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Dream Come True Adhesive Remover

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This forum has been a great help for some of my projects so I'm giving back. About a year ago I stripped a set of 80s Ludwig concert toms and could not find a suitable product for stripping the remaining adhesive. I had tried Citri-Strip, Zip-Strip, Xylene, Lacquer Thinner, etc. This stuff was very stubborn.

I have finally found something that attacked that adhesive like none other: Soy-Gel. It started working within 5 minutes and I simply removed it with a plastic scraping tool. After which I removed the residue with lacquer thinner. Very minimal time and effort was involved. Also, this product is very safe to work with.

-Eric

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Posted on 10 years ago
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Oh? That is VERY interesting indeed. I will try that next time.

tnsquint
Very proud owner of a new Blaemire Snare 6.5 x 14 made by Jerry Jenkins "Drumjinx"
Posted on 10 years ago
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They say to use that to remove lead paint too...so that is good if you are working on old houses/drums...

I found it in Old House Journal a few years back.....

"Always make sure your front bottom BD lugs clear the ground!"
Posted on 10 years ago
#3
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Great tip! I will also use that next time. Just like you it went through the ringer trying to find something that actually worked.

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Posted on 10 years ago
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Thank you for the tip!


Thank you!
Jeff C

"Enjoy every sandwich" Warren Zevon
Posted on 10 years ago
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I’ve been using a similar product to remove multiple coats of varnish on a Camco set recently. I didn’t risk to leave the stuff sitting for more than 5 minutes so I had to repeat the process 2 to 3 times.

Great results and you avoid sanding too much from the outside ply.

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Posted on 10 years ago
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Great tip, Thanks!

Looks like Lowes stocks Soy Gel.

Creighton

Nothing special here but I like them.
Posted on 10 years ago
#7
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First... Welcome to VDF!

Now, thank you for the tip! The hassle part of any rewrap job is always the adhesive removal. If this stuff works like you say it does, we'll all owe you a debt of gratitude.

Excellent first post! You can coast for awhile on that one! It was a goodie. LOL

Hope to hear more from you in the future... I'd like to see how the drums come out when you're done.

John

Too many great drums to list here!

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Posted on 10 years ago
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Yes, I hope that the product works well for others too. I did not enjoy using dangerous chemicals, and hoped for a safer solution. I will post more soon, but here are some quick shots of other concert drums I've restored: Slingerland 36" concert bass drum and 15" snare drum in red pearl. More detailed images to come soon, as well as a few other projects in the works.

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Posted on 10 years ago
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From Immanufactorium

Yes, I hope that the product works well for others too. I did not enjoy using dangerous chemicals, and hoped for a safer solution. I will post more soon, but here are some quick shots of other concert drums I've restored: Slingerland 36" concert bass drum and 15" snare drum in red pearl. More detailed images to come soon, as well as a few other projects in the works.

Nice work! love the wrap!


Thank you!
Jeff C

"Enjoy every sandwich" Warren Zevon
Posted on 10 years ago
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