- 1. [Shop-talk] removing mylar coating from door (score: 1)
- Author: "John Niolon" <jniolon@bham.rr.com>
- Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:28:56 -0500
- I've come across a problem I need ya'lls expertise on. Neighbor has a storm door on his house. when it was installed years ago it came with what I assume was a vinyl or mylar or something protective
- /html/shop-talk/2010-06/msg00163.html (7,777 bytes)
- 2. Re: [Shop-talk] removing mylar coating from door (score: 1)
- Author: Pat Horne <pat@hornesystemstx.com>
- Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:46:53 -0500
- Try a heat gun, or the solvent that is used to remove bathtub decals. The standard "test in a non-conspicuous place" warning applies. Most of that kind of protective film is held on by static charge,
- /html/shop-talk/2010-06/msg00164.html (9,397 bytes)
- 3. Re: [Shop-talk] removing mylar coating from door (score: 1)
- Author: <bjshov8@tx.rr.com>
- Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:02:24 -0400
- As long as you are grasping at straws... The door regulator in my wife's car failed a few years ago and I use duct tape to hold the window up for a few days. The adhesive stuck to the glass and I cou
- /html/shop-talk/2010-06/msg00165.html (8,536 bytes)
- 4. Re: [Shop-talk] removing mylar coating from door (score: 1)
- Author: Douglas Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
- Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 22:09:36 -0400
- So, when visiting somebody's house, have you ever seen something like a TV remote or small appliance that had that same peel-off stuff let on, and had an irresistible urge to peel it off, since you K
- /html/shop-talk/2010-06/msg00166.html (7,678 bytes)
- 5. Re: [Shop-talk] removing mylar coating from door (score: 1)
- Author: Ron Horwitz <ronglue@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 06:40:16 -0700 (PDT)
- Not exactly true. For modern electronics, yes. In the past for electronics, and still current for industrial and transportation applications, there is a cross-linked adhesive, typically acrylic, used
- /html/shop-talk/2010-06/msg00169.html (8,461 bytes)
- 6. Re: [Shop-talk] removing mylar coating from door (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Jones <t.w.jones1@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:34:42 -0400
- 3M Gemeral Purpose Adhesive Cleaner PN 08984 available at NAPA. Let it soak in and peel gently. Does not harm painted finishes. http://www.napaonline.com/Search/Detail.aspx?R=MMM08984_0006436602# ___
- /html/shop-talk/2010-06/msg00170.html (9,490 bytes)
- 7. Re: [Shop-talk] removing mylar coating from door (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:03:07 -0700
- That probably explains some smoke-color Plexiglas that I was given years ago. It had brown paper glued to it to protect the surface; which is now impossible to remove. The adhesive is literally stro
- /html/shop-talk/2010-06/msg00174.html (7,950 bytes)
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