It can take some elbow, but in the case where you need to - that doesn’t matter.
Glad you were able to salvage the work! Working with acrylic? When that solvent bleeds under the tape holding it together or runs down a side, yeah. #%*T!!.
Been there, more times that I will admit. “I just need to fix this one little spot…OH GOD, THE HUMANITY!” . Novus plastic polish has bailed me out of a lot of screw ups, and I’ve received a lot of props on the projects I take the extra time shine up.