Chaoswolf Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 I tried searchy, honest I did, and got no matches, so here goes-- Does anyone here know of any way to disassemble models that were put togther with plastic cement (I.E. testors model glue)? Short of cutting and or breaking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Q- Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 No. That stuff melts the plastic together and fuses it as one new piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleHarold Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 Plastic glue is nas-tee stuff. I ahve yet to find a way to undue it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaoswolf Posted July 13, 2006 Author Share Posted July 13, 2006 I sort of came to the same conclusion myself, I was just hopng that possibly someone out there may have found a way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Arakis Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 Break it, file the area down, should be fine for being glued again. If you get the glue somewhere visable though, you're done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spleenex Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 Actually, I've run into this problem before. What you need is Plastruct plastic cement. This stuff comes in a glass bottle with a brush attached to the lid. It is VERY thin, designed to get into the space between two plastic sheets via capillary action. Apply a SMALL amount to where the parts meet, then give the glue 10-20 seconds to seep in and start acting on the plastic. Now GENTLY try twisting the parts apart. It's not perfect; this method doesn't work all the time, especially on flush-fitting parts with alot of contact area, but it's better than nothing. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aretziel Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 putting things in the fridge can work sometimes as it make the glueline fragile ... thne you can sometimes snap it ... but with most strong glues they melt and make the plastic go together in a bad way. they fuse them, as said above ... but you could try the fridge and see ... works sometimes, sometimes not =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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