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I think it is made of ABS plastic. Most solvents that will dissolve  the glue will melt the plastic.

i would try denatured alcohol (ethanol) or TCE (red brake parts cleaner)

Can you tell what kind of glue it is? Most older contact cements used TCE as their solvent.

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I’m getting new carpets for my plane and I need to remove some glue.  The carpets on the nose wheel bay are glued down.  What can I use that’s safe to remove the old glue?


Mixed results with this one.

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at one point the carpet was glued down in my plane, what worked best for me was to dampen a shop towel (cloth) with acetone and lay it over an area and let it soak in for a while then used a plastic scrapper, the two other items needed is patience and elbow grease. the last carpet was put in with snaps, so the new carpet went back in with snaps, very easy to remove if needed

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4 hours ago, Yetti said:

I believe Mooney used contact cement.   Acetone should work on it.  You can always just leave it.   Additional application of Contact Cement to old contact cement will reactivate it.

It looks like that’s been done a couple times.  I picked up some acetone and some MEK.  Going to give them both a try tomorrow.

On another note, is there a recommended glue to put it back on?

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my floor carpets are stuck down with both the black 2" wide velcro and some 3/4 wide white velcro and they have not moved in several years.   Since the factory used contact cement, I did all my leather panels side panels with contact cement.  Some parts on the seat were put together with 77 Spray adhesive from the black can

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7 hours ago, ragedracer1977 said:

It looks like that’s been done a couple times.  I picked up some acetone and some MEK.  Going to give them both a try tomorrow.

On another note, is there a recommended glue to put it back on?

You’ll need ventilation, a respirator and gloves with those two chemicals.

Clarence

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Over the weekend while working on the interior I took the carpet out.  The metal underneath has a thick layer of old glue, maybe more than one coat.  I used the Goo Gone gel in the spray bottle available in the aviation isle at Lowes on a section just as a test.  It worked but was a little slow.  Spray it on and let it sit for about 1/2 hour and much of it wiped off with a rag and plastic scraper.  It has a pleasing but powerful citrus odor and no respirator required.

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Last year @Sven detailed how he stripped his wing walk with something called "Citristrip". He brushed it on, covered with Saran Wrap overnight and then used a plastic scraper to take it off. I wonder if it would work the same on the glue?

Given the choice between a smell of MEK, methylene chloride or oranges, I'll go with citrus every time.

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Last year [mention=7211]Sven[/mention] detailed how he stripped his wing walk with something called "Citristrip". He brushed it on, covered with Saran Wrap overnight and then used a plastic scraper to take it off. I wonder if it would work the same on the glue?
Given the choice between a smell of MEK, methylene chloride or oranges, I'll go with citrus every time.


As a chemist, MEK (Butanone) and methylene chloride (dichloromethane) are nasty chemicals. Anything organic should be the first choice.


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8 hours ago, N201MKTurbo said:

And if using methylene chloride paint stripper.. 

I'm not sure if HD or Lowes sell anything that powerful, at least not here.

Clarence

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3 hours ago, M20Doc said:

I'm not sure if HD or Lowes sell anything that powerful, at least not here.

Clarence

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Klean-Strip-1-gal-KS-3-Premium-Stripper-GKS3/100144685

http://www.kleanstrip.com/uploads/documents/ESR72_SDS-4100B.1.pdf

This is what HD sells in Canada: 

https://marketing.msdsonline.com/library/PMO/PMO366.pdf

FWIW the methylene chloride based strippers get five star reviews, the non-toxic strippers get two stars. 

If it doesn't have a skull and crossbones it doesn't work!

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27 minutes ago, N201MKTurbo said:

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Klean-Strip-1-gal-KS-3-Premium-Stripper-GKS3/100144685

http://www.kleanstrip.com/uploads/documents/ESR72_SDS-4100B.1.pdf

This is what HD sells in Canada: 

https://marketing.msdsonline.com/library/PMO/PMO366.pdf

FWIW the methylene chloride based strippers get five star reviews, the non-toxic strippers get two stars. 

If it doesn't have a skull and crossbones it doesn't work!

I’ll have to look for that one,  thanks!

 

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