Thread: Glue cleanup dificulty

A multi tool won't do what you want, you need a real sander; either belt or orbital. Hand plane or scraper will also work if you want to do it by hand.

It sands off pretty easily. It does need to be dry, not fully cured, but dry. the colour should be slightly translucent. If you tried to sand the glue shortly after removing the glad wrap (when it is still an opaque colour), it will unlikely be dry enough to sand well, but you can still burn your way through it by gumming up sand paper discs/belts.

Put PVC plumbing glue primer (the clear type) on the glue and it will turn gummy and scrap off easily without soaking into the wood.

Originally Posted by Kuffy

It sands off pretty easily. It does need to be dry, not fully cured, but dry. the colour should be slightly translucent. If you tried to sand the glue shortly after removing the glad wrap (when it is still an opaque colour), it will unlikely be dry enough to sand well, but you can still burn your way through it by gumming up sand paper discs/belts.

Should be dry enough.
I glued it 3 days ago, it's been on the wall for 2 days and this afternoon was when I tried to sand it.

Originally Posted by Bohdan

Put PVC plumbing glue primer (the clear type) on the glue and it will turn gummy and scrap off easily without soaking into the wood.

Sooo...I should be able to wipe acetone over it to soften it ?

Originally Posted by elanjacobs

A multi tool won't do what you want, you need a real sander; either belt or orbital. Hand plane or scraper will also work if you want to do it by hand.

I had to try the multi-tool because it's already on the wall and other sanders won't fit where I need to go.

For 40 plus years of Cabinet Making my first go to for removing excess dried glue is a scraper, followed by appropriate sanding

Originally Posted by China

For 40 plus years of Cabinet Making my first go to for removing excess dried glue is a scraper, followed by appropriate sanding

Ok well I don't own a scraper, so I just went looking on Youtube. Plenty of vids there showing how to make one from an old saw.
Looks like I've got another project to do.

I notice everyone pushes the scraper away from themselves. Wouldn't a person have more control by pulling it ?

Originally Posted by phaser

Sooo...I should be able to wipe acetone over it to soften it ?

I used the PVC primer because I had it available and I was trying different solvents to get some Titebond III off my shirt. I didn't have any acetone but I think that it should work well as it has been recommended by Titebond as a way to remove excess glue.

Scraper is use pushing away as you put a slight curve in with you thumbs, would be much more difficult if pulling

not at all familliar with the glue in question but as a general rule try a scraper as some glues will gumm up a sanding belt in seconds.