![]() ![]() It is the most civilized of glues in this regard. Hide glue will release with a combination of water and pressure. Most epoxies will release after they get to 250-degrees Fahrenheit. It is a messy and tedious process.Įpoxy will break down under heat. When luthiers reset guitar necks, they commonly inject steam into the joint to release the glue. With that said, you can break down white and yellow glues with a combination of heat and moisture. Rob Johnstone: With the exception of those made with hide glue, glue joints are simply not made to come apart after the glue has cured. If there’s any gap, use a small syringe to squirt the solvent where you need it, and give it plenty of time to break down the glue. The second trick is getting the dried glue wet with the right solvents - and that’s tough to do on a closed, tight joint. Nothing I know of works on epoxy or poly glue. If you used white or yellow glue, hot water, acetone, toluene or xylene will dissolve them. If it was hide glue, hot water will dissolve it. Is there a “trick” to undoing glued joints? – JohnĬhris Marshall: The first “trick” to disassembling a glued joint is remembering what kind of glue you used to put it together. ![]() I need to disassemble a coffee table I made. ![]()
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