Joey B Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 (edited) Right.. I have bought myself some Rock pads and some Heatsink CNC'ed Backings to put on my new rear brake setup and i have got to the point where I need to remove the material from the plastic powerpad backings.I have not even got a clue on how to do this without damaging the pad material at the same time. There seems to be quite a bit of superglue (assuming that what it is) holding the material in. So my question to my fellow forumites is.... how the bloody hell do I get it out! Cheers in advance guys and gals Joey B Edited October 16, 2007 by fugigas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishy Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 Oven/boiling water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 Boil them in water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2sixstreet Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 Right.. I have bought myself some Rock pads and some Heatsink CNC'ed Backings to put on my new rear brake setup and i have got to the point where I need to remove the material from the plastic powerpad backings.I have not even got a clue on how to do this without damaging the pad material at the same time. There seems to be quite a bit of superglue (assuming that what it is) holding the material in. So my question to my fellow forumites is.... how the bloody hell do I get it out!Cheers in advance guys and galsJoey BI'm not entirely sure but if it is a 'superglue' based glue (cyanoacrylate) then acetone will break the bond. I'm curious to know what glue you will be using to glue the pads in the new backings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 I have never done it, but I heard that boiling them doesn't get them hot enough to melt the glue.I'd oven them to be honest, on a low setting and keep checking them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey B Posted October 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 I'm curious to know what glue you will be using to glue the pads in the new backings.Ahh another good question lolAny suggestions or will superglue do the job???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara Logan-Price Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 surely putting them in the oven or boiling them would change the compound therefore probably not work very good??correct me if im wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 I don't think it would to be honest, it depends on how dirty the air is in the oven and stuff, but it could harden them I suppose?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2sixstreet Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 surely putting them in the oven or boiling them would change the compound therefore probably not work very good??correct me if im wrong100 degrees in boiling water wouldnt be a problem. May not actually be enough to soften the glue but the PU would still be the same. Theres quite a big industry in PU bushes, high speed bearings etc. Working temps can be very high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 Put them in the oven, turn oven on to 150 or so, wait 'til it reaches temperature, let cool down, pull apartIf it's still a bit hard, heat for a bit longer/higher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egg Fried Rice Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 Try boiling them for a while in water.I remember when i got my refills from heatsink i never used any glue, just popped them on and they are still fine.JK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatsink Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 Heatsink Pad fitting guideI've found boiling in water works well but the oven method works more effortlessly. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nek0 Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 (edited) Similar method when baking headlights in the oven to soften the adhesive wasn't sure at temperatures for the pads. Thanks Steve Edited October 16, 2007 by nek0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey B Posted October 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 (edited) Heatsink Pad fitting guideI've found boiling in water works well but the oven method works more effortlessly. SteveCheers Steve that will sort me out when I get the backings I just ordered from you.I have just returned from the oven, as the boiling water didn't seem to melt the glue enough, but i can now vouch for the oven as it sorted me out perfectly.Thanks to everyone for there help Feel free to keep putting in ideas as this may help someone else Edited October 16, 2007 by fugigas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anzo Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 Do not use acetone, its a solvent and will just melt anything it touches...especially plastics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 Heatsink Pad fitting guidethe little glass potThe proper name is "ramekin", you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janson Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 Put them in the oven, turn oven on to 150 or so, wait 'til it reaches temperature, let cool down, pull apartIf it's still a bit hard, heat for a bit longer/higherword.boiling water is not as good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 boil water, put pads in it, put the whole lot in the over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2sixstreet Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 boil water, put pads in it, put the whole lot in the over You'll still just have boiling water. If you make water hotter than 100 degrees it turns into steam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 You'll still just have boiling water. If you make water hotter than 100 degrees it turns into steam.was wondering how long it would be till someone worked that out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 But what if you put a lid on the pan/whatever?! (And it's airtight) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2sixstreet Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 But what if you put a lid on the pan/whatever?! (And it's airtight)... the lid would blow off. You could increase temperature by using a pressure cooker but its far easier to reach 150 degrees by popping them in the oven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bionic Balls Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 the pressure would actually seperate the pad material from the backing....but as soon as you remove the lid, the loss in pressure would mean that they would join back together- so they'd look no different, but the bond would be weakened.go try it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.McMillan Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 i put my rock pads in the oven on highest temp for about 10mins, take them out, and i got a stanley knife and just levered them out, piece of pise, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran@ZSClothing Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Ive used the boiled water job on about 10 pairs of pads now and it works really well, just put the pads in a pan full of water then put them on the hob for about 5-10 mins and tada jobs a goodun. This method also works well with pasta .Adam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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