Help! I've messed up!
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Re: Help! I've messed up!
Thanks for the advice, I will try cleaning them up but tbh the debonder seems to have reacted with the paint/plastic of the wheels so I'm not hopeful. I have managed to get in touch with cool bank and they have said they can supply all new wheels for $22. Next time I will go very careful with the glue, and also take more notice of what glue it is I'm using!
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It’s good that you can get the wheels separately, saves you buying another complete tank, so not a bad outcome overall. We all have our moments & afterwards ask ourselves why did I do that?bikerdude wrote: ↑Tue Jul 01, 2025 9:29 am Thanks for the advice, I will try cleaning them up but tbh the debonder seems to have reacted with the paint/plastic of the wheels so I'm not hopeful. I have managed to get in touch with cool bank and they have said they can supply all new wheels for $22. Next time I will go very careful with the glue, and also take more notice of what glue it is I'm using!

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If you don't buy expensive deborder from ZAP, then the drugstore sells the miracle drug Dimexide.......
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like when i superglued the machine gun in place on my KTMartin2556 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 01, 2025 10:12 amIt’s good that you can get the wheels separately, saves you buying another complete tank, so not a bad outcome overall. We all have our moments & afterwards ask ourselves why did I do that?bikerdude wrote: ↑Tue Jul 01, 2025 9:29 am Thanks for the advice, I will try cleaning them up but tbh the debonder seems to have reacted with the paint/plastic of the wheels so I'm not hopeful. I have managed to get in touch with cool bank and they have said they can supply all new wheels for $22. Next time I will go very careful with the glue, and also take more notice of what glue it is I'm using!![]()


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Acetone would be the other debonder of choice but I think it would have eaten the plastic as well. Whatchagonnado? My mistakes have frequently topped $22!
I'd suggest a few teeny tiny blobs of silicon caulk or goop glue to hold on the caps, but only enough that prying them off is easy.
Mike.
I'd suggest a few teeny tiny blobs of silicon caulk or goop glue to hold on the caps, but only enough that prying them off is easy.
Mike.
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I use PVA wood glue for parts I may need to remove at some stage or the water resistant PVA for parts that may get wet like the wheel centre caps, it dries clear so isn’t visible when dry & is easy to clean up using water during & after application. 

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I swear by PVA glue to retain loose parts that need to be removable.
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Re: Help! I've messed up!
If you have some shekels, buy Tamiya ABS glue.
This is a glue for "dry" assembly of plastic models.
It does not glue anything in the literal sense of the word.
Why it was called that, I have no idea, but the company representative explained that this is how they assemble pilot models so that they can be disassembled later without damage.
After I advised my friends to use this "glue", they use it to try on parts after 3D printing on the finished product; the glue does not leave marks on the painted model.
You can glue your parts on it, which you then want to remove from the model...
My son is a Tamiya dealer in Moscow. I wanted to glue his cracked ABS bumper, and I used this glue taken from the shelf, nothing worked, I only lost time, when he came home he told me what this glue is for..... I was upset... the inscription misled me.
This is a glue for "dry" assembly of plastic models.
It does not glue anything in the literal sense of the word.
Why it was called that, I have no idea, but the company representative explained that this is how they assemble pilot models so that they can be disassembled later without damage.
After I advised my friends to use this "glue", they use it to try on parts after 3D printing on the finished product; the glue does not leave marks on the painted model.
You can glue your parts on it, which you then want to remove from the model...
My son is a Tamiya dealer in Moscow. I wanted to glue his cracked ABS bumper, and I used this glue taken from the shelf, nothing worked, I only lost time, when he came home he told me what this glue is for..... I was upset... the inscription misled me.
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That glue will weld the parts. He want to be able to remove them when needed for maintenance. I will use a glue that has rubbery properties to ensure I can remove my hub caps.Pavel wrote: ↑Wed Jul 02, 2025 5:26 pm If you have some shekels, buy Tamiya ABS glue.
This is a glue for "dry" assembly of plastic models.
It does not glue anything in the literal sense of the word.
Why it was called that, I have no idea, but the company representative explained that this is how they assemble pilot models so that they can be disassembled later without damage.
After I advised my friends to use this "glue", they use it to try on parts after 3D printing on the finished product; the glue does not leave marks on the painted model.
You can glue your parts on it, which you then want to remove from the model...
My son is a Tamiya dealer in Moscow. I wanted to glue his cracked ABS bumper, and I used this glue taken from the shelf, nothing worked, I only lost time, when he came home he told me what this glue is for..... I was upset... the inscription misled me.
Derek
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Right now, 43 plumbers are buying tickets to Argentina, dying their hair blonde and growing a beard...Pavel wrote: ↑Wed Jul 02, 2025 5:26 pm If you have some shekels, buy Tamiya ABS glue.
This is a glue for "dry" assembly of plastic models.
It does not glue anything in the literal sense of the word.
Why it was called that, I have no idea, but the company representative explained that this is how they assemble pilot models so that they can be disassembled later without damage.
After I advised my friends to use this "glue", they use it to try on parts after 3D printing on the finished product; the glue does not leave marks on the painted model.
You can glue your parts on it, which you then want to remove from the model...
My son is a Tamiya dealer in Moscow. I wanted to glue his cracked ABS bumper, and I used this glue taken from the shelf, nothing worked, I only lost time, when he came home he told me what this glue is for..... I was upset... the inscription misled me.
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