I broke my 7 wt today in the but section. I have a new blank section comming and I would like to use my old reel seat. By doing a search it appears that I can get the old one off by putting it in a bag and submersing it in boiling water (it has a wooden insert). I'm assuming that all of the components will come apart in addition to the seat comming off of the blank. Do I need to clean the old epoxy off with a little acetone or denatured alcohol. Then glue it all back together?

Any help appreciated.

Kevin