PlymouthFan Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 (edited) Well I bought a Johan 69 RR and it was assembled needing reassembly I’m needing help getting the bumpers off they are glued on Edited April 6, 2018 by PlymouthFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Brian Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 If the chrome isn't that good go ahead and toss it in the stripper of your choice. That will usually weaken the glue a good but you'll have to find a way to rechrome the bumpers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlymouthFan Posted April 6, 2018 Author Share Posted April 6, 2018 33 minutes ago, Fat Brian said: If the chrome isn't that good go ahead and toss it in the stripper of your choice. That will usually weaken the glue a good but you'll have to find a way to rechrome the bumpers. I was hating to do something like that because the chrome looks brand new Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 I use mineral spirits and a small brush, work carefully, hope this is helpful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlymouthFan Posted April 7, 2018 Author Share Posted April 7, 2018 We’ll update I managed to get the bumper off now I’m trying to get the taillights out in thinking freezing them out but I’ve never done that before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris Morgan Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 As Al suggested, the mineral spirits is a great trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlymouthFan Posted April 7, 2018 Author Share Posted April 7, 2018 Would this stuff be able to break down the glue behind the taillight bezels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Anderson Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 6 hours ago, PlymouthFan said: Would this stuff be able to break down the glue behind the taillight bezels Yes, if anything can, water--if it gets into the glue joint, expands irresistibly, as it freezes (8th Grade Science Class, for me at least). Note that could take several tries, but it most generally does work, unless the model in question is a total "glue bomb". Note that water doesn't dissolve (break down as you seem to suggest) but rather it breaks the glue joint apart. Think of this as if water turning to ice becomes a sort of "expanding wedge" rather than a solvent (with virtually every glue we use in model building, any "solvent" that would dissolve all but the so-called "non-toxic" model glues, would dissolve the surrounding plastic) Art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Roberto Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 You might try Tamiya ultra thin cement. It seems to work well softening up old plastic cement enough to get things apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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