derSturm
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Killing them softly: melting glue and removing staples
I'm trying the remove the cracked front panel from a cab. I want to keep it intact because I want to use it as the template for the replacement piece I'll be cutting: get the extact length and width as well as the placement for the coin door cutout. I can think of no better, more precise, shortcut than tracing directly from the original.
It's held to the cab by glue and tack staples. I'm trying to use my "industrial strength hair dryer" that came with my shrink wrap setup to melt the glue. It's not going as quickly as I'd hoped. I'm thinking of maybe continuing along this path and utilizing a putty knife/scraping spade to separate and pry. I'm also thinking that an ice pick and some needle-nose pliers are the most obvious way toward getting the tack staples out.
Anyone up and at 'em today and know of better ways to go about this? I'm gonna go mow a few thousand feet of fence line and check back here in a couple of hours...
Thanks
I'm trying the remove the cracked front panel from a cab. I want to keep it intact because I want to use it as the template for the replacement piece I'll be cutting: get the extact length and width as well as the placement for the coin door cutout. I can think of no better, more precise, shortcut than tracing directly from the original.
It's held to the cab by glue and tack staples. I'm trying to use my "industrial strength hair dryer" that came with my shrink wrap setup to melt the glue. It's not going as quickly as I'd hoped. I'm thinking of maybe continuing along this path and utilizing a putty knife/scraping spade to separate and pry. I'm also thinking that an ice pick and some needle-nose pliers are the most obvious way toward getting the tack staples out.
Anyone up and at 'em today and know of better ways to go about this? I'm gonna go mow a few thousand feet of fence line and check back here in a couple of hours...
Thanks



