Solvent for UHU glue

[Little Odo]

Does anybody know of a decent solvent to remove UHU glue? I have several movement trays worth of miniatures I wish to rebase for Midgard that are plastic slottas and metal glued with UHU onto MDF trays. The bases are countersunk into the MDF trays (two-layer movement tray) so the solvent will need to be liquid enough so that it flows between the base and the movement tray to unstick the UHU. Hope this makes sense.

I know I could just break the MDF movement trays and then try to clean up from there, but I would like to re-use the movement tray for something else if possible.

Thanks in advance for your input.

[Dice Roller]

Have you tried white spirits?
I don't know if that works but most people will have that in the shed already so it's got to be worth a try.
I'd say it's in with a good shout. You may need to let it soak in for a bit.
The only problem is the MDF. That will act like a sponge and absorb whatever you put on it. But you're going to have that problem regardless, so still worth a pop.

[dadlamassu]

I have used isopropyl alcohol to remove UHU from clothes.  No idea if it works on model bases.

[Byrthnoth]

I would start with isopropyl alcohol (or denatured alcohol) and move to acetone if necessary.

Alcohol and acetone will both evaporate a lot more quickly than water, so you hopefully can save the movement trays if you don’t flood them too much.

[Mammoth miniatures]

Acetone - if acetone doesn't do it, nothing will. It also evaporates too quickly for the MDF to really drink it in.

[Dice Roller]

I would also say that Uhu isn't the strongest glue and you might be able to get something down there to prise them off. Especially the ones on metal bases.

[Tarnegol]

One thing not mentioned here, which might work, and will not destroy your plastic in the way acetone is likely to, is lighter fuel.

[Moriarty]

Putting them in the freezer overnight might work - it does for Superglue.

[Little Odo]

Many thanks for all your input everyone. I will give each of them a try and report back how they go.

[fastolfrus]

One thing not mentioned here, which might work, and will not destroy your plastic in the way acetone is likely to, is lighter fuel.

not sure that I'd care to re-use MDF that has been doused in lighter fuel though

[fred]

not sure that I'd care to re-use MDF that has been doused in lighter fuel though

Or for that matter acetone or iso-propyl alcohol - all three sound like DIY methods to make fire lighters!

If you can’t get figures to pop off MDF bases I think most methods are likely to cause damage to the MDF, as it is so absorbent that either glue is embedded in it, or the solvent to separate them will make it soggy.

[AndrewBeasley]

Interested to see how you get on as I have some figures on painting sticks that I was a bit 'heavy' with the glue. I was put off doing anything with them as I saw this on the UHU site:

If the glue is still wet, it can usually be removed with acetone. White wood adhesives and wallpaper paste are best removed with water.
Once adhesive residue has hardened, it can usually only be removed 'mechanically'. So you have to cut it off, scrape it off, sand it down, etc.

It does not state which glue type is covered by the last sentence 

[fred]

PVA type glues can usually be softened by water long after drying