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Author: Clarineteer
Date: 2012-09-09 12:59
What works best for removing old hot glue from pad cups after removing old pads. Acetone requires a lot of work going over it many times until all of the glue residue is gone.
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2012-09-09 13:13
Heat them up and wipe the glue out with a cotton rag (bunched up tight to fit in the pad cups), then clean them thoroughly with alcohol (not acetone) to remove the last traces of any remaining hot glue.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2012-09-09 13:23
With any clarinet, always clean the pad cups if you're using a different glue to what was used in there before. I've seen clarinets where pads have been replaced using hot glue while there's still shellac in the cups. It's just being sloppy.
Personally I can't stand hot glue at all and prefer shellac for installing pads with. If you're having trouble getting shellac to bond to the shiny backing on some pads, apply a small amount to the back of the pad and then spread it over the entire surface with a hot piece of metal so it sticks to the backing.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: Clarineteer
Date: 2012-09-09 13:39
I was trained to always remove all old glue completely from pad cups and also to use clear stick shellac which I grind to a fine powder using a mortar and pestle so that eliminates the need to learn the drip from the stick method that traditionalists use and it also dissolves quickly for control so as not to let actually boil. Like yourself I have encountered the remains of the lazy repairman who left large amounts of previous glue to be removed.
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Author: pewd
Date: 2012-09-09 14:10
I use steel wool.
Heat the pad cup up, melt the old glue, and wipe it out with a small piece of steel wool held with needle nose pliers.
- Paul Dods
Dallas, Texas
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Author: Jack Kissinger
Date: 2012-09-09 14:35
As an alternative to the cotton rag in Chris' approach, I find that Q-tips work well. I finish with a little bit of Flitz on a Q-tip.
Best regards,
jnk
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Author: vljenewein
Date: 2012-09-09 14:44
I went to Menards and got a little mini hand held torch. BOY! What a great tool that is for removing OR re-aligning the pads while in place. I found it in the welding section for under 10.00 I saw Tom Ridenour using it for putting in pads on one video. WORKS GREAT!! Here is what mine looks like at Amazon. Micro Torch
Vernon
Jenewein Duduks Manufacturing & Research
www.duduk.us American made Duduks
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