I need help to remove a glued sanding disk 14 inch from the aluminium.

[Penpal]

It seems a mongrel task done so long back stuck like tar to a Tomcat is there an easy way I will convert it to Velcro base.

Thanks Peter.

 

[Jim]

I have used WD40 and a chisel on many a sticky occasions Peter ..

 

[Walter]

Jim's solution will work if the adhesive is one that can be dissolved by WD40. It has worked for me in the past.

If not you need to find a suitable solvent. Methylated spirits (denatured alcohol), acetone,cellulose thinners and white spirit are all options.

 

[bluntchisel]

How about boiling it, Peter?

Bob.

 

[rayf6604]

White spirit (not turps) works well at dissolving glue, and if not that if you have Evo-Stick glues over there they do a contact adhesive and you can get a bottle of thinners that will also work. Mind the fumes from that one though

 

[bellringer]

Brake cleaning fluid it bloody horrible but gets anything off


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[Phil Dart]

Try heating it with a hair dryer first Peter. The chances are it will make the disk easier to pull off, then you can clean up the plate with a solvent. Much easier than trying to get the disk off with a solvent.

 

[Dalboy]

Try heating it with a hair dryer first Peter. The chances are it will make the disk easier to pull off, then you can clean up the plate with a solvent. Much easier than trying to get the disk off with a solvent.

+1 for this method

 

[wm460]

I don't use or possess a hair dryer, so I would used a hot air gun.

 

[Penpal]

I tried just now thanks for the input especially the last two so far now to get the cow gum it turns out to be off the disk it is such a dreadful design the most of the stand has to be removed to get at it so I will use the same glue and 80 grit paper I have a lot of that on a roll. It came with a shearers disk I bought at a garage sale way back when has to be top stuff when shearers use it to sharpen their shearing combs.

Grateful for the input people.

Kind regards Peter.

 

[Phil Dart]

If its cow gum Peter, which I take to mean what we would call animal glue, plain tap water is your solvent.

 

[wm460]

Peter, the disc should just peel off, I used to have to peel them off and glue the new one one when I was a kid.
The grinder come with two large balanced cast iron (37cm diameter) discs, ans a
Clamp plate to make sure to remove all air bubbles from under the disc when glueing disc on grinding wheel.
They used 40 grit to sharpen combs and used 80 grit to sharpen cutters.

 

[Penpal]

Mark sorry this one didnt follow the script I think I gave it three thin coats both sides when I put it on never use one nail where six wont do. Forgot your Dad was a shearer mate. I keep a circular disk of Corian to clamp the disk and the new paper together altogether too much I think in retrospect.

In the 1970,s we used cow gum to apply to the blacks on photographs then sepia toned the portraits etc had intact blacks and flesh toned, the gum we rubbed off then a very competent lady used to hand colour the pics, seems like yesterday then colour phography progressed. Our Studio we bought in 1972 was a studio for a hundred years with a glass roof employed 12 people during WW2 I understand. Reminising further we did so many basic photo processes after five years we returned to Canberra as our kids were hiving off in our country city, lots of fun and hard work.

Peter.