Hi everyone,
Here's hoping everyone had a nice holiday season.
You all helped out a lot with my last question about painting, thanks.
Here's another question for you:
What's a good way to 'break' a superglue bond?
I have some ships on metal poles and bases that I would like to reorient. I'd
like to break the glue at either where the pole connects with the ship, or
where it goes into the base socket. Then I can reorient the ship on the base.
Any suggestions? Heat? Acetone? Just crank it?
Thanks a bunch.
I believe Acetone works, but use it sparingly. It can discolor fabrics and mar
finishes. Acetone can be found in nail polish remover.
Here's a website that might help:
http://www.supergluecorp.com/removingsuperglue.html
--Greg
> On Thu, 3 Jan 2008, Hudak, Michael wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> Here's another question for you:
Actually what I have heard is Cold. Pop the mini in the freezer for a while
and when you pull it out, either the superglue is brittle or the metal
contracts differently than the glue, and the bond is easy to break.
Disclaimer: I have not tried this myself.
> On Jan 3, 2008 6:32 PM, <sax@soundingrocket.com> wrote:
You can buy super glue debonder. From what I've seen, it's pretty much
acetone. I have some, and I have acetone, and they work about the same except
that the debonder comes in a spray bottle and is about an order of magnitude
more expensive.
You have to be careful, as it _will_ lift paint.
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the acetone or cold (freezer) suggestions seem promising. Cyanoacrylate glue
is inherently brittle, much more so than epoxy at any rate, so putting it in
the freezer for a few hours is worth a shot if you're worried about using
acetone.
Best,
Ken
United Stars Navy
> "Hudak, Michael" <mihudak@state.pa.us> wrote:
Hi everyone,
Here's hoping everyone had a nice holiday season.
You all helped out a lot with my last question about painting, thanks.
Here's another question for you:
What's a good way to 'break' a superglue bond?
I have some ships on metal poles and bases that I would like to reorient. I'd
like to break the glue at either where the pole connects with the ship, or
where it goes into the base socket. Then I can reorient the ship on the base.
Any suggestions? Heat? Acetone? Just crank it?
Thanks a bunch.
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attest to the cold option. I once left a case of minis in the car all day on a
overcast winter day, where the temps didn't get above freezing. That evening
during play, things were breaking off all over the place.
:-(
Mk