From cube-lovers-errors@curry.epilogue.com Mon Dec 16 00:45:32 1996 Return-Path: cube-lovers-errors@curry.epilogue.com Received: from curry.epilogue.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by curry.epilogue.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id AAA00831; Mon, 16 Dec 1996 00:45:31 -0500 Precedence: bulk Errors-To: cube-lovers-errors@curry.epilogue.com Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 00:28:02 -0500 (EST) From: Nicholas Bodley To: Corey Scott cc: Norman Diamond 04-Dec-1996 1742 , Cube-Lovers@ai.mit.edu Subject: Stickers coming off In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII It's too easy to say, "buy a better Cube." I hope Ideal (if they're still the official source) wasn't the source for yours. You need to know your solvents fairly well, but you might be able to find a solvent that would not attack the plastic nor the stickers. Once you use this to clean off all the adhesive, then use a solvent-cure adhesive like model-airplane glue or Duco to refasten the stickers. Cyanoacrylate (CA, "Super Glue") should work, but it requires skill to use; it's easy to use too much; also skill to keep it off your skin. For many CA formulations, the surfaces must be clean. Good luck! (Can we persuade Ideal to do a run of their deluxe Cubes, that had plastic tiles and a self-aligning, low-friction mechanism?) |* Nicholas Bodley *|* Electronic Technician {*} Autodidact & Polymath |* Waltham, Mass. *|* ----------------------------------------------- |* nbodley@tiac.net *|* When the year 2000 begins, we'll celebrate |* Amateur musician *|* the 2000th anniversary of the year 1 B.C.E. --------------------------------------------------------------------------