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Old 01-07-2007 | 10:35 PM
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Thin zap gets everywhere!!!!!
(Including on my band new phone [:@])
Anyway, I had some thin zap run down the rudder of a model, Im just wordering what is the best way to remove the CA? I have tried ZAP debonder, it worked ok on my phone, but not on the covering!

Any ideas?

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Old 01-07-2007 | 10:41 PM
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rub more......and more,,,,,,,and more[:'(]

i did the same and it took a while but the debonder was what i used, id like a answer to this myself[&:]
Old 01-07-2007 | 10:45 PM
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I just read about this in another thread. Use acetone on a q-tip.

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Old 01-07-2007 | 11:28 PM
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Acetone and a rag made out of an old T shirt (all cotton ) and lots of rubbing...

After doing that on some dried / hardened stuff, I make sure to check immediately after using it (when hinging, etc.) while it's still fresh.
Getting it off after it's been there for a while can require soaking the area for some time...then lots more rubbing...
Old 01-07-2007 | 11:37 PM
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Pure Nitro!!!!!

Just don't try it on paint!
Old 01-08-2007 | 12:56 AM
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That's what I use too - Pure Nitro or a mix of Nitro & Acetone (50:50). Tends to leave a white stain afterwards but if you use Nitro then wash with a damp rag (damped with water) immediately afterwards, the white residue isn't there
Old 01-08-2007 | 08:19 AM
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Your LHS should have NHP "Flashback." It turns cured CA to a gel, and then you just wipe it off. I haven't tried it on everything, but it takes cured CA off covering, and if you pour it into a hinge, it bebonds and you can get the control surface off! I've used it to clean off the glue spots on the kitchen bar.

This is all I use anymore because it works, and it's effortless.



http://www.flashglue.com/HTML/products_set.html
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ORIGINAL: volkan

Thin zap gets everywhere!!!!!
(Including on my band new phone [:@])
Anyway, I had some thin zap run down the rudder of a model, Im just wordering what is the best way to remove the CA? I have tried ZAP debonder, it worked ok on my phone, but not on the covering!

Any ideas?

Cheers

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Pick up a can of acetone at the hardware store and put a bit on a paper towel. Let the acetone soak in, but not run anywhere there is no glue that you want dissolved. Take your time and do not apply much force. Let the acetone do the work, not your muscles.


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Old 01-08-2007 | 09:48 AM
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volkan,seeing as you're in the u.k. try giving westons a ring,i believe they have a product which was designed to remove ca from coverings,i think it gets it off canopies as well.

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