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pickle311
Wed, 14th Sep 2005, 01:37 PM
what should I use to clean the outside of acrylic? I have a bunch of microfiber rags to wipe it, but what do I need to get the glue off that won't damage the acrylic?
Thanks

gjuarez
Wed, 14th Sep 2005, 10:47 PM
sorry, edit

matt
Sat, 17th Sep 2005, 08:06 PM
Depends on the kind of glue. Are you talking about solvent for welding acrylic like weld-on #3? If so, you can't clean it off, only sand it down. If you want to do that, let me know, I'll post how to do it.

pickle311
Sat, 17th Sep 2005, 08:22 PM
no, just the glue that is left behing from the protective paper and just wondering about general cleaning.
Thanks

matt
Sun, 18th Sep 2005, 11:16 AM
Oh, something weird happened if the paper left glue residue; I'm guessing this is imported acrylic. Try general glue remover, I forget what that stuff is called. I've used it to take off the residue from price tags on PVC parts. It comes in a small can with a flip-up top that you can drip it out of.