’s a film of glue all over the back and all over the silver setting. A silver polish cloth is not helping. There even looks to be a film over the front of the stone. It used to be so smooth and now it feels chalky almost and it looks dull and like crap. What can I use to clean off this glue residue from the stone? I’m so upset.

EDIT to say I’m really non confrontational and it was hard for me to even go back in to get the prongs tightened after only a week and he looked a bit annoyed with me. It’s also kind of far from me and I always have the two kids with me, it was really hard to find the time to even get it “fixed” the first time :( so I was really hoping I might be able to clean it at home…

EDIT #2: THANK YOU to everyone for your suggestions and talking me off a ledge! The acetone worked :)

Dad is blue/grey, mom is brown, big brother is icy blue. Paternal grandparents both blue, maternal grandparents hazel and brown. My prediction is hazel, like maternal grandma!

I personally enjoy the imperfections, but since this is not a high quality piece I was thinking of setting in silver for a fun necklace, so as not to spend so much money (a local jeweler will set it for me). But, I do like the look of yellow gold better. These are not the exact settings he will order but just an example.

What do you think?