showpuli
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I was depotting my Milani shadows which Have a hole in the base to push the pan out once you heat the glue to loosten it. I was worried about melting the plasitic on my MAC and UD shadows so was weary...
Then I realized I could try to drill a hole with DH's drill. I used a small drill bit and used a "quick grip"
http://store1.yimg.com/I/tylertool_1863_5541668
to keep the shadow in place, plyers will work as well but the quick grip has rubber ends that you can squeeze the plasic into to create a nice hold.
I drilled slowly and you watch the black plastic. Sometimes the pan just falls out due to the air from the drill, or loose glue... about 1/2 my pans just softly fell out on the towel. Then you have a nice hole like the Milani shadows where you can insert a (elbow wrench? forgot what it is called) to push out the pan. You do not have to melt the plasic, just heat up the pan to loosten the glue. It is percet, and fast.
I depotted all my shadows without loosing any in no time!
But you have to have a drill, you can get a hand one as it takes nothing to make the hole, the plastic is very soft. And no fumes!! That is what I did not like about the candle method, the fumes of melting plastic.
Hope that helps some... now go raid DH or Daddy's toolchest!
Good Luck!@
Ilona
Then I realized I could try to drill a hole with DH's drill. I used a small drill bit and used a "quick grip"
http://store1.yimg.com/I/tylertool_1863_5541668
to keep the shadow in place, plyers will work as well but the quick grip has rubber ends that you can squeeze the plasic into to create a nice hold.
I drilled slowly and you watch the black plastic. Sometimes the pan just falls out due to the air from the drill, or loose glue... about 1/2 my pans just softly fell out on the towel. Then you have a nice hole like the Milani shadows where you can insert a (elbow wrench? forgot what it is called) to push out the pan. You do not have to melt the plasic, just heat up the pan to loosten the glue. It is percet, and fast.
I depotted all my shadows without loosing any in no time!
But you have to have a drill, you can get a hand one as it takes nothing to make the hole, the plastic is very soft. And no fumes!! That is what I did not like about the candle method, the fumes of melting plastic.
Hope that helps some... now go raid DH or Daddy's toolchest!
Good Luck!@
Ilona