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Ungluing tamiya cement
Posted: Sun May 07, 2017 12:31 am
by Garion77
I glued pieces with tamiya regular cement (white cap). But due to my damn cat they set in the wrong alignement. is there anyway to unglue it like CA glue ?
Re: Ungluing tamiya cement
Posted: Sun May 07, 2017 1:41 am
by digger303
It actually bonds two pieces together....can you slip a sharp blade between the pieces
Re: Ungluing tamiya cement
Posted: Sun May 07, 2017 2:00 am
by Twokidsnosleep
It melts the plastic together, so may indeed need to cut apart
Re: Ungluing tamiya cement
Posted: Sun May 07, 2017 12:35 pm
by Garion77
digger303 wrote: Sun May 07, 2017 1:41 am
It actually bonds two pieces together....can you slip a sharp blade between the pieces
It's what i tought but asked before going ahead with the cutting.
Thanks again digger
Re: Ungluing tamiya cement
Posted: Sun May 07, 2017 4:59 pm
by Cymru
I've found you can sometimes drop some TET on the join, wait about 30 secs and then start prizing them apart, just keep adding TET as you go!
Re: Ungluing tamiya cement
Posted: Mon May 08, 2017 11:36 am
by Garion77
Cymru wrote: Sun May 07, 2017 4:59 pm
I've found you can sometimes drop some TET on the join, wait about 30 secs and then start prizing them apart, just keep adding TET as you go!
Sorry about my ignorance, but what is TET ?
Re: Ungluing tamiya cement
Posted: Mon May 08, 2017 12:52 pm
by ForbesHutton
Garion77 wrote: Mon May 08, 2017 11:36 am
Cymru wrote: Sun May 07, 2017 4:59 pm
I've found you can sometimes drop some TET on the join, wait about 30 secs and then start prizing them apart, just keep adding TET as you go!
Sorry about my ignorance, but what is TET ?
Tamiya Extra Thin. (The green cap).