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I have a mother kirin that needs her horn replaced, and I thought I read at one point that nail polish remover with acetone could be dripped down the horn to loosen the glue. Well-I don’t have nail polish remover, and so I was wondering what other household products might contain acetone-or is there something else (like goo-gone?) that can have the same effect. Thank you. 🙂
NOOOOOOOOOOOO! Dont use Acetone! It will comepletly ruin the surrounding gypsum and paint near the horn! 😮
*been there, done that, regretted it immensely 🙄
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I did do it VERY VERY VERY VERY carefully though!!!! It took almost half an hour of patience, and in the end some of the paint around the horn hole got gummy. The new horn covered any damage I caused. I definitely believe people when they say Kirin horns are hit-and-miss. And acetone can definitely ruin the figure if you’re not careful. But it can be done.
If the horn is already loose, wiggle wiggle wiggle it until you can’t loosen it any more without cracking the surrounding gypsum. (Actually, a lot of times you can work a loose horn out with nothing more “caustic” than a bit of patience.) If you manage to get a little space between the horn and the gypsum, it’s easier. I put a q-tip in some nail polish remover, then gently pressed the q-tip against the horn itself. The acetone will drip under the horn and seep into the horn hole, where it can help to loosen the epoxy that holds the horn in. If you do this drip-wiggle-drip-wiggle process extremely carefully and slowly, you can get the horn out. NEVER touch the q-tip to anywhere on the figure except the horn. Acetone WILL ruin the paint. If you can get it under the horn without getting it on the paint, it can work. That’s why you need to loosen it enough without acetone, to get a space for it to seep down.
Drag0n, have you found a better way to do this? I’ve had to pull a few horns and I would definitely update my technique if there’s a less dangerous way for Windstones!
chrisherself wrote:If the horn is already loose, wiggle wiggle wiggle… I’ve had to pull a few horns
XD XD XD Sounds like pulling teeth!
twindragonsmum XD
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Actually I just had to reset an eye on my SK and Melody told me how to do it. Put it on towels and pour very warm water around the area. Wait a half hour. You will probably have to repeat this step several times, until the glue is softened enough to remove it. Then you can remove it, get the new horn, and probably glue back in with white glue. You could remove the old epoxy remnants GENTLY with a toothpick. It worked on the eye, but I am not positive it would work on horn, but I think eventually it would…
Hmmm…Hmmm…Well I got some nail polish remover, and I have been doing that drip method like you said Cherisherself. I have been super careful not to get it on the paint. It just barely started to wiggle-and I am thinking about switching to warm water. I am wondering if I should get hot water though, because by the time I drip it down the horn it will be warm. I am so nervous for my mommy kirin though! :shout: :shout:
chrisherself wrote:😆 Too bad you can’t tie a string to the door and the horn, tell the Kirin to count to three….
😆 XD I know!
Be patient!!! It’s especially difficult at first, but once it starts to give it gets progressively easier till it just slides out. If you can work the acetone in on both sides that should speed it up. When I did my Kirin horn, I tried to drip in just enough that it would fill the nooks and crannies. That’s why the paint around the horn hole got gummy–I put in a little too much 😳 so go slowly.
The acetone helps to dissolve the epoxy, so letting it sit a minute might help too. I’d be worried, since you already put the acetone in, about the warm water running out and getting diluted nail polish remover on the paint.
The acetone is probably dry now, hot water is fine, it won’t strip the paint, and it will be warm, by the time it gets down to the glue….
Thanks gals! I got the kirin horn out with much success! The back of the horn collected some acetone and warm water (even though I tried to dry it up as much as possible) so it got a tiny bit gummy there. You were so right about taking it slowly. At first it seemed useless because it wasn’t budging, but then it started to give, and give, and give, and then with much surprise it slid out! Alternating acetone and water worked. I didn’t think about diluted acetone, but I did my best to keep it dry, so I hope I avoinded any side effects there. 😳 I have painted over it and sealed it…but now I need to know-what do I use to put the new horn back in?!?!
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