You could a utility knife, the kind where you brake the dull tip off. This
can be retracted to the desired length.

Hartmut

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
tmiller
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 :16:26 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Solvent / Chemical Guru needed - Sikaflex-227 removal

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
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