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Old 10-03-2009 | 10:29 PM
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Default RE: Removing Thin cyanoacrylate (CA)

Just wanted to thank you guys for posting this info. Last week I almost had a heart attack when I spilled CA on the cowl of a P40 ARF. I tried acetone in an inconspicuous place and that DID eat through the finish. I wasn't about to sand it off and try to match the paint so it was well worth spending the $40 to get the little magic bottle I was desperate.

Grainger sent it quickly along with a MDS. Active ingredients are Nitromethane and Toluene.

Of course, I recommend testing on YOUR particular finish, but in my case it did NOT eat through the flat clear cote the ARF makers used on this model.

Look closely and you can see that the CA is removed cleanly where I applied it and there is only a trace of the line where it used to be. The bottle has a small brush which I used to dab some solvent onto the CA to soften it. It took about 3 applications, with wiping in between working in roughtly 2 inch areas at a time, but I did manage to get the entire foot long streak off my cowl. No more unsightly shiny line ruining my otherwise nice looking flying tiger!
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