how do you remove superglue frost?

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how do you remove superglue frost?

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Hi all,
I have a build that I just finished, it’s been on the backburner for a long while, mainly because while it was only 10 pieces after I made a few minor modifications; getting the paint JUUUUST RIGHT took me a loooong time I think I striped the paint of of one part about 6 times XP

anyway, part of the problem arose when I decided to take the model apart after assembly to repaint the 2 outrigger pods, then I got everything perfect and realized after I had glued everything back together that the super glue would frost the flat black paint, and it did. Are there any easy and paint friendly methods of removing superglue frost?
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I've never heard of any cure for that except for re-painting the area. That's the closest 'friendliest' cure I know of. I don't know.
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ill go mad if i have to repaint :(
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Your only other option is to sand. Virtually anything that'll remove the frost will more than likely effect the paint.
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Post by Marco Scheloske »

Never heard about a way to remove cyanacrylat frost, other than to repaint the affected area, or to sand it down and polish it (in case it is a clear part).
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I've heard that a coat of future will help.

As I recall, the frosting was one the inside of a canopy, and the guy used a needle to put some Future in and swirled it around, which took care of the problem.

This makes sense, since the "frosting" is more of a powdering of clear cyanoacrylate that has formed on the surface like, well, frost. So it's like putting a clear coat over a flat coat.

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Future works for clear pieces. Not sure what it will do over a colored area. It is worth a shot.

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A bit of Future is worth trying. After that, your next course of action would be to buff the area with a fine wet sanding abrasive and probably repainting.

It's frustrating, sure.
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