How do you remove the 3M feathering compound from your disc sander?

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LARRYZ10

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I have been using 3M super 77 multipurpose spray adhesive to attach sandpaper to my 9 inch disc sander. I just got a Rod Nielsen magnetic disc system with extra discs so I can change grits quickly. When I was reading about the Nielsen disc system I noticed that many knife makers use 3M Feathering compound so I bought a big tube and away I went. It worked fine until I had to take the adhensive ff. I was using the 3 M spray adhesive I discovered that acetone melts the residue off easily witha cloth or a scotchbrite kitchen pad wetted with acetone. This leaves a disc shiny and clean. the acetone barely affected the feathering compound. I ended up using 4x steel wool wetted with acetone to clean the disc and finished with a sanding block with 320 grit paper on it. What do you guys use? I was going to try carb cleaner or "goof off" next but I went back to the spra adhesive. Am I missing something again...like maybe a clue??? thanks for any solutions that work. Larry
 
I use a product called Goo Gone. Works very well, apply with paper towel run grinder slow and finish cleaning off with 409.
 
A few years ago, the B'laster product line had a solution called "SLR" - Sticker and Label Remover.
The most amazing product for this purpose I have ever seen.
For some reason the EPA didn't like it. Long story short - it was just a bunch of red tape and fine print.
It was discontinued.
But !! It is still available - but with a new name!!!
It's called - "CBD" - Citrus Based Degreaser.
(It's my secret weapon.)
I get mine at Fastenal.
It only takes a little bit and rinses clean with water.
You will thank me. :D

 
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I have pulled up a ton of laminate floors over the years, and laminate adhesives seems to resist all of the off the shelf solvents except one, lacquer thinner, maybe give that a try
 
laquer thinner works very well. also the feathering disk adhesive only needs to be applied when the paper won't stick any longer.
 
Just get what I posted above and you won't regret it. I promise.
It will also take care of tape residue and anything else sticky in your shop.
One can last for years.
Nothing volatile or odorous.
Rinses with water.
You can't go wrong.
 
I would like to add a vote for Goo Gone and I am going to try this new product Karl has recommend.
Acetone is nasty stuff and hough I have used it in the past I am doing everything I can to eliminate having to use chemicals like that. Every time your skin comes in contact or you breathe some Acetone fumes that stuff ends up in your liver and does damage. Yes I wear gloves, Still it can get through.
 
Rhinoknives1 said:
Acetone is nasty stuff and hough I have used it in the past I am doing everything I can to eliminate having to use chemicals like that. Every time your skin comes in contact or you breathe some Acetone fumes that stuff ends up in your liver and does damage. Yes I wear gloves, Still it can get through.
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Mythbuster ;0)

Acetone has been studied extensively and is generally recognized to have low acute and chronic toxicity if ingested and/or inhaled. Inhalation of high concentrations (around 9200 ppm) in the air caused irritation of the throat in humans in as little as 5 minutes. Inhalation of concentrations of 1000 ppm caused irritation of the eyes and of the throat in less than 1 hour; however, the inhalation of 500 ppm of acetone in the air caused no symptoms of irritation in humans even after 2 hours of exposure. Acetone is not currently regarded as a carcinogen, a mutagenic chemical or a concern for chronic neurotoxicity effects.[25]
Acetone can be found as an ingredient in a variety of consumer products ranging from cosmetics to processed and unprocessed foods. Acetone has been rated as a GRAS (generally recognized as safe) substance when present in beverages, baked foods, desserts, and preserves at concentrations ranging from 5 to 8 mg/L. Additionally, a joint U.S-European study found that acetone's "health hazards are slight"
 
Wow, I really appreciate the suggestions here. I have a bottle of "Goo Gone" and I will try it as well as buying the CBD that Karl loves. I also have a can of lacquer thinner that I used to clean up the adhesive of a hardwood floor and some mineral spirits as well. The only problem I can see with lacquer thinner is it makes me dizzy and a little "high" so I don't think it is good to breathe . I am also glad that John Katt, has done the research on Acetone because I keep a half gallon of the stuff in front of my work spot all the time for epoxy cleanup and I practically bathe in the stuff . I may have been using too much Feathering compound as has been suggested so I will cut back on it and use ALL the recommended products. I will share my results in the next couple weeks after trying everything recommended if anyone is interested in my opinion Thank you all, Larry Lehman PS If anyone has any other ideas I would be pleased to hear them. LL
 
Just a quick note: I checked Fastenal and Graingers for the CBD product and the shipping was as much as the product.( Fastenal wants you to buy a case of 12 cans) I bought an 11 oz. can for under $12 from Amazon including shipping for anyone who is interested. Larry
 
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3M Adhesive Remover works very well & is available at any auto body supply & a lot of auto parts houses.
 
John Katt said:
Mythbuster ;0)

Acetone has been studied extensively and is generally recognized to have low acute and chronic toxicity if ingested and/or inhaled. Inhalation of high concentrations (around 9200 ppm) in the air caused irritation of the throat in humans in as little as 5 minutes. Inhalation of concentrations of 1000 ppm caused irritation of the eyes and of the throat in less than 1 hour; however, the inhalation of 500 ppm of acetone in the air caused no symptoms of irritation in humans even after 2 hours of exposure. Acetone is not currently regarded as a carcinogen, a mutagenic chemical or a concern for chronic neurotoxicity effects.[25]
Acetone can be found as an ingredient in a variety of consumer products ranging from cosmetics to processed and unprocessed foods. Acetone has been rated as a GRAS (generally recognized as safe) substance when present in beverages, baked foods, desserts, and preserves at concentrations ranging from 5 to 8 mg/L. Additionally, a joint U.S-European study found that acetone's "health hazards are slight"
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John,
Pal, you are welcome to breathe, drink or whatever you'd like to do with acetone, As a knife maker I are constantly exposed to dust & fumes of all kinds. I for one, am in this for the long haul and want to stay as healthy and alert as possible and don't want to find out personally that this now supposedly benign acetone when combined with some other "mild toxin" has severe disabling effects a few years down the road.

I also have talked with a personal friend who has extensive degrees in chemistry etc that owned a medical blood testing company that would disagree with your findings and has said to minimize my exposure to acetone and all the other chemicals I am exposed to.
 
Rhinoknives1 said:
...I am going to try this new product Karl has recommend.
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It's not a new product.
I've been using it for 10 years+. The simplest, cleanest, friendliest, most effective "sticky" remover I've used.
It is not for permanent adhesive remover like epoxy.
But if you have a sticker on your car, or tape residue from packaging, or tape stuck on a blade from protection, or any of the temporary adhesives we use - this is the ticket.
 
Rhinoknives1 said:
John,
Pal, you are welcome to breathe, drink or whatever you'd like to do with acetone, As a knife maker I are constantly exposed to dust & fumes of all kinds. I for one, am in this for the long haul and want to stay as healthy and alert as possible and don't want to find out personally that this now supposedly benign acetone when combined with some other "mild toxin" has severe disabling effects a few years down the road.

I also have talked with a personal friend who has extensive degrees in chemistry etc that owned a medical blood testing company that would disagree with your findings and has said to minimize my exposure to acetone and all the other chemicals I am exposed to.
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I think I'll pass on the drinking part LOL

I simply put that information up to dispell your incorrect statement concerning liver damage and to ease that clearly paranoid fear of chemicals that you seem to have, acetone has been in production since before world war 1 so we have had nearly 100 years experience with it and no one to date thinks its a health issue except you ;0) perhaps you should have a 2nd conversation with your buddy the chemist, I don't think you fully understood what he was saying

Here is some food for thought, Acetone is used as food preservative (so you're likely ingesting some everyday) and is also naturally produced by your body when eating high fat foods, so the next time you are getting ready to tie into that big fat juicy hamburger with cheese and mayo, you might want to reconsider and just grab an apple ;0)
 
I'm not using Karl's suggestion just to be difficult. He's not the boss of me...

: )

WD40 always worked for me, but Karl has been SO emphatic that I can't help but find a can and try it. Thanks Karl!
 
John,
I suggest you read the back of a can of Acetone.image.jpg

It's on the back of every can, Note the part about overexposure & neurological & physiological damage.
Yes there are many things that we come into very slight amounts of in our modern world. That doesn't mean that its ok to breathe large amounts of fumes in a inclosed area or bath in it without rubber gloves to protect yourself. I hope nothing happens to any of us.

It just good common sense to be careful around acetone.
Just sayin.
 
The warning labels on the back of any product containing organic solvents are a blanket warning required by the EPA, you will notice those words on the back of almost all products we use to clean up other products, The information I provided is specific to acetone and current, overexposure to almost anything including something as seemingly harmless as DiHydrogen Oxide will kill you ;0)

I doubt anyone here would intentionally sit in a broom closet and continuously breath in the vapors of a chemical solvent.....wait a minute people actually do do that its called huffing LOL
 
John Katt said:
The warning labels on the back of any product containing organic solvents are a blanket warning required by the EPA, you will notice those words on the back of almost all products we use to clean up other products, The information I provided is specific to acetone and current, overexposure to almost anything including something as seemingly harmless as DiHydrogen Oxide will kill you ;0)

I doubt anyone here would intentionally sit in a broom closet and continuously breath in the vapors of a chemical solvent.....wait a minute people actually do do that its called huffing LOL
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Well John,
I glad to hear that you think there may be some detrimental effects to prolonged exposer to acetone.
I was beginning to think that you were now promoting Acetone as the next great health rejuvenator? :D And perhaps you had already spent too much time is that broom closet?:D

I also take all of this current study info from the "net" with a large grain of salt. Who paid for these papers you are quoting? The chemical companies that make Acetone? LOL

The reason there are these warnings is because, Drum roll please, This stuff can F*&^ you up!
Plain & simple.
 
Rhinoknives1 said:
I also take all of this current study info from the "net" with a large grain of salt. Who paid for these papers you are quoting? The chemical companies that make Acetone? LOL
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UH oh... I'm having a conversation with one of those guys ;0) A conspiracy theory behind every innocent topic. do you find rulings by the FDA and the EPA suspect?
 
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