Post by gloozalot on Mar 8, 2018 18:00:08 GMT -6
If some of you are like me, you have a cheap Gloo-Bomb in your pile you would like to restore. I have purchased many built kits for less than $10 that would otherwise cost me stupid money for an unbuilt kit. How do I Un-Assemble a gloo bomb and not destroy a bunch of parts? By accident I discovered something that allows me to tear down old kits built with tube glue. It is Testors Acryl dried paint solvent. I apply it to the joint same as if I was using liquid cement with a small brush. Give it a moment to soak and carefully pry away the part. I don't know what the stuff really is or why it works but it has helped me save a number of glued up kits I never thought I could save. It you have one of those heavily glued places where the builder used half a tube of glue, well, You just may be S O L as they say. It won't work miracles but does do a nice job. 
, it will soften the plastic some and it won't do your glass much good so work carefully. When done, give it a quick rinse in water and the process stops. I lately un built an old IMC Lola T-70 that was not built all that well. I saved every part except one--the seat. It had enough glue on the bottom to build the entire kit.
If you try it and don't like it, it is still good for saving some brushes and cleaning just about any paint you can think of. Experiment. This stuff works guys.
, it will soften the plastic some and it won't do your glass much good so work carefully. When done, give it a quick rinse in water and the process stops. I lately un built an old IMC Lola T-70 that was not built all that well. I saved every part except one--the seat. It had enough glue on the bottom to build the entire kit. If you try it and don't like it, it is still good for saving some brushes and cleaning just about any paint you can think of. Experiment. This stuff works guys.
