Simple reply to a glue problem

Tools, Techniques, and Reference Materials Techniques
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I know its been posted before but in a simplified reply how do you break up styrene parts glued together with Tamiya liquid glue other than:

  1. freezing the parts until they become crispy
  2. using stove ( oven) cleaners
  3. using dry cleaning fluid
  4. adding more glue which may melt the parts together
    ???[?] thanks!
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If it is a small part, try using a chisel tip blade, (X-acto #17) slide it up flush with the surface and rock it side to side until it slowly cuts it off. Watch the fingers! [:0]

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Thanks for your suggestion Leopold!

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What about CA glue Debonder? it doesn’t work on lare surfaces, but it has helped when I’ve made some kind of mistake with small parts.

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CA glue debonder? I dont think we have that here in the Philippines; is that a debonder for super glue or cyanoacrylate? if so, i dont think itll work for plastic cement; thanks for the suggestion !!

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In the past I’ve used a heated up X-acto blade/knife to “slice” in between parts. Its drastic but it works in some tough spots. Use ventilation, and as mentioned above, watch da fingers![:)]

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Hey, jepot! I was in Ace hardware in megamall and i saw this 2-for-1 sort of stapled together package of CA glue and what it called a “glue remover”. It was an unknown brand, though, so i didn’t risk it anymore… [:)]

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I know the brand… The “Antidote” is actually just pure acetone. It’s not the kind you find at the beauty supplies store for the fingernails - that has lanolin and water added. Acetone is a natural reducer (I think that’s the technical term for it and it’s kind). Try to buy the pure acetone at the drug store. It really works!

By the way, the Acetone also works well for removing hard to reach paint in your airbrush… just make sure you rinse it well with alcohol afterwards so it doesn’t destroy the rubber parts (just to be safe)

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You need to take the same precautions as using any other chemical if you use acetone. It’s got a relatively low flash point and can really do some strange things to your head if you breathe it too long (you wouldn’t believe the headaches involved) I don’t know what happens to your system when you get it on your skin, but it probably isn’t really good for you, so wear some sort of protection.

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You’re right there… dangerous stuff, this Acetone. But then again… so are a lot of the stuff we use.

You’re advice is most appreciated - ALWAYS WEAR THE PROPER PROTECTION WHEN HANDLING CHEMICALS… They will make your modeling hobby safe.

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To all who replied, thank you for all your inputs! i really appreciate them and would try the ones i could lay my hands on out…