Question & Stealth Gloat

[Bruce Page]

What’s the best way to remove the sanding disc from a 12” disk sander? The disc that is on there now is REALLY on there!

I picked up a used sanding center last weekend (gloat)

[Michael Ballent]

Heat gun maybe?

[Michael Stafford]

Goo gone will remove the adhesive once you remove the disc. Turpentine will also soak through the disc but that is a last resort. Gotta be careful where you use the turp. It can damage plastic and is flammable of course.

[Wes Bischel]

Bruce,

My first thought was heat as well. Sounds like someone used the wrong glue - like contact cement

Good luck and congrats on the new tool.

Wes

[David Brown]

propane torch,to the back of the disc pc, skip the heat gun!

[Chris Padilla]

Propane??? C'mon, get some real heat on it: MAPP gas!!

[Michael Ballent]

Propane??? C'mon, get some real heat on it: MAPP gas!!

What was I thinking, sheesh, must be my day job getting the better of me . Chris you are right MAPP is the next best thing than placing the whole unit into a 3200º kiln. That should vaporize the disk right off, along with the paint, oil, coils, insulation hehehe

[Ted Shrader]

Bruce -

WD-40 works for some other things like that. Give it a try. Obviously wipe down with solvent prior to the next disk.

Regards,
Ted

[Bruce Page]

Thanks guys. I think I'll try the heat gun approach and if that doesn't work I'll try the WD-40. I'll save the MAPP gas as a last resort...

MAPP gas....sheesh!

[John Shuk]

Anothewr thought might be denatured alcohol. I don't know what it does to anything else but it might do the trick on the glue.

[Bruce Page]

I put a heat lamp on it (not too close) and let it heat up for about an hour, it peeled/tore off nicely. A little mineral spirits cleaned it up like new!

Thanks!

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Bruce.....you gotta remember that the MAPP gas idea came from a guy who lives in a place where they like to do things in a big way.......

[Chris Padilla]

Heat lamp??? Sigh...*yawn*.....