FrannyAz Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 (edited) Any one know how to get hot glue webs off the printed plastic windows? Edited January 27, 2017 by FrannyAz Notifications Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 Why are you using hot glue? We recommend a good carpenter's wood glue for assembling the wood parts, and a clear-dying tacky glue for the clear acetate window & door inserts. Hot glue will melt the plastic. When I rehab a house that has been built with hot glue I use a heat gun to disassemble it, scrape off all the hot glue and rebuild it using wood glue, usually having to make new doors & windows. Perhaps a hair dryer will produce enough gentle heat to remove glue strings without damaging the plastic... Good luck. Once you have gotten the glue off, take a few minutes to go to the Newcomers' Forum and introduce yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sable Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 If the windows are ruined cut out clear bakery packaging for new ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 Pepperskins long underwear come in clear plastic boxes that are perfect replacements for the windows. I have also used the plastic from the clear plastic report covers. I have used the transparency film, but I print stained glass windows onto that and touch it up with glass paint or colored markers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 9 hours ago, havanaholly said: Perhaps a hair dryer will produce enough gentle heat to remove glue strings without damaging the plastic... I think I'd head in the other direction and expose the window to cold to make it brittle and hope I could pop it off. Logic makes me think that heating it would make it stickier, but I don't have any experience with this. If the window is already in the house and won't fit in the refrigerator or freezer, try hitting it with a blast of canned air for spot cooling. I know the canned air gets cold as it blows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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