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Andrew

 
Subject : Cleaning ploy bag after unibond
Posted : 2004-09-01 10:15 PM
Post #31737

Anyone got any tips for removing cured unibond squeeze out from a poly bag? Anything better than a good fingernail--which I don't really have? Some of it pretty stubbornly adheres to the bag. Any tip that won't degrade the bag's life would be great.

Thanks in advance.

Andrew
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Darryl Keil

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Subject : RE: Cleaning ploy bag after unibond
Posted : 2004-09-03 10:18 AM
Post #31738 - In reply to #31737

Andrew,

Only manual scraping will remove the glue. Unibond once cured is impervious to most all chemicals. I use a paint scraper occasionally. All in all glue streaks on the bag does not hurt it or affect performance.

For future protection throw a sheet of 4mil plastic over your project. The only important area to have glue free is where the closure goes. I use the vegetable oil spray called "Pam" you get at the grocery store and apply a light coat in this area.

Sincerely
Darryl Keil




 
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Andrew

 
Subject : RE: Cleaning ploy bag after unibond
Posted : 2004-09-04 4:52 PM
Post #31739 - In reply to #31738

Many thanks again. I recall that pam suggestion from your video. Thanks for reminding me.

best,
Andrew


 
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Jay Edmonds

 
Subject : RE: Cleaning ploy bag after unibond
Posted : 2005-03-06 1:00 AM
Post #32096 - In reply to #31737

I've been fighting that 30 mil poly bag tooth and nail for five years. Getting Unibond off has always been a major problem; I've tried everything. Today, dealing with a really dirty bag that was long overdue a cleaning, I staked out a tarp on a sloping lawn, washed all four surfaces of the bag with Ivory liquid solution, rinsing with hose frequently. So far, same procedure as always, and, as usual, there were a bunch of spots of dried Unibond that needed removal. Don't know why I did it, but I found myself pinching the bag (sort of folding the spot in half), then rolling it back and forth between pinched fingers; later, for bigger spots, I was holding the bag down firmly with one hand while I "rolled" the big spots (folded in the middle of the spot) of dried glue back and forth with the heel of my palm. Eureka! This method breaks up the glue into tiny fragments that you can just whisk away with a mildly abrasive scouring pad.


 
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norm

 
Subject : RE: Cleaning ploy bag after unibond
Posted : 2005-03-13 5:05 PM
Post #32105 - In reply to #31737

Protect with vinyl or polyethylene if possible, release spray at critical areas or wax that will not affect bag.

Removal: credit card(or equivalent)inserted into crossways slot on light piece of wood(cedar?) with rounded edges on both.You can reach in to hard to reach areas then blow or vac out chips.


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