Solvent to eat glue but not ruin wood
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Solvent to eat glue but not ruin wood



The best thing touse to dissolve contact cement is contact cement solvent,
available at most stores that sell contact cement.
Leo H. '83 EFi (also old woodworker )
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Whitney" <david.whitney@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 8:04 PM
Subject: IML: Solvent to eat glue but not ruin wood


>
> Hi, folks --
>
> Thanks for all the good ideas regarding the wood trim on my '66 project
> car.  Getting the panels out is half the fun.  Then I'll have to clean the
> existing contact cement off them and off the surface where I want to
> reinstall them after the wood has been refinished.  Please keep in mind I
> have to do this anyway for one dashboard panel that has fallen out of its
> own accord, so I'm considering doing the same for all the panels.
>
> Since the glue holding the metal panels to the dash, wheel, etc. is
contact
> cement, shouldn't I be able to use mineral spirits and/or xylene to
> dissolve it without hurting the wood?  I am curious if some woodworker on
> the list can comment regarding this.
>
> Also, should it be safe for the wood, how about the surrounding trim made
> of chrome and other materials?  Are mineral spirits and/or xylene safe to
> use around them?  I don't have a parts car dash to experiment with or use
> as a source for replacements if I screw up what I've got.
>
> Thanks,
>
> David
>
> '91 K-Imperial driver
> '66 Crown Coupe project
> '66 Newport 383 dual exhaust .030 over Eddys/Hurst/Cragars daughter's
first
> Mopar
>
>
>
>
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