porschercr Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 What's the best way to remove canopy glue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 Removing cured canopy glue? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 35 minutes ago, porschercr said: What's the best way to remove canopy glue? What type of canopy glue? I know the CA debonder I have will eat styrene.😕 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porschercr Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 7 minutes ago, NOBLNG said: What type of canopy glue? I know the CA debonder I have will eat styrene.😕 560. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 12 hours ago, porschercr said: 560. Sorry, I have never used that stuff.🤷♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldriginal86 Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 I’ve used the Testors canopy glue to pre assemble a resin engine and it was difficult to remove with hot water. Everyone calls this a PVA glue but I know Elmers wood glue is easier to clean up with water which is also pva. Maybe the Testors has additional ingredients to make it better. I’ll use it to install glass in a model but not for pre assembly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skip Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Are you referring to the clear watch crystal cement or the thicker white polymer glue, I’m not home right now so I cannot do pictures of either. Not certain what the watch crystal cement is, but appears to be some sort of air cure resin, which I think is waterproof, so I’m not sure what to use. Wouldn’t hurt to ask a jeweler about how they break it loose. Maybe a soak in ultrasonic cleaner hoping the cavitation breaks the bond. For the canopy cement, probably soak it in water see if it breaks down and breaks loose, it wouldn’t hurt to run through a soak in an ultrasonic cleaner, hopefully that might make it break loose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porschercr Posted April 18 Author Share Posted April 18 Pacer ZAP Glue Formula 560 Canopy Glue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 From a quick web search, some folks on RC sites say soaking in water will dissolve it, some say isopropyl alcohol. Are you trying to remove excess from an assembled model, or can you soak the parts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porschercr Posted April 18 Author Share Posted April 18 3 hours ago, NOBLNG said: From a quick web search, some folks on RC sites say soaking in water will dissolve it, some say isopropyl alcohol. Are you trying to remove excess from an assembled model, or can you soak the parts? Assembled from mock-up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_John Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 I was curious... So I looked at the MSDS and it's mostly made from vinyl acetate. That should dissolve in isopropyl alcohol without too much drama. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Paralysis by overanalysis. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 10 hours ago, Big_John said: I was curious... So I looked at the MSDS and it's mostly made from vinyl acetate. That should dissolve in isopropyl alcohol without too much drama. The sad thing is that if someone actually clicked on the link Joe posted in the first reply to the question, that was the the exact answer there. Alcohol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 (edited) 29 minutes ago, peteski said: The sad thing is that if someone actually clicked on the link Joe posted in the first reply to the question, that was the the exact answer there. Alcohol. Either ignoring a definitive answer from someone who actually knows, or wanting to argue, is a frequent and irksome occurrence, and not conducive to getting the real experts to offer correct info. But hey...it's just SOP for the interwebs. Edited April 19 by Ace-Garageguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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