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Re: [Shop-talk] removing 3m Super Windshield and Gasket Adhesive

To: john niolon <jniolon@att.net>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] removing 3m Super Windshield and Gasket Adhesive
From: Doug Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Sep 2024 22:55:49 -0400
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Xylene is good at dissolving contact cement and other types of
pressure-sensitive adhesive, especially the stuff on masking tape, duct
tape, etc.

But modern windshield adhesive may be polyurethane, and I have never heard
of anything that would dissolve that.

Doug

On Sun, Sep 8, 2024 at 10:13=E2=80=AFPM john niolon <jniolon@att.net> wrote=
:

> I have some truck windows set in a power window unit with the 3m
> windshield adhesive...I have to move the windows to a new unit and need t=
o
> get them out of the c channel they are glued into...
> What will desolve this adhesive...don't want to break the glass... tried
> goo-gone...no help... gonna try acetone next..
>
> any suggestions...
> thanks
> john
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Xylene is good at dissolving contact cement and other=
 types of pressure-sensitive adhesive, especially the stuff on masking tape=
, duct tape, etc.<br></div><div><br></div><div>But modern windshield adhesi=
ve may be polyurethane, and I ha<font color=3D"#333333">ve </font>never hea=
rd of anything that would dissolve that.</div><div><br></div><div>Doug<br><=
/div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_a=
ttr">On Sun, Sep 8, 2024 at 10:13=E2=80=AFPM john niolon &lt;<a href=3D"mai=
lto:jniolon@att.net">jniolon@att.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote cl=
ass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid=
 rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">

<div>
<div><span style=3D"font-size:15px;font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;H=
elvetica Neue&quot;,Helvetica,Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,&quot;Fira San=
s&quot;,&quot;Droid Sans&quot;,sans-serif;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0=
px;text-transform:none;float:none;font-weight:400;color:rgb(20,20,20);font-=
style:normal;display:inline;letter-spacing:normal;background-color:rgb(254,=
254,254);text-indent:0px;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:no=
rmal;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">I have so=
me truck windows set in a power window unit with the 3m windshield adhesive=
...I have to move the windows to a new unit and need to get them out of the=
 c channel they are glued into... </span></div>
<div><span style=3D"font-size:15px;font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;H=
elvetica Neue&quot;,Helvetica,Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,&quot;Fira San=
s&quot;,&quot;Droid Sans&quot;,sans-serif;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0=
px;text-transform:none;float:none;font-weight:400;color:rgb(20,20,20);font-=
style:normal;display:inline;letter-spacing:normal;background-color:rgb(254,=
254,254);text-indent:0px;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:no=
rmal;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">What will=
 desolve this adhesive...don&#39;t want to break the glass... tried goo-gon=
e...no help... gonna try acetone next..</span><br style=3D"box-sizing:borde=
r-box;font-size:15px;font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&=
quot;,Helvetica,Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,&quot;=
Droid Sans&quot;,sans-serif;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;margin-top:=
0px;text-transform:none;font-weight:400;color:rgb(20,20,20);font-style:norm=
al;letter-spacing:normal;background-color:rgb(254,254,254);text-indent:0px;=
font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration-styl=
e:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box=
;font-size:15px;font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;=
,Helvetica,Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,&quot;Droid=
 Sans&quot;,sans-serif;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-transform:n=
one;font-weight:400;color:rgb(20,20,20);font-style:normal;letter-spacing:no=
rmal;background-color:rgb(254,254,254);text-indent:0px;font-variant-ligatur=
es:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decor=
ation-color:initial"><span style=3D"font-size:15px;font-family:&quot;Segoe =
UI&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Helvetica,Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarel=
l,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,&quot;Droid Sans&quot;,sans-serif;white-space:norma=
l;word-spacing:0px;text-transform:none;float:none;font-weight:400;color:rgb=
(20,20,20);font-style:normal;display:inline;letter-spacing:normal;backgroun=
d-color:rgb(254,254,254);text-indent:0px;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font=
-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:in=
itial">any suggestions...</span><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;font-siz=
e:15px;font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Helvetic=
a,Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,&quot;Droid Sans&quo=
t;,sans-serif;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-transform:none;font-=
weight:400;color:rgb(20,20,20);font-style:normal;letter-spacing:normal;back=
ground-color:rgb(254,254,254);text-indent:0px;font-variant-ligatures:normal=
;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-col=
or:initial"><span style=3D"font-size:15px;font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,=
&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Helvetica,Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,&quot;F=
ira Sans&quot;,&quot;Droid Sans&quot;,sans-serif;white-space:normal;word-sp=
acing:0px;text-transform:none;float:none;font-weight:400;color:rgb(20,20,20=
);font-style:normal;display:inline;letter-spacing:normal;background-color:r=
gb(254,254,254);text-indent:0px;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-=
caps:normal;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">th=
anks</span><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;font-size:15px;font-family:&q=
uot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Helvetica,Roboto,Oxygen,Ubunt=
u,Cantarell,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,&quot;Droid Sans&quot;,sans-serif;white-s=
pace:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-transform:none;font-weight:400;color:rgb(=
20,20,20);font-style:normal;letter-spacing:normal;background-color:rgb(254,=
254,254);text-indent:0px;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:no=
rmal;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span sty=
le=3D"font-size:15px;font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&=
quot;,Helvetica,Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,&quot;=
Droid Sans&quot;,sans-serif;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-transf=
orm:none;float:none;font-weight:400;color:rgb(20,20,20);font-style:normal;d=
isplay:inline;letter-spacing:normal;background-color:rgb(254,254,254);text-=
indent:0px;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-deco=
ration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">john</span></div></div>=
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