How to remove old model cement from a built model.

[Hawk312]

I came across some pretty rare Corvette models that I couldnt pass up because they were so cheap. However, they were built, and the builders were sloppy with what appears to be tube cement. Also, one of them looks like it could have been built 20 years ago or so. I am trying to disassemble and restore them, but am having a tough time disassembling them and removing the cement. I have tried nail polish remover with acetone, but it doesn`t seem to have had any affect on it. Any suggestion?

[highway]

I've tried putting the parts in the freezer and it worked on some super glue. I have also seen, but not tried yet, a similar process where you run the parts under water, then put it in the freezer overnight. I assume with that process, the water gets in the joints, then when it expands from freezing, the freezing water pulls the koint apart.

[charlie8575]

I know a couple of people who have use the wet-bag-and-freeze method, and they've said it works pretty well.

Two things with it:

1. Use a Ziplock bag. It keeps the moisture in and contains any parts that fall off.

2. I've been warned that the freezing bit can make the model quite brittle, so use caution during any removal or parts.

Charlie Larkin

[plasticfrog]

I got a glue bomb off ebay and I let it set in the purple pond for a few days and it helped brake down the glue a little.

Edited April 18, 2010 by plasticfrog

[charlie8575]

I got a glue bomb off ebay and I let it set in the purple pond for a few days and it helped brake down the glue a little.

Duly noted. I wonder how well it'll go on a couple of early-60s glue bombs I have floating around...

A little experimentation may be in order.

Charlie Larkin

[plasticfrog]

Duly noted. I wonder how well it'll go on a couple of early-60s glue bombs I have floating around...

A little experimentation may be in order.

Charlie Larkin

Charlie I used it on a old amt 1967 chevy truck that had glue all over it with 7 coats of paint(its on the underglass forum)if you want to see the results.