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heyy guys i accidentially glue the wrong arm on the wrong model and the glue are already dried
is there any chemical that dissolve the glue but not the model??
i dun wanna use strength to pull them appart!
help me guys

What kind of glue did you use?

Also is it a metal model or a plastic model?


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If it's a plastic model and you used plastic glue, you'll have to slice the arm off. If you used super glue, just leave the model to soak in some simple green, or castrol superclean, or really any strong household cleaner, that will break the bonds of the super glue.

IT IS A PLASTIC MODEL AND I USED THE GAMES WORKSHOP PLASTIC GLUE...

IS SLICING THE ONLY OPTION..?


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IT IS A PLASTIC MODEL AND I USED THE GAMES WORKSHOP PLASTIC GLUE...

IS SLICING THE ONLY OPTION..?

eldar_lenn wrote:IT IS A PLASTIC MODEL AND I USED THE GAMES WORKSHOP PLASTIC GLUE...

IS SLICING THE ONLY OPTION..?


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IT IS A PLASTIC MODEL AND I USED THE GAMES WORKSHOP PLASTIC GLUE...

IS SLICING THE ONLY OPTION..?

Yes. Use a new blade and TAKE YOUR TIME.

Treat the glued bond as final, as plastic glue welds the two parts together.
So take a sharp knife, cut the plastic as if it were one piece and start again.

thanks guys, i;ve alredy cut them. and it was literally a clean cut the trick is to do it slowly, and cut from the joint where you glue the two part together! thanks thanks

I've put the wrong SM head on, funnily enough... a space marine, and I can't get the bugger off now.

haha juz slowly cut the joint, as i said, it works all the time (in my case) because the bond of the glue are generally weaker than the plastic

Ive always been able to just break plastic glue joins off...

Try freezing the model.
This might make the join brittle.
Definately works with superglue but not tried it on plastic glue.

Well the GW plastic glue is different because it actually melts the two pieces of plastic together. That means its a chemical reaction, it cannot be reversed. So you need to chance it a good sharp knife or saw, dont use clippers as they deform. So good luck XD

bubber wrote:Try freezing the model.
This might make the join brittle.
Definately works with superglue but not tried it on plastic glue.

It won't work on plastic glue bonds.
All it will do is make the entire model brittle, and your model will break along the weak mould areas (like leg & arm joints - knees, elbows and wrists.).

Plastic glue - as noted - physical cutting is the only way to separate them.