What removes epoxy glue from head pallets...

Hey guys,

As you can see, yeah I glued pallets to my pc600 frames with epoxy glue...how to you remove this now?

Would a blow dryer and knife do it? nail polish remover?

I'd like the save the pallets if possible...

please let me know,

Sorry for double posting I just didn't know where to post this question and Im quite scared that this might be permanent....

Waiting on answers...
 

bsandy

Hall of Fame
Heat releases epoxy BUT epoxy also holds the graphite fibers of the racquet together.

I think you're hosed . . . Sorry.
 

max200G

Rookie
In my experience (on a daily basis) I have never used any thing other than double sided tape to adhere the pallets to the hairpin.
All the racquet companies that use the pallet system Head, Volkl, Fischer all use double sided tape to adhere the pallets at the factory.
I do not think that you will be able to save the pallets that you have applied the epoxy to. I guess that you will have to try your best to break bits and pieces of the pallet off.
Try using a small spackle or putty knife but be careful NOT to cut your self.

Best of luck.
 

anirut

Legend
I don't know if this will hurt the pallets or the graphite, but I've found that 5% distilled vinegar kills epoxy glue. I've found this by accident, but it was a steel-brass-steel incident.

If you wanna try, find a nice narrow, tall cylinder, put the handle part in side and pour distilled vinegar up to the required level. Leave it overnight or may be around 12 hours and see what happens next.

You could try experimenting with some other stuff of similar material first.

Good luck.
 
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TBZ

New User
Boil water in a pot and put your racquet in it, it should soften up the epoxy. Worked for me. Not sure if it will damage the racket though. :O
 

Nuke

Hall of Fame
Epoxy's tough. Instead of trying to dissolve it, I'd try to get it off with a grinding wheel on a Dremel tool.
 

rich s

Hall of Fame
I think if you try to remove the pallets the epoxy will stay adhered to the frame and the the foam that the pallets are made of will fail adjacent to the epoxy leaving bits and chunks of the pallet adhered to the frame..... In which case your pallets may not be re-useable and you would have to sand the remaining bits of pallet foam from the epoxy left behind....

the outlook doesn't look good.
 
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