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Plexiglass protective paper
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 |
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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 Try either denatured alcohol or rubbing alcohol. They will soften the adhesive and will not harm the plexiglass. -- Remve "_" from email to reply to me personally. |
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"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 Oh, you poor sole! BTDT !!! The only thing I have had any luck with, is getting a beer or three, putting some music on, and getting ready to have lots of patience. If you have more money than time, get a new piece. Some very hot water and a big squirt of liquid dishwashing detergent may help to loosen the bonds a little, but expect no miracles. I have never tried cigarette lighter fluid on plexi. Does it mess with the finish? That is always my solution to weaken old glue. Also "goof off" glue remover may help, but I have never tried it on plexi. It is in the painting section at hardware stores. -- Jim in NC -- Jim in NC |
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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 Kerosene |
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"Ken Moffett" wrote Do not use denatured alcohal to soak off paper from Plexiglas. I've had it craze very badly from exposure to alchol. I had a Plexiglass cylinder that some one filled with ethonal, and in a short time it fractured all over and fell apart. Rubbing alcohol is methanol. Big difference from ethanol. That said, I have no idea if methanol will harm plexi. -- Jim in NC |
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Do not use denatured alcohal to soak off paper from Plexiglas. I've had it
craze very badly from exposure to alchol. I had a Plexiglass cylinder that some one filled with ethonal, and in a short time it fractured all over and fell apart. Rubbing alcohol is methanol. Big difference from ethanol. That said, I have no idea if methanol will harm plexi. ++++++++++++++++++++++ Also "denatured" alcohol at the local hardware store can be denatured with just about anything of which the BATF approves - like acetone, toluene, and other solvents. Makes for some costly surprises if you don't test first.......... ==================== Leon McAtee |
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Anybody had any experience Peeling Protective Paper from Plexiglass If you're really serious, try this stuff -- www.dsr5.com It's designed for what you are doing. |
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Most rubbing alcohol is isopropyl alcohol but it can also be denatured
alcohol (ethanol with some bitter substance added to decrease the chances of it being drunk). I am not aware of any rubbing alcohol having methanol. Methanol is very toxic - causes blindness and death. Methanol is commonly used as an antifreeze in windshield washer fluid (note the poison labels). Jerry in NC "Morgans" wrote in message ... "Ken Moffett" wrote Do not use denatured alcohal to soak off paper from Plexiglas. I've had it craze very badly from exposure to alchol. I had a Plexiglass cylinder that some one filled with ethonal, and in a short time it fractured all over and fell apart. Rubbing alcohol is methanol. Big difference from ethanol. That said, I have no idea if methanol will harm plexi. -- Jim in NC |
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Ron Webb wrote: Anybody had any experience Peeling Protective Paper from Plexiglass If you're really serious, try this stuff -- www.dsr5.com It's designed for what you are doing. It looks like one of the citrus based terpenes; d-Limonene or the like. Other stuff worth trying "Citra-Solve". Basically anything that says it's flammable and smells like lemons. |
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