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Post by mickey on Oct 15, 2014 7:27:51 GMT -7
Before I bite the bullet and mount my pedals on my newly arrived Pedaltrain, has anyone got any tips for removing velcro without damage to paintwork etc.? I've avoided getting a board in the past mainly for this reason; I know some guys don't care, but I do, so I'll be avoiding sticking it over labels and the like as well.
Thanks!
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Post by Paul (TRANE) on Oct 15, 2014 7:32:16 GMT -7
I have taken velcro off many times and never had paint issues. Perhaps I have just been lucky.
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Post by bryan0418 on Oct 15, 2014 7:37:48 GMT -7
I never had issues pulling the paint off when removing Velcro. Sometimes I had to use "Goo Gone" to clean off the remaining sticky glue but the pedals look like you never used Velcro.
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Post by BritInvasion on Oct 15, 2014 7:40:31 GMT -7
Mick , I have removed velcro by carefully lifting a corner , and spraying a little WD-40 while peeling the velcro back slowly. You can remove any residue from the adhesive and WD-40 by wiping the pedal surface down with a cloth dampened with naptha (lighter fluid). Obviously , don't smoke whilst doing this!
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Post by aslerjack on Oct 15, 2014 7:44:14 GMT -7
I heat it up with my wife's hair dryer and then peel it off.
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Post by mickey on Oct 15, 2014 7:56:17 GMT -7
Wow, in less than half an hour my problem is solved....awesome, thanks everyone!
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Post by simpleton on Oct 15, 2014 7:59:07 GMT -7
I heat it up with my wife's hair dryer and then peel it off. If this was the 80's and early 90's before grunge hit you would of said ," I just use MY hair dryer....." I just peeled a bunch off recently and didn't have any trouble as I had expected. It was the stuff that Pedaltrain includes with the board purchase.
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Post by Baconator on Oct 15, 2014 8:09:29 GMT -7
After seeing this thread here I tried out some 3M outdoor mounting tape and found it works really well and you can remove it with minimal difficulty and no residue. Since you don't need to use very much a roll should last a lifetime even for somebody that changes dirt pedals as much as Mark N .
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Post by nicholas on Oct 17, 2014 12:33:04 GMT -7
^ Awesome. Glad someone tried it. So you like it then? Your "hooked" on no hooks and loops . The Velcro barons are going to come after us you know....
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Post by z4me on Oct 17, 2014 23:04:07 GMT -7
I also have not had any issues with removing velcro, just do it nice and slowly. To remove any remaining sticky residue, I use canola or cooking oil and the residue comes off very easily. I don't like leaving a oily film so I then use a cleaner such as 409 to take off the light oil sheen. This method has worked very well for me without using harsh chemical solutions.
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Post by Maddog on Oct 18, 2014 5:08:08 GMT -7
^ Awesome. Glad someone tried it. So you like it then? Your "hooked" on no hooks and loops . The Velcro barons are going to come after us you know.... I too am a double-sided tape convert thanks to you, Nick! I'll never go back to hooks and loops!
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Post by Baconator on Oct 18, 2014 8:40:02 GMT -7
^ Awesome. Glad someone tried it. So you like it then? Your "hooked" on no hooks and loops . The Velcro barons are going to come after us you know.... To be honest I was hooked on no velcro before trying the tape because I'm kinda anal about not messing with my pedals. I've been using pipe hanging metal tape like in the picture below which I've attached to the pedals with the bottom plate screws. The tape is MUCH easier and works much better. The only problem is my pedalboard is something I quickly cobbled together out of leftover wood. Since I didn't have any decent plywood I used pressboard (see below) and chunks of it come off if I need to move a pedal. Some day I'll make up a proper pedalboard or maybe I'll just buy one, but since I have no gigs booked there's really no need right now.
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Post by nicholas on Oct 18, 2014 13:02:48 GMT -7
^ sometimes you can find scrap pieces of counter top laminate at home improvement stores for next to nothing. A little wood glue and slap on the laminate. Or a sheet of pick guard materiel. Stuff you probably already thought of though.
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