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removing dried CA
godfather
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Posted: Friday, January 11, 2008 - 11:46 AM UTC
I found to my horror that some CA glue had seeped from a seam unto a surrounding area. the problem is the the area is concave so If I sand i ruin this effect and can't rebuild/rescribe. Any solutions to removing dried CA glue without sanding??
Javlin813
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Posted: Friday, January 11, 2008 - 12:00 PM UTC
Try using some debonder. It will weaken the bond and soften the CA so that you can just wipe it away. If you can't find debonder, I think (but I'm not positive) that finger nail polish remover does the same thing.

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Posted: Saturday, January 12, 2008 - 02:53 AM UTC
Correct acetone is the one but don't know how it reacts to plastic
DeskJockey
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Posted: Saturday, January 12, 2008 - 04:15 AM UTC
You can use debonder or acetone, but as Jeff said, be careful with how it reacts to the plastic of your kit. I recently needed to use debonder to pry off a bit of PE I had placed incorrectly, but forgot to check on a piece of scrap beforehand. The result was not pretty, especially since the debonder flowed into several panel lines and melted some of the non-slip texture on the hood of my JGSDF LAV.
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