Old Glue Removal - Tip

Biggles · 26 November 2005, 18:35

Right now I'm battering through taking the old rubbing strake off my Searider.

I wondered what to take the old glue off on the tubes and by chance came across a brilliant piece of kit that costs about £6.

Its a drill attachment that I bought from B & Q, its marketed as a paint remover for glassfibre etc and looks like a round scotch pad.

Its excellent it doesn't damage the tubes other than take the knobbly bits off the surface of the tube and makes them look like new.

I though this might be handy for someone looking to remove glue in the future. As I have wasted countless hours and days in the past taking off old glue with allsorts of bits and pieces.

I have attached a couple of pics to show you what I mean.

The first picture is of the old glue after the rubbing strake has just been removed using a heat gun.

The second picture shows my first quick attempt at removing the glue before I concentrated on it.

If you look closely on top of the tube you can see the drill attachment.

Biggles · 27 November 2005, 00:58

Heres a better picture of the removed glue.

jwalker · 27 November 2005, 01:21

That's an interesting setup, Biggles. Towing the caravan with the boat.

Biggles · 27 November 2005, 01:27

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Originally Posted by jwalker

That's an interesting setup, Biggles. Towing the caravan with the boat.

You want to see that setup at sea......

Hightower · 27 November 2005, 09:07

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Originally Posted by jwalker

That's an interesting setup, Biggles. Towing the caravan with the boat.

That's interesting, comming from someone that put a tractor on his RIB

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Nice work Nick, what kind of strake are you replacing it with.

Ezgoing · 28 November 2005, 21:40

Nick

HAve you tried the bostik thiners?

Heat tube slightly with heatgun for best results.

rgds

Peter

Biggles · 09 December 2005, 15:56

heres a photo of the Drill attachment.

Hope it helps someone.

Fishery Pokery · 06 April 2010, 19:13

Went and got one of these at the weekend, and wanted to say thanks for the recommendation, absolute godsend!
Found it by mistake in the paint section after scouring the tool section for it.
Cheers,
Geoff

m chappelow · 06 April 2010, 20:50

just watch that you dont get carried away with it and it starts to get too hot,

avius · 31 May 2010, 05:57

Just what I need! Thanks for posting this tip, I just spent 3 hours getting high off MEK trying to remove glue from an old shoddy patch job that I decided to repair. Thanks biggles, gonna get one of those first thing in the morning... Hope it works as well for me as it did for you.

AV

Into The Blue · 31 May 2010, 15:56

Went and got the attachment, glue all gone in 20 minutes.
Just be careful, keep the pad moving across the glue, RPM low, <3000, and low pressure. Patience with this thing does get rewarded.

After removing the glue, I sloshed a liberal amount of Acetone over the de-glued area and wiped it dry to even out the colour variations.

I did apply a bit too much pressure in one area and it quickly wore through the coloured surface to the cloth below - didn't matter as it was a wear patch and can be replaced.

jas1500 · 27 June 2010, 18:57

I really want to try this on my zodiac but i have a lot of old glue to remove and am worried i'll damage the hypalon! the attachment you've used there looks pretty agressive :-(

Nos4r2 · 28 June 2010, 00:10

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Originally Posted by jas1500

I really want to try this on my zodiac but i have a lot of old glue to remove and am worried i'll damage the hypalon! the attachment you've used there looks pretty agressive :-(

It'll be fine. Just be gentle to start with 'til you get the feel for it.

biffer · 28 June 2010, 08:46

we've been using them for years but have gone back to thinners
you don't get the high with the pads!!!!

jyasaki · 29 June 2010, 16:37

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Originally Posted by jas1500

I really want to try this on my zodiac but i have a lot of old glue to remove and am worried i'll damage the hypalon! the attachment you've used there looks pretty agressive :-(

Should be able to find different grits (probably the wrong term, as it's the sponge weave that determines the grit, rather than the grit) for the wheel. Get the finest one you can find.

jky