David Ovenden Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 Replacing a canopy on a film-covered ARTF that was fixed with Camopy Glue. Anyone got tips for removing the old Glue without destroying the film covering. Currently slow unpicking and peeling off seems the only option. Anyone have a better technique? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bennett Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 Slowly unpicking aided by gentle scraping with a blunt knife is the only way I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ovenden Posted November 5, 2022 Author Share Posted November 5, 2022 Thanks Allan. That's what I've doing, so I'll just keep at it till it's all off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Crook Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 Don't know if it works with canopy glue, but meths cleans Uhu Por pretty well, and won't harm film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Would acetone help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ovenden Posted November 6, 2022 Author Share Posted November 6, 2022 A quick update. The job has been successfully done now and the model is all cleaned up ready for the new canopy. In the end (as so often is the case with clean-up tasks) I didn't find one easy answer. However, carefully picking at the old glue with a blunt knife blade combined with using fingernails; followed by a clean-up with meths did the trick. All the original film covering is still intact and secure, and I managed not to nick the film or dent the balsa underneath in the process. Jobs a good'un. Thanks for your ideas and input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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