[gregb]

I just use the heat gun as morzh talks about and they come right apart and then give the tube a wipe with paper towel and it cleans all the dirty stuff off the tube. I like sealing with the bees wax as it looks more original but the hot glue is more durable. I dont like the look of the regular hot glue and had noticed one time that Micheals Crafts had different colours but when I went back and checked they only have the clear, black, and some purple and pink with sparkles, so I passed.

Gregb