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  • From: West Virginia, USA
Posted by mfsob on Saturday, November 15, 2008 7:03 AM
If I'm understanding your question correctly, you may be able to get away with painting some flat clear paint over the PE to kill the shiny film aspect of it.
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Posted by blusteel on Friday, November 14, 2008 1:15 PM
......thanks for the input....actually the problem is where the ca seeped thru the little holes and seams in the pe and discolored more than anything else the surface of the pe.  would a damp cloth with some vinegar adversely affect the pe??   I really dont want to make a big mess out of a very little mess....the plastic is no problem just a little "film" so to speak on the pe.
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Posted by searat12 on Thursday, November 13, 2008 6:06 PM
Now THAT sounds VERY cool!
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Posted by JMart on Thursday, November 13, 2008 4:34 PM

Even easier is to dispense with CA as your PE glue and switch the GATORs GLUE; water-based PE glue, you can simply swipe away the extra "drops/globs" after you are done with water/soap.

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Posted by Chuck Fan on Thursday, November 13, 2008 3:09 PM

Acetone will melt and erode plastic if it comes into contact with it.  So any significant spillage will be bad news.    Try dedicated CA debonding agent ususally available from hobby stores that also sells CA glue packaged for hobby interests.  It will soften up any solidified CA glue to a gel like consistency, which you can easily wipe away.   

 CA debonding agent will also slightly soften bare (but not melt) plastic when it first comes into contact with plastic, but only slightly, not enough to cause deformation.   When it drys, the plastic hardens back up to original levels.    CA debonding agent also does not seriously attack enamal paint.   If you touch the paint while while the debonding agent is wet, it will mark the paint surface, but otherwise the debonding agent will just dry and leave the paint intact.

One issue with debonding agent is if you expose unpainted plastic to it, then the agent will dry leaving a white residue on the plastic.  The white residue appearently repels paint, so if you spray over it, the paint will migrate away from the residue, leaving a bare spot on the plastic.   But a little alcohol appears to remove the residue from plastic and allows proper painting to continue.

 

 

 

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Posted by EdGrune on Thursday, November 13, 2008 2:48 PM

Assume that you're talkings about some small spots & splashes away from the seams -- not on the plastic itself.   Dampen a Q-Tip with some acetone (don't soak it) and gently rub.   Repeat as necessary.  The acetone will dissolve the glue.  

You will find that CA continues to harden in the hours after it first dries.   A lump of CA on plastic may be harder than the plastic after a day.  It helps to clean up after yourself right away rather than waiting until you are done with the whole installation 

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Posted by smokinguns3 on Thursday, November 13, 2008 2:15 PM
you can try sanding it with some fine grit sand paper.
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cleaning ca from pe
Posted by blusteel on Thursday, November 13, 2008 1:26 PM

 

ive just finished up with the ed pe set for the 1/72 gato kit...this was my first foray into pe.

ive got some ca on the pe....it was thin ca.....how do you guys clean it from those fragile surfaces....or do you  just paint over it??  Thanks for your help.

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