Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-3362895-20170709105825/@comment-27306930-20170711041318

Please don't take this as gospel, but in general thermobond looks a lot like clear or milky white glue. It's essentially a type of industrial hot glue that's applied to the components right before they're assembled. The thermobond Hasbro has been using isn't rubbery like hot glue from the craft store, it's more rigid at room temperature. But it softens just the same when dunked in boiling water.

Solvent welds on the other hand are shiny, hard, and look like the plastic parts themselves. The solvent actually dissolves a little bit of the plastic, allowing it to meld together, then hardens back into ABS. Once cured, it can't be seperated by heat or force.

For instance, when trying to butterfly a BB Snipe, I encountered a cap at the back of the plunger tube that had been solvent welded to the shell. Ain't no way, no how, that piece of plastic was comin' off. It was just one solid hunk of plastic. I wound up sawing it in half, then reassembling with epoxy.

My advice, try boiling water first. If that isn't effective, grab a saw, and a couple glue sticks from Walmart. I think you're gonna need 'em.