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Subject:Re: Solvent / Chemical Guru needed - Sikaflex-227 removal
From:tmiller
Date:Tue, 14 Sep 2004 16:25:31 -0400

A Sawzall blade for metal cutting will go right through it, unless the
"dots" are thinner than the blade.

David Marshall wrote:

>Volks,
>I have been using a compound called Sikaflex-227 to securely (I mean
>*really* securely) hold licence plates to the nose of my van so that they
>don't get knocked or damaged off when I am off-roading.  See
>http://www.fastforward.ca/pl8.jpg for an example of this.
>
>Anyhow, I sold one of my vehicles and I have to get the licence plate off
>before the handover on Friday.  Any idea what to use to get this off without
>damaging my plate ($100 replacement cost) or the vehicle?  The compound is
>rubbery (tire rubber soft) grey/white and it can be cut with a sharp knife.
>I used only four small dime sized dots at each corner of the plate.
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>David Marshall
>
>Fast Forward Automotive Inc.
>4356 Quesnel-Hixon Road
>Quesnel BC Canada  V2J 6Z3
>
>http://www.fastforward.ca    mailto:sales@fastforward.ca
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