dave r
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| posted on 23/3/09 at 08:17 PM |
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removing sika flex
what will eat sika flex, i need to remove some excess, have got the worse of it off with a stanley knife, but anything better?
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ironside
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| posted on 23/3/09 at 08:22 PM |
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Nail varnish remover helps.
It's not miraculous but it makes it easier.
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jacko
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| posted on 23/3/09 at 08:31 PM |
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What of your hands with a stanley knife
cellulose thinners
or if its on paint 571 thinners
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matt_gsxr
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| posted on 23/3/09 at 08:37 PM |
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gunk (the engine cleaning stuff) isn't bad. Use lots of rags and good gloves.
Matt
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AR-CoolC
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| posted on 23/3/09 at 08:38 PM |
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IPA will do it
Imagine what it would be like if there were no hypothetical situations.
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dave r
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| posted on 23/3/09 at 09:05 PM |
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its where i stuck some of my more permanent sva covers... they have fallen off now!
its all on stainless so, nothing that can be hurt within reason
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Toprivetguns
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| posted on 23/3/09 at 09:20 PM |
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MEK
Only drive as fast as your angel can fly... !
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Hellfire
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| posted on 23/3/09 at 11:03 PM |
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Most oil based solvents work. Petrol, diesel, Turps, White Spirit - it takes time but once it starts to break down it comes off pretty easily.
Steve
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twybrow
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| posted on 23/3/09 at 11:28 PM |
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Another vote for MEK, or even better trichloroethylene.
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Richard Quinn
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| posted on 24/3/09 at 07:17 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by twybrow
Another vote for MEK, or even better trichloroethylene.
TCE isn't that easy to get any more!
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Vindi_andy
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| posted on 24/3/09 at 01:21 PM |
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MMMMM trike happy days
Used to use gallons of the stuff where I worked.
There was the story about one guy basically emptying a drum of trike straight into a oil filled generator of a tank that had come straight off test so
was rather hot, too hot to touch with bare hand. The trike vapourised instantly and in took about 2 hours to get the guy down from the ceiling and
about 3 days to get the silly grin off his face.
Although the hangover like headache he had the following day did put a dent in his happy attitude.
Sorry for thread hijack just remembering happier times.
[Edited on 24/3/09 by Vindi_andy]
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DarrenW
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| posted on 25/3/09 at 11:54 AM |
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Try acetone. It used to be used in nail varnish remover but not as common these days. Acetone can be bought in small bottles from most chemists.
Rather handy stuff.
As always - test on hidden area first.
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Fred W B
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| posted on 27/3/09 at 04:27 PM |
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Try acetone.
Also sold in aerosol cans as "Brake Cleaner"
Cheers
Fred W B
You can do it quickly. You can do it cheap. You can do it right. – Pick any two.
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NS Dev
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| posted on 27/3/09 at 10:15 PM |
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brake cleaner in the UK certainly isn't acetone!!
I have a gallon of both in the garage.
Brake cleaner won't touch sikaflex, acetone probably will but evaporates so fast that it will be a long job and you will be very high by the end
of it.
Toluene may soften sikaflex enough to remove it, so cellulose thinners might be worth a try.
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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Fred W B
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| posted on 28/3/09 at 09:46 AM |
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brake cleaner in the UK certainly isn't acetone!!
Sorry - meant to say Carb CLeaner
Cheers
Fred W B
You can do it quickly. You can do it cheap. You can do it right. – Pick any two.
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will642
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| posted on 16/4/09 at 07:06 PM |
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sikaflex removing
we use a lot of sika at work and get a product called sika remover/cleaner its available from the same place you get sikaflex.unless you book it out
of stores at work then they should be able to get it for you.if your really struggling i can probably get some.
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 16/4/09 at 08:45 PM |
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Getting a hair dryer or hot air gun on low to soften it may allow you to remove quite a bit with a plastic or wooden scraper.
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dave r
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| posted on 17/4/09 at 06:03 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by will642
we use a lot of sika at work and get a product called sika remover/cleaner its available from the same place you get sikaflex.unless you book it out
of stores at work then they should be able to get it for you.if your really struggling i can probably get some.
thanks for your offer..... not tried any of the suggestions yet, too many other little jobs!
dave
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