Looking for any recommendations
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Brian
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James
Styrene
Frank
Never use Mineral Spirits of Goof Off type products if you are re decking it. It will leave a residue that will effect the new decking adhesion. Rubbing Alchohol will dry the adhesive up and allow for easy pressure wash removal. MEK if absolutely necessary.
Travis
WD40 works on a lot of adhesives, but I’ve never tried it for that particular application. Worth a shot
Mark
Yep, similar to what Jay said, I use acetone and it works great for me. Struggled until I ran across that trick. I use paper towels, soak and lay flat on the surface, then quickly cover with Saran/plastic wrap to keep it from evaporating too fast to do the work. A putty knife will then take it off a flat surface in one pass. Be sure to round the sharp corners of the putty knife so you don’t gouge the gelcoat.
Ken
Xylene is the only answer
Jay
The best I can find is lay rags on top of the adhesive. Soak with mineral spirits for 10 or 15 min. Before rubbing the adhesive. Repeat several times.
I am a professional gelcoat repair technician. I fight this stuff all of the time
If someone knows better please educate me.
Clayton
3m makes a wheel specifically for removing the adhesive works like an eraser. Amazon has some knockoff versions
Mike
Have you tried softening it with a heat shrink gun first ?