Removing Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Backed Sandpaper
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Adhesive backed sandpaper is very convenient, right up to the point where you need to take it off so you can put on a new piece of paper. The good news is that adhesive backed sandpaper sticks pretty well while you’re using it. The bad news is that it continues to stick pretty well when you’re trying to take it off. Here’s a very cool trick that will help you peel your paper in one large piece, instead of a hundred tiny ones.
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That’s a great way to get it off, however, if you take your heat gun or a hairdryer to the disc it will also come off cleanly and easily. That work especially good on metal disc and you don’t have to disassemble the tool to place it in the freezer.
Another alternate idea is to heat the metal mounting plate with a heat gun or hair dryer. Works pretty slick.
Another alternate way to remove PSA sandpaper is to heat up the back of your metal mounting plate with either a heat gun or hair dryer. Works really slick.
But my 12" disc sander doesn't fit in my freezer...
Cool! (No pun intended)
Great for the glass on the Work Sharp! Any tips for metal discs as on belt/disc sanders? Thanks.
Thanks so much for this tip ! This saves using a razor blade and paint thinner.