Author Topic: Any way to get cyanoacrylate off the Ral Partha blue resin?  (Read 1792 times)

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Topic speaks for itself.  When I was younger, I bought one of the lance packs that was made of blue resin.  The damn stuff would never really hold together and I think I've got more glue on the Marauder than there is Marauder.  Acetone would melt the miniature and I'm at a loss for what else to do.

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Re: Any way to get cyanoacrylate off the Ral Partha blue resin?
« Reply #1 on: 16 June 2011, 17:10:43 »
Try Simple Green or Pine Sol. It should not affect the resin. Leave it there for a day or so and brush with an old toothbrush afterward and it should be all good. I know this works with the pewter minis very well. I don't see it being a problem with the resins. ( I have been known to be wrong before! )
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Re: Any way to get cyanoacrylate off the Ral Partha blue resin?
« Reply #2 on: 16 June 2011, 17:45:00 »
Oven cleaner will make the CA brittle, without damaging the resin. Then (carefully) snap off the part, and use a sharp point to pick off the CA crust.

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Re: Any way to get cyanoacrylate off the Ral Partha blue resin?
« Reply #3 on: 16 June 2011, 19:14:38 »
I know that acetone will take off super glue, I don't know what it will do to the resin. Fingernail polish remover is acetone.
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Re: Any way to get cyanoacrylate off the Ral Partha blue resin?
« Reply #4 on: 17 June 2011, 17:33:22 »
Most strategies for removing paint involve some sort of de-greaser: Pine Sol, Simple Green, Purple Power (for car engines), oven cleaner, etc. fall into this general category. De-greasers all tend to make cyanoacrylate brittle after some soaking time.

 

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