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Re: Removing glue
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Sun, 26 Mar 2000 04:17:12 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Tony Kilaras writes:
> I've recently acquired a couple of sets that are completely glued together.
> Can anyone suggest anything to remove the glue so that I can take the sets
> apart? I realize that the pieces are already slightly deformed because of the
> glue melting them together, but I really would like to break the sets apart.
That doesn't sound like much fun !!!
Any indication what the glue might be?
Rubber cement, if on the outer surface only, =might= come off by rubbing it
with a dry towel, ink eraser, rubbing compound, or some other mild abrasive.
Elmers glue and other types like it are water based, I believe, and perhaps you
will have some success with simply soaking the heck out it for several days.
Immersion in boiling water may speed things up--just monitor water temp.
Since you indicated that there is some deformity to the bricks, I bet you have
Lego that has suffered under some type of epoxy or modeling glue as those type
will defintely react with the ABS Lego uses--as this type of glue is intended.
There may be some anti-glue products, but after years of hardening they may not
work well. Weak acids may work--like lemon juice or carbonated beverages. You
could even try vinegar, baking soda solutions, or acetone-based nail polish
remover (concentrated ethyl acetate may react and melt the bricks--it is a
strong drying agent).
Other than that, I cannot help. I can only hope that I never see such a
horrific thing as glued Lego.
__Kevin Salm__
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| (...) Better stay away from Legoland, and avert your eyes in most any store which has a TLC supplied LEGO model... Frank (25 years ago, 26-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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| I've recently acquired a couple of sets that are completely glued together. Can anyone suggest anything to remove the glue so that I can take the sets apart? I realize that the pieces are already slightly deformed because of the glue melting them (...) (25 years ago, 26-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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