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Removing paper backing from old Plexiglas
On 11/15/2012 4:54 PM, Doug Miller wrote:
gregz wrote in news:1485578554374695403.015126zekor-
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chaniarts wrote:
On 11/15/2012 9:05 AM, Doug Miller wrote:
"Robert Green" wrote in news:k8332m$uuk$1@dont-
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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.
Perhaps the lacquer thing was a matter of timing.
Don't use alcohol.
Why not? Alcohol won't harm plexiglass.
sorry, i meant ammonia.
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