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Re: Stubborn glue removal
By:Ross Leidy
Date: 8/3/2000, 9:23 am
In Response To: Stubborn glue removal (Roger Nuffer)

I've had good luck using a Surform scraper (orange plastic handle with a small, convex patch of Surform grater on one end). I used it across the grain to remove glue blobs and to do some initial fairing of the interior strips. I know you're never supposed to go across the grain, but believe me, it works great.

Ross

: I’m going crazy trying to get the dried glue out of the inside of my boat.
: First I used a scraper, but that only worked on the flat surfaces. Then I
: tried Orbital sander, sand paper just in my hand, sanding blocks, a type
: of nylon sanding wheel that connects to a electric drill, a round bottom
: plane and still the glue stays. The concave area has totally perplexed me
: and sanding seems to just melt and move the glue around. I’m using Tight
: Bond II glue I think. Don’t have the bottle in front of me. So how do you
: get that glue out?

: PS This is an a Wee Lassie II. I know I'll come up against the same problem
: with the Guillemot "L" that I'm starting. This time, there will
: be NO glue drips.

Messages In This Thread

Stubborn glue removal
Roger Nuffer -- 8/2/2000, 8:25 pm
Re: Stubborn glue removal
Ross Leidy -- 8/3/2000, 9:23 am
Re: Stubborn glue removal
Chris Casazza -- 8/3/2000, 6:59 am
Re: Stubborn glue removal
Roger Nuffer -- 8/3/2000, 11:26 pm
Re: Stubborn glue removal
John Michne -- 8/3/2000, 6:57 am
Re: Stubborn glue removal
Roger Nuffer -- 8/3/2000, 11:15 pm
Re: Stubborn glue removal
Rehd -- 8/3/2000, 2:09 am
Re: Stubborn glue removal
Roger Nuffer -- 8/3/2000, 11:01 pm
Re: Stubborn glue removal
Tony -- 8/4/2000, 5:28 pm
Re: Stubborn glue removal (& Catching Lee)
Spidey -- 8/3/2000, 12:43 am
Re: Stubborn glue removal
Rehd -- 8/2/2000, 8:56 pm