AidanT Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 Recommendations please to remove old gasket I have tried various blades bit still have residue- what chemical is best to soften gasket / gasket sealant or another weapon of choice such as abracs poly disc? Aidan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 what surface is it on i have only used a stanley blade or razor blade scrapers followed by some oily wet dry if needed to get back to shiney Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AidanT Posted January 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 It's on both aluminium and on the block so a mixture. The blade has left just a fine surface, you can hardly feel it with ypur fingerbut it's visually obvious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshire_spam Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 I start with one of these... If it's not coming off cleanly then it's ABRACS time... Cheers, Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 I use an old, 1" wood chisel, not as sharp as I'd use for wood, but sharp enough to cut! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AidanT Posted January 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 Thanks all Thanks for confirming abracs is an option Aidan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted January 4, 2021 Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 I have a "wonder tool" used for all sorts. From scraping gaskets, to chiselling wood, digging out putty in windowframes A decent quality wallpaper scraper, but with the "blade" cut down to about 3" long. And then put a nice edge on it. Best are ones from bootsales, with a hardwood handle and the metal blade/tang goes right up through the handle. Think I paid 10p each, they look battered but a few minutes work and you have an excellent tool. And you can happily hit those with a hammer. The brand is Hamilton, about £10 a pop new. EDIT I would be wary of an abrasive wheel on old gaskets as they usually contain asbestos. Last thing you want is to be making airbone fine dust. And no, a mask won't protect you from the fibres that cause asbestosis. They are too small to be caught (needs an electron microscope to see the buggers) You need an air fed, positive pressure mask. Or better still, just scrape it off in lumps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted January 4, 2021 Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 Nobody's mentioned Gasket Remover yet, spray it on, let it soak in, the gasket just falls off. No damage to the metal behind. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badwolf Posted January 4, 2021 Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 Does it really get rid of juntas Definition of junta 1: a council or committee for political or governmental purposesespecially : a group of persons controlling a government especially after a revolutionary seizure of power Could do with sending a can over to Washington??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted January 4, 2021 Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 6 minutes ago, Badwolf said: after a revolutionary seizure of power No such thing any more, it's all been done before. Anyway what did they call it before they asked the Spanish-speakers what THEY called it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NonMember Posted January 4, 2021 Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 2 hours ago, Colin Lindsay said: Anyway what did they call it before they asked the Spanish-speakers what THEY called it? The Spanish don't call it that. It's a linguistic misappropriation, really. The Spanish word "junta" means "conjoined" or stuck but can also mean "board". So that can is claiming to remove sticky bits of board - or "gasket remnants" as we would call them. The English use of "Junta" in the political sense comes from south American dictators being hard to remove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badwolf Posted January 4, 2021 Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 Wow. Facts filed away to impress people ..... in the distant future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted January 5, 2021 Report Share Posted January 5, 2021 11 hours ago, NonMember said: The Spanish word "junta" means "conjoined" or stuck but can also mean "board". I always took it as meaning 'joined' as in a small group or clique. Junta / Jointa... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NonMember Posted January 5, 2021 Report Share Posted January 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Colin Lindsay said: I always took it as meaning 'joined' as in a small group or clique. Junta / Jointa... From the same Latin root, no doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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