are there any tricks to getting CA glue off of covering?

Thanks,

Acetone, also known as debonder jsut repackaged and much mroe expensive if used it on mk and there was no discoloration

i have tried nail polish remover and it has not worked for me.......are they the same?

As was said above, Acetone is what you need to use to take CA off of your covering.

Ken

One thing that must be said is that acetone jsut sofents the suraface of the glue its going to take a while and you must be patiant dab some on and rub it off change paper towl often or you will start to spread the glue...

The other replies came while I was typing...

Almost every brand name of CA has a debonder available.
This is one of the least expensive:
Tower Hobbies Build-It Debonder - 2 oz for $3.99
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXPT41&P=0

I have no idea if one brand is better than another. The stuff I have at home is from Bob Smith Industries (sold as LHS house brand) and it works fine.

I've heard and read that nail polish remover works as well as the debonders. I've never tried it.

I've also heard and read that acetone works as well as the debonders. I have tried that and it did not dissolve the CA as fast as the debonder.

a Q-tip works well for small spots keeps the chem.off the skin and you can control the amount of debonder/acetone you need.

Intresting, what i use is acetone and it smells and seemed to work the same as the debonder. Maybe you used a not so pure form of debonder, i myslef got it form a lab so its porbably pretty pure compare to some other stuff...

nail polish remover has other chemicals in it and does not seem to work as well as straight acetone.

I have no idea. I bought a can from Home Depot that says "Acetone" on the label. I tried using it to remove CA from covering and had limited success. I bought the debonder at the LHS and there is noticeable difference in how it works.

i live for 3D,

There are generally two types of nail polish remover. One type is 100% acetone and the 2nd type does NOT contain acetone at all. You want to purchase the type that does contain the acetone. A 16 FL OZ (473 mL) bottle of the type that does contain acetone is relatively cheap and can be found in just about any drug store or cosmetics department.

The label on the bottle of the nail polish remover containing the acetone will have the following statement or something simillar:

Professional
POLISH REMOVER
!00% Acetone

Note the 100% acetone. Also, as already noted on this thread, dab a Q-Tip or paper towel with the remover and work slowly on the spot/spots.
Again, as Flying freak has stated, change the Q-Tip or paper towel as often as needed in order to stop the spreading of the CA on the surrounding covering. The longer the CA stays on the covering, the more difficult it becomes to remove.

WARNING: Acetone placed on some of the cheaper coverings, and perhaps on a few of the more expensive types, may dissolve colored coverings. However, the dissolution does not occur quickly, so you will usually have time to stop the work before you dissolve the entire color from the spot. Try the procedure first on some extra covering that you may have. If you don't have any extra covering, try it on an inconspicuous area of your model's covering.

The acetone is also good for cleaning up dirty spots that can't be removed with dabs of soap and water. Use of the 100% acetone nail polish remover has always worked out very well for me. Also, it comes in very handy when you glue two or more of your fingers together with CA!

Good luck with your CA,
Sailplane

G'day Mate,
Acetone, mixed with some toothpaste, works well, if straight acetone doesn't work. the toothpaste is slightly abrasive, so be careful.
Some nailpolish removers have acetone & lanolin in them other don't have any acetone at all.
I don't think any have just pure acetone, too hard on ones skin.