RE: Modelling Q and a big thank you

I've used 100% industrial strength Acetone and it's great as a paint
stripper and glue disolver.  Use outdoors, don't breath in the fumes and
avoid skin contact.  This stuff is deadly but effective.  The paint
within
minutes just floats off. Wicked stuff. I have used it to free up 1/300
armour where turrets have been attached with cyanoacrylate glue.

Cheers
Dave Tan

-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas Barclay of the Clan Barclay [mailto:kaladorn@home.com]
Sent: Monday, 7 February 2000 17:07
To: GZG List
Subject: Modelling Q and a big thank you

Two items:

1) A big thank you to persons forgotten (but list-ites for certain) who
recommended brake fluid to strip unwanted paint from minis. I stripped
some olive green primer (eeeeyecchhh) from some FSE figs to replace it
with my preferred primer using this method and was surprised with the
degree of effectiveness. A big thanks to all who recommended this (way
back when this came up last)!

2) Question: I now have said FSE figs... they are mounted on about 1/4"
diameter, 1/8" thick steel washers with (presumably) cyanoacrylate style
glue. I find this leads to problematic squad spacings (too big) and
makes figs tough to move in the forest. I want to mount them on pennies
(oops, don't tell the gov't ... it might be a felony)... as they give a
better base size. NOW the $64 Question: Is there a commonly available
solvent or other substance that will easily loosen cyanoacrylate?  I
want to remove these washers as painlessly as possible and using a
grinder or some other "overkill" method seems likely to lead to some
form of pewtercide... so I cast my bread upon the waters of the list and
await some informed answers. Speak ye, list-ites, on what chemical may
solve my problem! <No, Mr. McCarthy, cyanide or sedatives are not
acceptable answers....>

Thanking you all in advance!

Tom B
(BTW, you could please mail me offlist at kaladorn@home.com with any
bright suggestions... needless to say any less-than-bright suggestions
can be mailed to /dev/null... *grinning good naturedly*)

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