Randomguy Posted March 18 Share #1 Posted March 18 It is was in a spot I don't like (the gf put it there), and I thought I could kinda yank it off. That didn't work, and it snapped off, leaving about 4 inches or so of metal sticking down. How do I get it off? It is hanging under a cabinet with a very thin shelf above it. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitepedal ★ Posted March 18 Share #2 Posted March 18 Goo gone or wd40 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 18 Share #3 Posted March 18 7 minutes ago, petitepedal said: Goo gone or wd40 First a razor blade or a putty knife, and then goo gone for residue, if any. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted March 18 Share #4 Posted March 18 fire. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted March 19 Share #5 Posted March 19 12 hours ago, Randomguy said: Any ideas? If @Razors Edge's idea doesn't work, possibly this is another idea that may work. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted March 19 Share #6 Posted March 19 Heat, heat gun or hair dryer. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted March 19 Share #7 Posted March 19 50 minutes ago, Further said: Heat, heat gun or hair dryer. Yet, another use for a heat gun. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted March 19 Share #8 Posted March 19 Move Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gump Posted March 19 Share #9 Posted March 19 Just rip it off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted March 19 Share #10 Posted March 19 23 hours ago, Randomguy said: How do I get it off? That's what she said. Seriously though, goo gone, wd-40, acetone will remove the adhesive. Try prying it off w/ a screwdriver or such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted March 19 Author Share #11 Posted March 19 19 minutes ago, Gump said: Just rip it off I tried, and it broke. If I try more, it will tear up the particle board shelf it is attached to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted March 19 Author Share #12 Posted March 19 Just now, bikeman564™ said: That's what she said. Seriously though, goo gone, wd-40, acetone will remove the adhesive. Try prying it off w/ a screwdriver or such. This will be a problem, the more I think about it, at least I think so. If I spray anything, I think it just soaks into the non-slick and absorbent particle board. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted March 19 Share #13 Posted March 19 7 minutes ago, Randomguy said: This will be a problem, the more I think about it, at least I think so. If I spray anything, I think it just soaks into the non-slick and absorbent particle board. Try using gorilla tape. Press the tape onto the adhesive, then pull off slowly at an acute angle. Gorilla tape will remove gorilla tape residue 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted March 19 Share #14 Posted March 19 Putty knife used like a chisel carefully Push it in. Wiggle it around a bit. Push it in some more. Do what seems to be having the most effect after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 19 Share #15 Posted March 19 11 hours ago, Further said: Heat, heat gun or hair dryer. His chick is gone, so his hair dryer is gone But, year, heat (hair dryer or heat gun) is great for softening up adhesives. I removed the decals on my bike wheels when I replaced the rear Zipp with a new non-decaled wheel so the front Zipp stickers looked out of place. Hair dryer, a razor blade, and a little patience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted March 19 Author Share #16 Posted March 19 7 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: hair dryer is gone This. I put the electric kettle underneath it to warm it up, and that worked a bit. Not enough, though, that thing has a deathgrip. You can see where the shelf is cracking after I tried to torque it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted March 19 Share #17 Posted March 19 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR46 Posted March 19 Share #18 Posted March 19 3 minutes ago, JerrySTL said: I was going to suggest C-4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted March 19 Share #19 Posted March 19 11 hours ago, Further said: Heat, heat gun or hair dryer. This was my first thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted March 19 Share #20 Posted March 19 51 minutes ago, Randomguy said: This. I put the electric kettle underneath it to warm it up, and that worked a bit. Not enough, though, that thing has a deathgrip. You can see where the shelf is cracking after I tried to torque it off. Did you take the screws out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted March 19 Author Share #21 Posted March 19 2 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: Did you take the screws out? The gf used no screws, just the adhesive tape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted March 19 Share #22 Posted March 19 10 hours ago, jsharr said: Move I was betting on the putty knife. Apparently that is not in RG's stash of tools. Kind of like not owning a bucket. So moving may be the only option. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted March 19 Share #23 Posted March 19 Just now, Bikeguy said: I was betting on the putty knife. Apparently that is not in RG's stash of tools. Kind of like not owning a bucket. So moving may be the only option. I am not sure RG even has a bucket list. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted March 19 Share #24 Posted March 19 Try microwaving a heating pad/gel and holding it up where it's attached. Use a putty knife to wiggle it a little if it feels loose at all. Repeat. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted March 19 Author Share #25 Posted March 19 Just now, Kirby said: Try microwaving a heating pad/gel and holding it up where it's attached. Use a putty knife to wiggle it a little if it feels loose at all. Repeat. Even when I steamed the crap out of it, there was no give in the adhesive at all. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted March 19 Author Share #26 Posted March 19 8 minutes ago, jsharr said: I am not sure RG even has a bucket list. I don't own a bucket, that takes up space. Have you never been to the big city? I use the plastic container from my dishwasher pods as my bucket when necessary. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted March 19 Share #27 Posted March 19 1 minute ago, Randomguy said: I don't own a bucket, that takes up space. Have you never been to the big city? I use the plastic container from my dishwasher pods as my bucket when necessary. I say you bake some cookies or make some candy and go down the basement and get the super to come up to your place to remove it. You might have to let him have his way with you. Maybe not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted March 19 Share #28 Posted March 19 Spray it down with wd40. Work it slightly wedging a putty knife in there. Spray wd40 on your knife blade and work that shit in there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted March 19 Share #29 Posted March 19 24 minutes ago, Parr8hed said: Spray it down with wd40. Work it slightly wedging a putty knife in there. Spray wd40 on your knife blade and work that shit in there. This is solid advice, but I think you should edit it to say table knife or butter knife. Not a chance in hell RG has a putty knife. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted March 19 Author Share #30 Posted March 19 2 minutes ago, jsharr said: Not a chance in hell RG has a putty knife. This is true. I think I will get some sort of saw and just cut it off as close to the base as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted March 19 Share #31 Posted March 19 Just now, Randomguy said: This is true. I think I will get some sort of saw and just cut it off as close to the base as possible. As soon as you do this you will be awoken the next night around 3 AM to the sound of that plate falling off the bottom of the cabinet by itself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted March 19 Share #32 Posted March 19 9 minutes ago, Randomguy said: This is true. I think I will get some sort of saw and just cut it off as close to the base as possible. any self respecting man should own a sawzall. That is what I was going to suggest first but I knew you were not a self respecting man. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted March 19 Share #33 Posted March 19 2 minutes ago, Parr8hed said: any self respecting man should own a sawzall. That is what I was going to suggest first but I knew you were not a self respecting man. Once you show him that he can replace the blade with something entirely different, he will rush out and buy one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted March 19 Author Share #34 Posted March 19 36 minutes ago, Parr8hed said: any self respecting man should own a sawzall. That is what I was going to suggest first but I knew you were not a self respecting man. I hope there is still time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted March 19 Share #35 Posted March 19 2 hours ago, Parr8hed said: any self respecting man should own a sawzall. With blades for wood or steel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted March 19 Share #36 Posted March 19 3 hours ago, Randomguy said: Even when I steamed the crap out of it, there was no give in the adhesive at all. strong stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted March 28 Author Share #37 Posted March 28 Update time. The little metal saw I bought for $12 was too namby-pamby and didn't saw for crap, unless you count the paint on the aluminum, it took the paint off a little. To be fair, the angles were weird, though, and it might have worked if I could have used the saw in an unobstructed manner. So anyway, I saw the building super just now, and grabbed him to ask what he would do. He walked over to it and just yanked it and a goodly chunk of the particle board clean off, which I was trying to avoid. I suppose now I will get some wood glue and try to make it as right as I can. At least it is off, though, and I also own a small metal saw that I will probably never need again. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted March 28 Share #38 Posted March 28 I just thought of this, but car detailers use dental floss to saw through the adhesive holding badges to the paintwork of cars. I wonder if this would work here? Or maybe a thin metal wire and some gloves to protect your hands. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 28 Share #39 Posted March 28 3 minutes ago, jsharr said: I just thought of this, but car detailers use dental floss to saw through the adhesive holding badges to the paintwork of cars. I wonder if this would work here? Or maybe a thin metal wire and some gloves to protect your hands. I was just thinking that as I read his post about using a saw. I think thin metal wire would work there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted March 28 Author Share #40 Posted March 28 7 minutes ago, jsharr said: I just thought of this, but car detailers use dental floss to saw through the adhesive holding badges to the paintwork of cars. I wonder if this would work here? Or maybe a thin metal wire and some gloves to protect your hands. 2 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: I was just thinking that as I read his post about using a saw. I think thin metal wire would work there. Well, the adhesive was massively strong, strong enough to tear a chunk the entire size of the holder out of the cabinet. Yay. No dental floss would have held up. I didn't expect him to do the thing I could have easily done, which was to fuck it up a bit by pulling it off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted March 28 Share #41 Posted March 28 Just now, Randomguy said: Well, the adhesive was massively strong, strong enough to tear a chunk the entire size of the holder out of the cabinet. Yay. No dental floss would have held up. I didn't expect him to do the thing I could have easily done, which was to fuck it up a bit by pulling it off. they adhesive has a thin foam layer and you are sawing through that. Go buy another and stick it up and give it a try. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted March 28 Share #42 Posted March 28 16 minutes ago, jsharr said: I just thought of this, but car detailers use dental floss to saw through the adhesive holding badges to the paintwork of cars. I wonder if this would work here? Or maybe a thin metal wire and some gloves to protect your hands. So... like my post (#5) above... I still think the putty knife was a good idea. Now it's too late. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted March 28 Author Share #43 Posted March 28 7 minutes ago, jsharr said: they adhesive has a thin foam layer and you are sawing through that. Go buy another and stick it up and give it a try. I was sawing where the tube was affixed to the base, I was intending to leave the base of it up so's to not damage the shelf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted March 28 Author Share #44 Posted March 28 2 minutes ago, Bikeguy said: I still think the putty knife was a good idea. Now it's too late. It was and it is. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a bunch of numbers Posted March 28 Share #45 Posted March 28 4 minutes ago, Randomguy said: It was and it is. Oh well. You could have tried a metal spatula instead of the putty knife. Now, go buy some wood filler and a putty knife and fix the wood your landlord screwed up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted March 28 Share #46 Posted March 28 5 minutes ago, Randomguy said: I was sawing where the tube was affixed to the base, I was intending to leave the base of it up so's to not damage the shelf. This was your first mistake. You needed to get between the metal plate and the cabinet with something thin. Dental floss would have worked. I am one million percent positive on this. I would even bet your life on it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kirby Posted March 28 Popular Post Share #47 Posted March 28 You should be able to fix up that ripped off part with a little cream cheese and wood putty. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted March 29 Share #48 Posted March 29 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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