Dissolving white glue?

Spacepirate R · Nov 24, 2011

Say you glued a fin on wrong, or a launch lug is not aligned, or something else got glued on incorrectly with white glue (like Elmer's). Can it be loosened or dissolved after it dries?

McKailas Dad · Nov 25, 2011

I have usually just used a new blade and cut it off. If you are careful enough, it shouldn't cause much, if any, damage. Do it just like cutting balsa; lots of light passes, on both sides of the fin or lug.

I think any type of 'dissolving' would cause more damage to the fin and/or tube.

Good luck!

Rex R · Nov 25, 2011

vinegar seems to do in white & yellow glue. it didn't disolve in my quicky test but, it did get real soft. hth
rex

gpoehlein · Nov 25, 2011

Heat also softens white glue. If the fin is straight but leaning over some, you can hold it over a 100 watt bulb for a few seconds, then move it into the proper position - hold it there until the glue cools. Heating would also make it easier to cut away.

foamy · Nov 25, 2011

I had glued a fin on crooked earlier this year. The advice I heeded was just to cut it off. I cut it as close to the tube as possible and then ground down what remained with a Dremel tool. I cut a new fin, glued it on straignt and called it fixed.

Spacepirate R · Nov 25, 2011

I went with cutting it off and that worked well.

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