Acetone may work better on the uncured stuff, but much more volatile and nasty. Mind you I used to slosh it around merrily as a glassware drying agent back in chem lab days. Methylene chloride to dissolve the cured Sikaflex? I wonder. Its not a great answer for David as it may do some damage to the paint on the van and is very volatile. Alistair
On 13-Sep-04, at 11:03 PM, Gnarlodious wrote: > Entity Alistair Bell spoke thus: > >> polyurethane is the beast > >> When uncured, get it off your fingers with 95% ethanol, > Actually acetone is much better. > >> On 13-Sep-04, at 9:15 PM, David Marshall wrote: > >>> The compound is rubbery >>> (tire rubber soft) grey/white and it can be cut with a sharp knife. > Methylene Chloride. > > Easiest way to get it is go to a Plexiglass distributor, it comes in > metal > cans and is used as a plexiglass solvent/glue. Just tell them you're > gluing > polycarbonate, it's a controlled substance but you can still get it if > you > don't say the wrong things. > > -- Gnarlie > |
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