On 16/04/2012 16:21, Ian Jackson wrote:
In message , writes
Martin Brown wrote:
On 15/04/2012 16:37, Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Sun, 15 Apr 2012 15:40:21 +0100, wrote:

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?

Angle Grinder.

Seriously I don't think there is anything that will shift it and
leave a presentable surface afterwards. Probably easier to replace
the partition with a new one or reface it.

ISTR xylene or Hammerite thinner (for the old Hammerite) will soften it
(eg Evostick) enough to lift it off with a sharp wood chisel and a
steady hand. There is a real risk of collateral damage and/or being
overcome by fumes in a confined space.

I have some xylene thinners on the boat - I'll try (remembering to
keep the doors open when I do it).

I'll also try heat as someone else recommended as I have a heat gun
too.

If you do, don't rush it (so you don't just soften the surface of the
glue). Try to warm it evenly the all the way through to the wood, so
it's like soft-ish toffee (not totally melted). With a wallpaper
scraper, you may then be able to ease most of it off without using any
solvent, and save the solvent just to (more-or-less) erase the mark it
leaves behind.

The other thing that might work is to use Sellotape or a reasonably
strong parcel tape to stick onto the softened adhesive. Then when you
pull it off with a bit of luck you bring the gunge off with the tape.

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Regards,
Martin Brown