Strongest chemical to dissolve vinyl adhesive?
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Long story short I'm stripping off DC fix from the kitchen worktop. I'm convinced the previous owner sprayed adhesive down and then stuck the DC fix on because the counter is absolutely covered in sticky, yellowy adhesive residue. On all the videos I've seen the DC fix just pulls off leaving nothing behind. Whereas I have to heat the fix up with a hairdryer and peel it off and even then it comes off in small chunks, leaving behind a thick layer of residue.
Anyway so far I've tried:
Goo Gone. Helps loosen up the glue a bit but still requires sliding away at it with a stanley blade.
Surfex HD at 40% - did nothing
WD40 - did nothing
Upol panel wipe - about as good as Goo Gone
Furniture polish - nothing
Fairy liquid - nothing
Finally I tried MSV Multisolve which works the best but again, the adhesive still needs several passes with a blade or tile scraper to come off completely.
My next plan is acetone. Would that be safe on your typical laminate kitchen top? Not sure what else to try other than petrol lol
Anyway so far I've tried:
Goo Gone. Helps loosen up the glue a bit but still requires sliding away at it with a stanley blade.
Surfex HD at 40% - did nothing
WD40 - did nothing
Upol panel wipe - about as good as Goo Gone
Furniture polish - nothing
Fairy liquid - nothing
Finally I tried MSV Multisolve which works the best but again, the adhesive still needs several passes with a blade or tile scraper to come off completely.
My next plan is acetone. Would that be safe on your typical laminate kitchen top? Not sure what else to try other than petrol lol
Maybe no help to you but.......
Bought some B&Q glass shelves.
Sticky labels on them, I tried everything I had, water, white spirit, paraffin, methylated spirits, acetone. I had to cut them off with a razor blade and pick off the remaining adhesive using duct tape.
It took twice the time to remove the labels as it took to drill and fix the shelves to the wall.
Bought some B&Q glass shelves.
Sticky labels on them, I tried everything I had, water, white spirit, paraffin, methylated spirits, acetone. I had to cut them off with a razor blade and pick off the remaining adhesive using duct tape.
It took twice the time to remove the labels as it took to drill and fix the shelves to the wall.
Acuity31 said:
My next plan is acetone. Would that be safe on your typical laminate kitchen top? Not sure what else to try other than petrol lol
Might work, probably won't hurt the laminate. Best test it. If you haven't got some buy a can of foam gun cleaner as that's just acetone.Have you tried IPA yet? The alcohol not the beer.
Xylene can be fun, I got a can from Lidl on the off-chance I needed something potent.
JoshSm said:
Might work, probably won't hurt the laminate. Best test it. If you haven't got some buy a can of foam gun cleaner as that's just acetone.
Have you tried IPA yet? The alcohol not the beer.
Xylene can be fun, I got a can from Lidl on the off-chance I needed something potent.
ChatGPT said IPA is the safest yet most effective thing on laminate so i'll try that next. It says acetone will dull the laminate but i may give it a try in an area which will be hidden by a microwave anyway. I know she must have used spray adhesive because on the smaller wood panels it peeled clean off, guess she figured she didn't need more stick on those areasHave you tried IPA yet? The alcohol not the beer.
Xylene can be fun, I got a can from Lidl on the off-chance I needed something potent.
Diluted IPA recommended here...
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
(I use IPA for cleaning almost everything)
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
(I use IPA for cleaning almost everything)
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