Vector01 Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 On my last piece the pattern had been on the wood for three days. Needless to say I had problems removing the pattern. I had read about using thinners and Goo-Gone to loosen the paper. Unfortunately all I had was some alcohol wipes. I wet the pieces of paper with the wipes and let them sit about 30 seconds or so. The pieces came off with no problems and left no glue residue. I let the alcohol evaporate and gave the wood a final sanding/clean up. There was no bleed thru of the ink from the pattern to the wood with the alcohol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christina Posted April 30, 2009 Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 That's good to know Vector..........thanks for sharing your experience with us. It's always good to know alternate ways of doing things. Christina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted April 30, 2009 Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 That's good to know. I always have rubbing alcohol in the medicine cabinet. Good idea when you're in a pinch! Thanks for the tip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasemonkeyredneck Posted May 3, 2009 Report Share Posted May 3, 2009 I'll have to try that on a scrap piece. I think it's something I'm doing wrong. I gave up on gluing patterns straight to wood long ago. I now put masking tape between the wood and the pattern. On my tight budget though, it'd be nice to eliminate one cost to my projects. In the past though, gluing them to the wood has left such a mess that I even resorted to throwing a couple of pieces in the firewood pile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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