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Sticky sanding disk

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So I peel off the stick-on disc wheel paper and slap it on the metal plate. But now I have this sticky gunky mess on the metal plate. Is this how everyone does it? What can I use to clean off this plate? I actually want to re-align my system and I don't want to do it with sandpaper on the plate.
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Mineral spirits or denatured alcohol will clean it off.
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Post by Gene Howe »

I read somewhere, might have been in a shopsmith pub., to run the disk and place a piece of 3/4 oak against it and move back and forth from the edge to near center. Supposed to heat it up and allow for easier scraping.
Might work but, I just do as Beeg suggests.
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Post by charlese »

The heating tid-bit that Gene read has a lot of merit. However I find it a lot easier to first heat up the disk prior to sandpaper removal. Doesn't have to be real hot. Sunshine, through a window (assuming you have Sunshine in MO) will do the trick. I've also used a reflective heater and/or a halogen utility light.
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I'll give it a go. So do I need to clean the disk every time I swap paper?
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discordanian wrote:I'll give it a go. So do I need to clean the disk every time I swap paper?

If you don't clean it, it may make the surface of your disk uneven. I use a product called "Goo Gone" to disolve the adhesive, and then alcohol to clean just before attaching the new disk.
The dividers say it is perfectly centered, why does it look like it's off to the left?!:cool:
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discordanian wrote:I'll give it a go. So do I need to clean the disk every time I swap paper?
...Yes...!
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Let me add that if you heat the disk, cleanup will be an easy thing. Just some mineral spirits on a towel or rag.
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A brief period in an oven set to warm will work if you are where the sun don't shine.:eek:
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Use WD-40

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WD-40 will take off glue residue better then anything I have found. Spray it on and use a green scrubber it takes all the residue off in a couple of seconds. Good Luck!
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