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Default Removing paper backing from old Plexiglas

On 11/15/2012 9:05 AM, Doug Miller wrote:
"Robert Green" wrote in news:k8332m$uuk$1@dont-
email.me:

Yesterday I was about to toss all the Plexi scraps I have because the paper
backing is stuck on so tight it can't be peeled off. I decided to try
laquer thinner, assuming it was going to melt the plexiglass since they were
headed for the trash anyway.

I moistened a paper towel with it, place it on the paper backing and a few
minutes later it had softened the backing enough so that I could peel it
free (with a bit of work - the scraps are probably 25 years old).


Have you tried a heat gun?


wouldn't it be tricky to not melt the plexi too?

i know acetone will fog plexi, and ammonia products can lead to
microfractures.