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I did a shoddy job at assembling a sky shield landing pad, and now I'm paying for it. I used normal plastic glue, and after unsuccussefully attempting to tear it apart, I decided to resort to Dakka. So, what are some of the best methods for removing dried plastic glue?

Poly cement actually melts the plastic together to form a strong bond. So you don't get much residue left when you break the bond, it's more the reformed plastic. Best thing to do is scrap with your craft knife and file as you would removing frame marks etc. You can also try smoothing the area over with liquid green stuff, this has worked for me in the past.

Some poly cements do leave a crystal like residue. Again filing and scrapping should help.

If your trying to break it apart to re-build you could be in for a world of pain, as the bond can be just as strong as if it was part of the original plastic frame.

Easiest way to "pull" it apart is to get a length of cotton and use it like a saw to generate some heat to cut through the bond.

Easiest way to separate plastic glued parts is with a saw.

Plastic glue isn't a glue as such as a solvent that welds the plastic parts together into a new piece. Once together, you can't "unbond" it. You can only cut it apart.

I've tried using a razor to do so, to no effect... I suppose I could buy a new one. If you could take a look at how the pieces fit together, you'd understand where I was coming from. I'll figure something out I imagine

Time and patience are the only answer, go at it carefully with a knife or a razor saw and try not to get frustrated. Or sell it to an ork player and buy a new one

I know precisely how the pieces of that landing pad interlock together. I have one.

Ain't no way in the 'verse you will separate them without cutting them. That's the breaks with plastic glue. It's PERMANENT.

So either use superglue like everyone else who likes to repose stuff every 10 minutes - or deal with it.

Honestly mate give the cotton thread a go, it works in around lumpy bits and does work quite well. I recently beheaded and unlimbed as swag of GK's and it worked a treat.

About the only thing I might to different is get the frame of a fret saw and use that to loop the thread around.

Skippy wrote:Time and patience are the only answer, go at it carefully with a knife or a razor saw and try not to get frustrated. Or sell it to an ork player and buy a new one

My backup plan!


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Cotton thread it is!