HELP: Hardened glue all over my Excalibur EXSLT-30

[Sam Bhanji]

Hello,


I recently purchased a used Excalibur EXSLT-30 Sliding Table, but lying unused for such a long time, it is all covered with saw wood gunk and glue that has hardened.



Can someone please share how I can clean it, and what products to use to clean it as well.


Thank you,
Sam.

[Lee Schierer]

A lot depends on what type of glue it is. Most glue doesn't stick well to metal so you might be able to use a putty knife and just push off the gobs of glue. Contact cement can be removed with lacquer thinner and lots of rubbing. Non-water proof glues can be softened by laying a wet paper towel over them for a short time. The softened glue will often peel off.

[Rob Cunningham]

A nice sharp chisel should pop the glue right off.

[Chris Padilla]

Start with a citrus cleaner and/or any of the solvents mentioned already. Steel wool and green scratchy pads can work, too, but they may leave scratches or dull spots.

I think most chunks of glue could be popped off with an old screwdiver hit with your palm or small hammer. An old chisel could work as well.

[Ed Breen]

I sometimes get glue and gunk on my griz ts. I go to a small sandvick scraper and follow up with a foam cleaner and recip sander with a green pad. Works!!
ED:D

[Peter Quinn]

I start with the but end of a freshly cut piece of scrap as a scraper of sorts. Takes off many glue goobers without damaging the iron. I'd move up in intensity of approach from there.

[Carl Babel]

Try heating up the glue with a hair dryer (or a heat gun if you have one). A lot of glues are thermoplastic and will soften considerably when heated up.

[Michael Schwartz]

I use an extra thick card scraper for cleaning up glue in my shop.