Plexiglass protective paper

Anybody had any experience Peeling Protective Paper from
Plexiglass


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jerry wass wrote:

Anybody had any experience Peeling Protective Paper from
Plexiglass??---When it's old & dried out---everything I've used to try
to soften the old glue also softens the plexi & leaves it with an
orange-peel finish. I have several 12" sq pieces, the center will
finally come once you get out there, but the edges are no-luck.

Thanks in advance

Jerry

I'll have to agree with those who advise tossing it and buying new.
Acrylic is cheaper than dirt compared to the time and frustration that
you're facing by trying to peel the paper. You don't say how thick it
is, but McMaster sells a square foot of the 1/4" (0.236, actually) for
$5.00.

Thermoplastics are attacked by all sorts of things; definitely including
"rubbing" alcohol, which, as someone else said, is isopropyl. I once
destroyed $10,000 worth of surgical accessory instruments with a few
drops of cyanoacrylate (super glue) that I cleverly used as an
anti-rotation solution on a luer lock fitting mounted to a plastic (ABS,
in that case) panel. Of course, it took a week for the things to
disintegrate, so they were already in the customer's hands. The damage
was temporarily disguised by the self-adhesive foil labels that held the
fragments in place as they fell apart.

of the 1/4" (0.236, actually) for

Well, 6mm actually

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wrote:

of the 1/4" (0.236, actually) for

Well, 6mm actually

Hey, if it's 12" x 12", it can't be 6 mm thick smiley emoticon if you
didn't infer it already. Americans despise the metric system, because
it's based on logic, and it's too easy to work with.

I bought a pallet load of acrylic a few years ago, 4' x 8' sheets, in
nominal 1/4" and 1/2" thicknesses. I spent a week cutting it up into
pieces that were supposed to fit together, first blanking on the table
saw with the fancy plastic cutting blade, and then routing to finished
size with radiused edges. Then I found out that roughly half of the 1/4"
stuff was really 0.250, and the rest was 0.236.

Your lucky these are small pieces, the only method I have used that was
successful was soaking in cold water for several days to a week or more.
This will break down cellulose which can then be rolled off with the
palm of your hand (kind of like rolling a buger between your fingers).
Yes the adhesive will come off at the same time.

"jerry wass" wrote in message
...
Anybody had any experience Peeling Protective Paper from
Plexiglass??---When it's old & dried out---everything I've used to try
to soften the old glue also softens the plexi & leaves it with an
orange-peel finish. I have several 12" sq pieces, the center will
finally come once you get out there, but the edges are no-luck.

Thanks in advance

Jerry

Thanks to one & all for the most informative inputs----My pieces
apparently weren't too bad, after sponging the paper with 70% Isopropyl
Alcohol-(rubbing),[ 'cause I had it in the house] IT ALLOWED THE paper
and glue to roll, peel, off together. (like a BIG Booger, Bubba) I'll
see how the plastic survives & report any unfavorable transformations in
the quality of the Perspex.

Jerry



Jim wrote:
Your lucky these are small pieces, the only method I have used that was
successful was soaking in cold water for several days to a week or more.
This will break down cellulose which can then be rolled off with the
palm of your hand (kind of like rolling a buger between your fingers).
Yes the adhesive will come off at the same time.

"jerry wass" wrote in message
...

Anybody had any experience Peeling Protective Paper from

Plexiglass??---When it's old & dried out---everything I've used to try

to soften the old glue also softens the plexi & leaves it with an
orange-peel finish. I have several 12" sq pieces, the center will
finally come once you get out there, but the edges are no-luck.

Thanks in advance

Jerry

Goo Gone. Takes time but will work without damage.

Why haven't any of you guys read the DIRECTIONS on
how to remove the old stuff. Pop it in the oven, warm it to about 160F
and it comes off slick as snot. Forget solvents, water or any of that
other crap, just check the manufacturers recommendations.

Oh Yeah, I mold Acrylic for a living.

Scott.
www.spektrproducts.com

In my case, it's the windshield on my Adventurer kit. You got an oven that
big?



"pbc76049" wrote in message
...
Why haven't any of you guys read the DIRECTIONS on
how to remove the old stuff. Pop it in the oven, warm it to about 160F
and it comes off slick as snot. Forget solvents, water or any of that
other crap, just check the manufacturers recommendations.

Oh Yeah, I mold Acrylic for a living.

Scott.
www.spektrproducts.com

"pbc76049" wrote in message
...
Why haven't any of you guys read the DIRECTIONS on
how to remove the old stuff. Pop it in the oven, warm it to about 160F
and it comes off slick as snot. Forget solvents, water or any of that
other crap, just check the manufacturers recommendations.

Oh Yeah, I mold Acrylic for a living.

Gee Scott, have a bad morning?

As I recall, the original poster does not have the instructions from the
manufacture (the paper is old, faded, and dried on), let alone an oven that
large.