Anyone know the best way to clean an old stickyback repair off a sail.This old repair has started to come apart and the remaining sticky back is very difficult to get off.The sail is an Ezzy Infinity.
Metho and chux wipes works. it sftens the glue but doesnt dissolve it , so the open weave of the chux picks up the glue , youll need a few chux and lots of metho
Shellite is a weak solvent, so although it may not appear to do any damage, at a molecular level things may be different. Same goes for acetone although acetone is a bit stronger and will melt some plastics.
I personally would use metho. We use this at work for cleaning sticky substances off of plastics all the time and it seems to cause no damage.
Probably all will be ok, they are all stored in non-fluorinated plastic.
While they are all technically 'solvents' ie able to disolve other substances, metho is just a combination of 2 types of alcohol where as most of the others are mineral based and a little harsher on most plastics.
Probably all will be ok, they are all stored in non-fluorinated plastic.
While they are all technically 'solvents' ie able to disolve other substances, metho is just a combination of 2 types of alcohol where as most of the others are mineral based and a little harsher on most plastics.
OK, once upon a time I was an organic chemist but I shall not ask you to explain further.
I retracted my posts as I cbf'd arguing and I checked my comment on storage containers... the heavier ones are stored in fluorinated plastic (probably all are to prevent loss over time).
Job done the meths and chux worked a treat,put some clear stickyback on this time so see how it goes cause the fabric stuff just disintergrated leaving a sticky mess.Thanx for all the tips.
Metho works as well.
