Best stuff to clean off the old cpo

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Whats best to use when changing out cpo's? I'm changing out 2 and I pulled one off and I cant get the old glue off. I tried acetone and that doesnt work. So I was hoping you guys had something better. Thanks
 
piggy back

I wanna piggy back this one,. and lets say a METAL CPO, whats safe to clean the paint side? Without damage to the paint etc?
Example soda (non diet and spilled and left on there) dirt funk, but all visable paint looks good.
Whats best to use when changing out cpo's? I'm changing out 2 and I pulled one off and I cant get the old glue off. I tried acetone and that doesnt work. So I was hoping you guys had something better. Thanks
 
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Adhesive removal

I have heard of this and so I tried it a couple of times this week and it really shortened the removal time.

I strip off the old CPO with a heat gun and a razor scraper. Then I put the bare panel with the adhesive still on it in a bar b que grill for about 2 hours at 400 deg. When it comes out. There is just a brown hase that use to be the adhesive. I scrape it off with a razor scraper and sant the cp with 220 and it is clean bare metal and I have only about 20 minutes of actual work in it. After that, I paint it and apply The new cpo. Easiest way I have found yet. I have seen people take them out of a much hotter grill and there is only ash left and the control pannel has a blue tint to it. I am afraid to make it that hot because of the warping factor. I might try it in the future with a "test" panel that I will never use.
 
If the CP's are metal let it sit in boiling water. The glue will completely let go. Works great for glass as well.
 
For metal cp's I preheat my oven as high as it goes. Once heated I place the stripped cp in the oven. Stripped of parts and wiring I mean. Leave it there about a minute. Maybe a minute and ten or fifteen seconds. Then remove with an oven mitt as the cp will be hot. Use a scraper to get a corner up and then peel. Sections may tear and you may need to use the scraper again to pull up another corner. Most of the cpo and adhesive come off pretty easy this way. After the cp cools you will probably have to use a rag and some goo gone to remove the remaining residue. So far this is the quickest and cleanest way to strip a cp. I've even had a few come off so clean that the only prep I needed before applying the new cpo was to wipe the cp with alcohol.
 
old CPO removal

Last night I was trying to strip two layers of CPO material off of a conversion on a metal powercoated CP.

I just took a propane torch and heated up the underside so that it just heated up the adhesive between the CPO and the metal. The layers lifted off pretty easy actually. As long as I didn't BBQ the edges of the vinyl-ish material it wasn't too smelly. It seemed to work good for me. I have heard of people cooking it on a BBQ (heating it up) but it's been raining outside.
 
Hmmmm.... Boiling water?? I never thought of that one. Sounds like fun. Also sounds like I better get a bigger pot!!!!!
 
If you don't mind repainting, the old wire wheel in a drill works wonders. And when you are done, the surface is prepped for priming. I've only had to do this to one metal CP and it was rusting so it needed resurfacing anyway.

ken
 
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http://search.harborfreight.com/cpisearch/web/search.do?keyword=decal+remover&Submit=Go

That bad boy in conjunction with a heat gun takes a CPO right off... for the remaining adhesive left on the CPO, I use Soy-Gel... works like a freakin' charm... and it doesn't stink up the place.

http://www.franmar.com/product_info.php?cPath=21&products_id=114

I bought a $20.00 bottle and still have 3/4 left after using it to remove at least 3 or 4 CPO's... well worth the dough.
 
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