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    Default Removing cured weldwood plastic glue?

    Tried acetone and various thinners... no go. Is there a way apart from dynamite and chisels? Thanks for any help

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    Default Re: Removing cured weldwood plastic glue?

    From clothing?
    Scissors.
    From a not-to-be-glued wood surface,a scraper then a sander.
    R
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    Default Re: Removing cured weldwood plastic glue?

    sander, grinder, dynamite and chisel

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    Default Re: Removing cured weldwood plastic glue?

    There is no common solvent that I'm aware of that'll dent it once cured. You're back to mechanical means.
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    Default Re: Removing cured weldwood plastic glue?

    I recall it is pretty brittle so if you sand/grind it thin and then have good chisel technique and grain runout awareness it will chip up pretty well. Been using epoxy for so long i'm about to forget what came before.

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    Default Re: Removing cured weldwood plastic glue?

    A good sharp paint scraper will take it off. You have to "surprize it" Keep a new file for the scraper right handy
    I have done hundreds of feet of lapstrake planking this way.

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    Default Re: Removing cured weldwood plastic glue?

    Thanks for the replies. It is stuck to 2 part interlux perfection paint. I'm worried that the paint will come up as well if using mechanical means..... what about heat?

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    Default Re: Removing cured weldwood plastic glue?

    The paint will come up...and it will come up easier with heat.
    That Weldwood glue does not hold up well without clamping pressure, if it is just drips and you can wait a year or two it will just fall off.

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