Does anyone have a hack for easy and efficient removal of old threebond gasket material ? I have been using plastic pry tools that are used for panel removal inside a car, along with a cloth and brake cleaner, but it takes a while. Anything quicker and better ?
You can buy plastic razor blades which I find very effective without risking any damage to the mating surfaces, I use the Sealey ones - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/28599749...jmiJK95e+KDQyux/icTQMhAQ==|tkp:Bk9SR-jjg_bzZg
The mating surfaces on my bike are not smooth, but rather grooved in a cross-hatch-like pattern. Have you used the metal blades on similar surfaces, without damage ?
Other flavours are available but I’ve used this to good effect. Just be very very careful near any painted surfaces.
Threebond is so soft that I've used a green Scotchbrite (or similar Nylon) pad to remove it. The downside is having to deal with the powdery debris, but it can't damage the surface.
I would of thought any imperfections in the mating surfaces would be filled by the three threebond anyway.
I just, carefully use a (sharpened) paint scraper to get most of it off and then either Scotchbrite or even my fingernails for the last little areas. Not noticed any scratching but if it did then threebond would fill it in anyway.
That is good value in a commercial or industrial environment where every minute costs £££ so if a full tin saves half a dozen hours of a technicians time over it’s use, it’s a bargain. At home, if you feel your time is for free, not so much. I have used this with some success in the past. But as with WCP’s Wurth, it is essentially Methylene Chloride (think old world Nitromors paint striper when it actually used to strip paint) so be careful with it.
As long as you take your time and get the right angle to smoothly slide along the surface ,the job will be clean ,tidy and no damage ,
Yes, but the issue in this instance is the mating surfaces have a cross hatching on them. Not uncommon and presumably there to give the sealant greater surface area to form a seal over.
You would use the blade to remove the main of the sealant ,and then clean the casings of the residual using a scotchbrite pad etc ,to leave everything perfectly clear of sealant ready to apply new
