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Hey Gleenornp,

I got a bit of CA glue on the A-10 I'm working on now. Ultimately I had to spend a TON of time on the one area. I went from a rough grit (I think 400 or so) all the way to around a 4000 Grit. I also used Squadrens sanding sticks. They work very well for me and I would suggest looking into them. I basically had to remove all the CA and then buff and polish the area. Then I had to rescribe the details. It took a long time to fix but in the end it came out pretty ok.
I think you could have the same luck with the wings and nose cone. But I would be careful when your sanding the nose, don't flatten out the curves. (There was a nice video on SMA about how to create a tool that you could use to sand rounded surfaces.)
Also, one lesson I learned the hard way about CA glue is that a little goes a very very long way. If I am going to use CA, I put a very small blob on a spare piece of cardboard or something that I keep very far away from the model itself. Then I use a toothpick to apply it to the model. Just some things I have learned, I am still new to the whole process so if anybody else can add something here please tell me if I am wrong.

<blockquote data-quote="adampolo13" data-source="post: 72976" data-attributes="member: 10962">Hey Gleenornp,I got a bit of CA glue on the A-10 I&#039;m working on now.&nbsp; Ultimately I had to spend a TON of time on the one area.&nbsp; I went from a rough grit (I think 400 or so) all the way to around a 4000 Grit.&nbsp; I also used Squadrens sanding sticks.&nbsp; They work very well for me and I would suggest looking into them.&nbsp; I basically had to remove all the CA and then buff and polish the area.&nbsp; Then I had to rescribe the details.&nbsp; It took a long time to fix but in the end it came out pretty ok.&nbsp; I think you could have the same luck with the wings and nose cone.&nbsp; But I would be careful when your sanding the nose, don&#039;t flatten out the curves.&nbsp; (There was a nice video on SMA about how to create a tool that you could use to sand rounded surfaces.)&nbsp; Also, one lesson I learned the hard way about CA glue is that a little goes a very very long way.&nbsp; If I am going to use CA, I put a very small blob on a spare piece of cardboard or something that I keep very far away from the model itself.&nbsp; Then I use a toothpick to apply it to the model.&nbsp; Just some things I have learned, I am still new to the whole process so if anybody else can add something here please tell me if I am wrong.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="adampolo13, post: 72976, member: 10962"] Hey Gleenornp, I got a bit of CA glue on the A-10 I'm working on now. Ultimately I had to spend a TON of time on the one area. I went from a rough grit (I think 400 or so) all the way to around a 4000 Grit. I also used Squadrens sanding sticks. They work very well for me and I would suggest looking into them. I basically had to remove all the CA and then buff and polish the area. Then I had to rescribe the details. It took a long time to fix but in the end it came out pretty ok. I think you could have the same luck with the wings and nose cone. But I would be careful when your sanding the nose, don't flatten out the curves. (There was a nice video on SMA about how to create a tool that you could use to sand rounded surfaces.) Also, one lesson I learned the hard way about CA glue is that a little goes a very very long way. If I am going to use CA, I put a very small blob on a spare piece of cardboard or something that I keep very far away from the model itself. Then I use a toothpick to apply it to the model. Just some things I have learned, I am still new to the whole process so if anybody else can add something here please tell me if I am wrong. [/QUOTE]

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