Gaz4562
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| posted on 24/9/14 at 08:08 PM |
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Cleaning gel coat
I've got a get coated nose cone for my indy that was wrapped in yellow. I've peeled the body wrap of but it has left a lot of glue behind.
Any surgestions as the best thing to use to remove it .
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twybrow
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| posted on 24/9/14 at 08:24 PM |
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Acetone will clean it and won't damage the gelocoat. Just avoid pools of solvent!
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Gaz4562
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| posted on 24/9/14 at 09:17 PM |
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Cheers, will give it a try. Best place to get some from ?
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Gaz4562
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| posted on 24/9/14 at 09:58 PM |
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Just realised, nail polish remover.
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twybrow
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| posted on 24/9/14 at 10:58 PM |
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Check the Mrs has the proper stuff, not the substitute!
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40inches
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| posted on 25/9/14 at 07:53 AM |
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Look for a product called "Sticky Stuff Remover" very save to use and effective. Acetone must be removed immediately or it will attack the
gel coat. I know 
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twybrow
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| posted on 25/9/14 at 11:52 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by 40inches
Look for a product called "Sticky Stuff Remover" very save to use and effective. Acetone must be removed immediately or it will attack the
gel coat. I know
dont allow it to pool, and you should be fine using gelcoat on a cured gelcoat surface.... allow it to sit in pools (or equivalenty with a saturated
cloth left on top) and it can soften the gelcoat.
If you want to do it by the book, then get some styrene (the solvent that is in gelocoat/resin).
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 25/9/14 at 02:29 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by 40inches
Look for a product called "Sticky Stuff Remover" very save to use and effective. Acetone must be removed immediately or it will attack the
gel coat. I know
Beat me to it - Sticky Stuff Remover is fine stuff for removing all sorts of non-permanent glue (labels, etc). Nice smell too - vaguely of oranges (I
think it has orange something or other in the ingredients).
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Gaz4562
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| posted on 25/9/14 at 03:26 PM |
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I've just ordered some sticky stuff remover, so will see how that goes.
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Dingz
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| posted on 25/9/14 at 07:08 PM |
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I wouldn't use acetone, you can clean used resin brushes in it!
[Edited on 25/9/14 by Dingz]
Phoned the local ramblers club today, but the bloke who answered just
went on and on.
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