Michel Charlebois <michelcharlebois_at_videotron.ca> asked: >>Anybody knows how to remove this glue without damaging the hypalon hull. >> Hypalon is inert to hydrocarbon-based solvents, at least for the brief exposure you need. Others have suggested lighter fluid and WD-40, and a couple proprietary mixtures. When I need to remove a particularly intractable adhesive residue from a nonporous surface, I use 3M's General Purpose Adhesive Cleaner, P/N 051135-08984, which I got from the local NAPA store. I've used it on hypalon a couple times, and no damage has shown up, some 3-4 years later. I gather this stuff is in common use for cleaning off old windshield adhesive prior to replacing with new. It is nasty to breathe, so use it outdoors and burn the rags or allow them to vent for a couple days before committing them to the garbage barrel. A quart will last a lifetime. This stuff is composed of naphtha (ala lighter fluid), xylene, and ethylbenzene. It should not be allowed to stand on vinyl, but is OK on hypalon. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon May 31 2004 - 20:02:17 PDT
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