Mr Benn wrote
wrote

We have a plywood partition in our boat that has had some sort of
vinyl covering stuck to part of it and has laminate on another part.
We'd like to remove all of this and clean up the surface of the
plywood so that it's presentable.

What's the best/easiest way to remove the residue of what looks like
pretty standard contact adhesive that's left after pulling off the
vinyl and the laminate? It's an area of maybe a square metre or so.

Acetone is pretty good at dissolving glue.

But will likely be just as good at dissolving the glue in the plywood too.