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Old October 4th 17, 11:05 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Charlie M. (UH & 002 owner/pilot)
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Default Plastic razor blades for removing tape/glue residue

I have "rubbed off" adhesive with a thumb before.
OK for a few feet, sucks for meters.

A possible alternative? Do a search for "auto pinstripe removal", I have 2 rubber disc's used in an electric drill that work wonders.
I will guess the colder the adhesive the better the results.
I took off about 20' of 16yo pinstripe on a car in less than 30 minutes. No harm to auto paint, a quick machine compound made it invisible other than the difference in paint color due to UV masking.
Saved some thumb skin.

May try it at "Skunkworks" soon......
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Old October 6th 17, 02:40 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default Plastic razor blades for removing tape/glue residue

But if you want to try acetone to clean off tape residue from your glider, please go ahead. Works great on plexiglass canopies as well! :P

Note that the statement about using acetone on plexiglass was meant to be sarcastic. NEVER use a solvent on plexiglass! It removes residue, all right, but then the plastic will craze, get brittle and crack, thus relieving you of all the extra cash cluttering up your bank account.
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Old October 6th 17, 05:00 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default Plastic razor blades for removing tape/glue residue

Every single chemical mentioned here is a solvent.
Water is a solvent.
We must use specific, accurate words here.

My life lesson in aviation in the same vein was to do with aerobatics.
Flick roll, quick roll, snap roll, fast roll ?

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Old October 6th 17, 06:00 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default Plastic razor blades for removing tape/glue residue

LOL.......while possibly sad to have to put in a disclaimer, "one never knows, do one?".
Sorta hard to see intonation or body language in a forum post.......

I can see someone missing your post, then coming on here later and asking, "so, I read a post about acetone on my canopy. Flooded it with acetone, stuff came right off, then it smeared and stuck my rag to it. Can't see through it well and there are thousands of little cracks, what do I do now?".
 




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