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Lony

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Well here I am again.

I purchased the little trailer for my husband years ago and he started putting it together and quickly lost interest. The task now falls into my lap. Eeek!

He removed a few items and then glued the interior trim on before paint (insert eye roll here) My question is, would it be possible to remove the trim after he used a lot of wood glue? I don't want to gouge the wood by trying to pry it off. I will probably have to try and paint them in place. I figured I will do a last ditch effort and check with the experts.

Thank you so much!!

Lony

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It's been sitting for years? Pulling it apart would depend on how the wood and glue have aged/dried out. You could try heating it with a hair drier and slipping a thin blade, like a palette knife, under the edge of the trim. If you can wiggle it in, removal may be possible. If it is holding tight, I think I'd make the effort to paint it as is rather than risk damaging the wood. In an older kit, I'd hesitate to use a liquid solvent (like vinegar, nail polish remover, fabric softener, etc) for fear of it soaking into dry wood and causing it to swell/warp/distort.

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Thanks Kathie, that is what I was thinking. He started it over a year ago and he is all about the extra glue. LOL Which is normally a good thing, but not in this case. Sigh...

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