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Re: [GZG] Glue Removal...



> 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?

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.


Dean Gundberg

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