Cleaning and roughing Edge before glue to the base

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Cleaning and roughing Edge before glue to the base

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Does anyone roughen up the edge and clean it up with denature alcohol to help with the bonding? I saw a video from boardcrafter that he roughen the edge and clean with denature alchohol.
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I usually wipe them down thoroughly with a cloth. If there's any corrosion I'll lightly sand and wipe down. I try not to use any chemicals unless absolutely necessary.
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Post by twizzstyle »

I used to, but now I don't do anything. Never had an issue.

Like Steve said, if they've been sitting around for a long time and are rusty I'll scuff them up a bit, but otherwise I do nothing.
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I give them a quick wipe down with a dry cloth (works on lightly rusted areas as well) then glue them on.
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Green scotch brite pads work nicely for removing surface rust or sooty type stuff from annealing.
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most of teh edges you will find are actually treated or primed for bonding and to prevent corrosion.
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Post by gozaimaas »

My edges from skilab were sandblasted and rusty. Rather than sand blast them again (I have a blaster) I wire brushed them with a wire brush cup attachment on the grinder and then hit the tangs with a flap disc 40 grit to rough them up.
I dont like a sandblasted finish because it is actually impregnated with tiny pieces of garnet.
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they use silica sand and what are you talking about?
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Post by gozaimaas »

I have garnet in my sandblaster that what I was talking about. I wire brushed to remove the rust and then used a flap disc to rough up the tangs so they bond better.
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Thank everyone for the Reply. I have some rust on the edge. So I would have to sand some down. Another Question : I use Hot Glue to keep my core down while using planer to profile. after I use the Hair dryer to soften up the glue to take off. but there still some sticky left. How do you complete clean of the hot glue? I read that isopropyl alcohol can be use to remove the glue. What your method of removing the hot glue after profiling?
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Post by sammer »

Peel it off when its cold. Don't heat it up it comes right off.
Did you just glue the perimeter?
If so it will get cut off with the flash.

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I put some Hot glue under the core and around the perimeter . It definitely stick on really good. Had a hard time getting it off under the core that why I heat it up to make it easier
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Post by doughboyshredder »

worst thing you can do for the bond is wire brush them or sand them.

The sand blasting creates a pitted surface, which assists in bonding.
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Post by More »

DBS - worse than leaving them rusty? (serious question, I have some rusty skibuilders ones too)
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Post by falls »

I've always just cleaned the rust off with methylated spirits. Seems to bond fine. I vaguely remember reading or someone referring to a test someone did with bonding rusted edges and they found the rust actually helped pit the surface and improved bond (as long as you clean the powdered rust off).
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