What do the restorers use...
 

to disolve glue joints? I made a mistake and was wondering what people use when they rebuild a crash.

RE: What do the restorers use...
 

Specifically what glue did you use?

RE: What do the restorers use...
 

Acetone will dissolve all CA and Ambroids. Epoxy is a different story. I don't know of any thing that will dissolve it. You can heat it with a heat gun and you can pull the parts apart.

Frank

RE: What do the restorers use...
 

I usually just cut out the old part then sand the area smooth where it was so the new part will go in. The heat gun works great on epoxy. Acetone will debond CA but it's a lot of work and takes too much time for me to fool with it.

RE: What do the restorers use...
 

Tight bond, amphilate (not sure of the spelling). I'm specifically trying to salvage a wing skin, the ribs are in doubt as to tolerances.

RE: What do the restorers use...
 

I use Titebond II and heat will soften it.  (Titebond II is polyvinyl acetate, The original Titebond is aliphiatic glue).  Heat will soften both.


Countilaw - there is a product made by Jabsco that will dissolve polyester/epoxy.resins.  Nasty stuff and you normally wouldn't get there with R/C.  It would take forever to get down into a seam, but it might save the day if a batch didn't kick properly when glassing a surface. 

RE: What do the restorers use...
 

That good to know Charlie, I had not heard of Jabsco. I will look into that. You never know when some epoxy or polyester resin won't kick off right. I've had that happen before and never figured out why. Just had to wipe it off with Lacquer thinner and start over.

Thanks Charlie,

Frank