Re: [Paddlewise] Foam bulkhead sealant removal

From: Jan Mason <td376_at_mail.anonymizer.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2002 19:11:16 -0400
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Thanks Dave.  The dremel tool did the trick.  I ran it at 35,000rpm and
used a #426 dremel reinforced cut-off wheel.  Also used rubber gloves
and a face mask.  The 3M 5200 was heating up and melting on my hands.
Not fun to get off.  The non-reinforced cut-off wheels did not work very
well.  They kept breaking.  I'm 25% done with one bulkhead now and still
on the first reinforced cut-off wheel.  The puddy knife, chisel, and
utility knife are the other implements of destruction that I tried.

Dave Gorjup wrote:
| Might want to try a dremel tool with a grinding attachment. Not cheap
| but very effective for that kind of work. Be sure to wear a mask.
| The old machinist,
| Dave G.
|
| At 21:14 8/8/02, Jan Mason wrote:
|> I guessed that the sealant might be 3M 5200.  I did some searches on the
|> internet as how to remove the 5200 sealant.  What I found was cut,
|> scrape, and use thin piano wire as a saw.  I guess guitar strings might
|> work too.  I have used a chisel and a utility knife so far.  The utility
|> knife works better than the chisel but leaves a bit to be desired.  Next
|> step is to get a pack of guitar strings and rig up a little saw out of
|> it.  When I get most of it out of there, to finish cleaning it up would
|> a 5" orbital sander do the job?  What grit sand paper should I use?
- -snip-

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Jan Mason
813-546-0644
td376_at_mail.anonymizer.com

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