sbirring1

I'm working away on my 82 refresh and just getting at a floppy side mirror... Passenger Mirror and construction adhesive..
More construction adhesive...

anybody got any ideas on how to dissolve it so I can get the wire pulled out?

thank you in advance

Sonny

95carrera

Mineral spirits, acetone? Keep off of paint!

jcorenman

Anything that will eat the foam will also eat the paint. Pick it out with dental pics, even the crappy Harbor Freight sets will work with foam.

STRIKEMASTER

Try a 50/50 mix of acetone and isopropyl alcohol. That's what optometrists use to clean your plastic lenses. As usual, try it on a hidden area of paint to be sure.

sbirring1

Thanks for the tips guys. 4 hrs of sitting on the couch with various piks and working away and I got it all out.

Mikebte

Wow,
That sounds like a horrible time.
Can you imagine what the PO was thinking after he fixed that?
Previous Owner: " Holly Cow, I can fix anything with this stuff. Better keep it in the Glove box"
Hope you don't run into any more choppy previous owner repairs.

sbirring1

Yeah it really makes you wonder what goes through peoples heads sometimes...we should almost start an ongoing previous Owner Argh thread...