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[cschick]

Looking for a tip on how to remove cylinder heads that have been glued

[vypurr59]

Depends on what they were glued with. If Testors tube, you can put the engine in a plastic bag and into the freezer overnight. It makes the glue brittle. then try to separate with an edge of an xacto blade. If super glue, try alcohol. Acetone is the preferred chemical, but may damage plastic.

[Tom Geiger]

^{depends on how well they're glued down. Easiest course of action is to find a spot that won't show on the finished model and try to insert an exacto blade in the seam. If you can work it in there, try to wiggle it and see if you can pop off the head. And when doing any action of force, be careful, especially protect your eyes behind glasses, preferably safety glasses in case you shatter the blade and part of it goes flying.}

[ToyLvr]

A trick I use which helps sometimes is to throw the item in the freezer.

This may help the glue to loosen-up...

[jbwelda]

stick it in some water first then put it in the freezer.

if you are lucky it might come apart. the problem is if it was glued with "solvent" type glue, that actually melts the plastic together you might have a mess on your hands. if it was put together with surface adhesives like super glue it should come apart. if super glue was used, you can get debonder that will undo it in most cases.

hope that helps

jb

[cschick]

Wow,,, never would of thought the freezer thanks guys

[ChrisBcritter]

Failing that, you can try cutting around the seams with a photoetch saw. "Patience is a virtue" will never be more applicable...