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Re: removing hotglue
By:ray jenkins
Date: 3/4/1999, 9:43 pm
In Response To: Re: removing hotglue (David Sunshine)

> I am building an Osprey and put in the temporary bulkhead forms uing
> hotglue, which I now find difficult to remove. Anybody out there have any
> suggestions. Thanx

> David Sunshine

I had the same problem, but scapped with a putty knife first and just kept sanding. The glue gum's up the sand paper but will eventually come off and is not noticable when the inside of the hull is glassed.

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Final sanding of cedar before glassing
Tom Casey -- 3/4/1999, 3:21 pm
Re: Final sanding of cedar before glassing
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 3/5/1999, 10:09 am
Re: Final sanding of cedar before glassing
Kenneth Paul -- 3/4/1999, 3:29 pm
Re: Final sanding of cedar before glassing
Steve -- 3/4/1999, 3:24 pm
Re: Final sanding of cedar before glassing
Robert Woodard -- 3/4/1999, 9:05 pm
Re: removing hotglue
David Sunshine -- 3/4/1999, 9:25 pm
Re: removing hotglue
Larry C. -- 3/5/1999, 5:39 pm
Re: removing hotglue
Gary Toffelmire -- 3/4/1999, 11:53 pm
Re: removing hotglue
Robert S -- 3/4/1999, 9:43 pm
Re: removing hotglue
ray jenkins -- 3/4/1999, 9:43 pm