wood glue debonding tips?

[jimduncanuk]

I am tempted to try it, I tend to just use blu/white tac but can end up peeling a bit of paint away from the base when removing at times.

I use Blu-Tac all the time and yes, it will obscure some parts of the base when painted.

I finish the figure and also the base as far as possible. I then remove the figure from the Blu-Tac and touch up the parts of the base that were missed before basing the figure.

[mmcv]

I use Blu-Tac all the time and yes, it will obscure some parts of the base when painted.

I finish the figure and also the base as far as possible. I then remove the figure from the Blu-Tac and touch up the parts of the base that were missed before basing the figure.

Yeah I'm much the same, it's usually not a big deal as the bases get touched up with a mix of paint and pva for the basing material anyway, but do get the odd time where I missed a spot and some bare metal shows through. It's only a tiny speck, but always catches the eye!

My main dislike of using glue for the sticks is having to wait for them to dry before painting. I tend to prep a few sticks then prime them and leave that to dry. Adding an extra drying step between those means I'd have to do bigger batches which can get a bit tiresome.

[fred.]

I use double sided sticky tape for figures on painting sticks

Works great. No waiting to dry, no issue removing the figures. The hardest bit is peeling the backing off - and that's not really hard. 

[fsn]

I find double sided tape mildly annoying. 

I solve the glue problem by having several batches on the go at once. Usually 1 in paint, 1 in primer and 1 in "prep".

Means I know what I'm painting next, 'cos it's all perfectly planned. 

Works for me!

[paulr]

I also use double sided sticky tape, hasn't annoyed me yet

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Use blutac for 6mm vehicles (the infantry I glue direct to a base) For all else uhu, no problem getting them off. Occasionally clean the residue of either off.