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Re: Hot glue Removal
By:Julie Kanarr
Date: 6/26/2000, 11:22 pm
In Response To: Hot glue Removal (BruceK)

How much glue are you talking about? It will scrape off much easier if it is hot... I used the tip of the glue gun (obviously, without a glue stick in it)--a putty knife, and paper towels to wipe the knife as I went along. (I don't have a soldering iron -- that would work, too). I found that I could scrub what was left after that off with 60 grit sandpaper. I built both an Artic Tern and a Coho this winter & spring.... and on boat #2 I was more sparing with the glue than on boat #1 -- and advice I'd got before I started was "use as small of glue tabs as possible."

Julie Kanarr

: Faithfully following the directions for my Coho, I used hot glue to
: temporarily mount the forms on the inside of the hull. Now its time for
: them to come out. I have removed the forms using a soldering iron to
: soften the glue, but I am at a loss for how to get the remaining glue
: residue off of the hull interior. The stuff won't sand, won't peel off,
: and doesn't seem to want to scrape off. Any ideas? Please? I am also
: wondering why I didn't just wire the forms in instead of gluing them.
: Maybe next time. . .

Messages In This Thread

Hot glue Removal
BruceK -- 6/26/2000, 10:29 pm
And the answer is: Acetone,
BruceK -- 7/1/2000, 4:20 pm
get it cold
Jason -- 6/28/2000, 3:27 pm
Re: hot glue removal
Arty -- 6/28/2000, 10:53 pm
Re: Hot glue Removal
Ted -- 6/27/2000, 12:36 am
Re: Hot glue Removal
Julie Kanarr -- 6/26/2000, 11:22 pm