The flour trick for mylar adhesive removal

Wow...

After trying just about every trick in the book on my first mylar removal attempt (Fire!), I needed to find something...better for the left behind adhesive. I searched in the usual places, and came across "the flour trick". I see that it hasn't been mentioned on Pinside yet.

I scored a really nice Rocky and Bullwinkle last night. It had a full playfield mylar, and it was starting lift over a couple of the inserts. Anyways, pulled the mylar in the standard freeze spray method. Easy so far!

I lightly dusted the sticky left over adhesive with baking flour, then layed down a spray of Goo Gone Spray gel. I let it sit for 3 mins or so, then I placed a small pile of flour at the edge of the adhesive. It rolled up on itself, and I was done in about 20 mins.

This guy shows the premise in his youtube video:

My method of flour dusting, goo gone gel, and pushing a dry pile of flour into the start of the adhesive worked quite a bit better than his results, but his video gives the general idea.

#2 11 years ago

WIL

jwwhite15

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This just sounds crazy...crazy enough it just might work....going to watch the vid!

#3 11 years ago

AAW

Firebaall

Inactive member

It's insane how well it works. I'll try to get a video of how I did mine, the next time I need to do it.

#4 11 years ago

KMR

Phatchit

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Davenport, FL

11y 73,900 1,461 9

I use the flour and alcohol method.It works great!!

#5 11 years ago

AAW

Firebaall

Inactive member

Quoted from Phatchit:
I use the flour and alcohol method.It works great!!

Try dusting the entire playfield (where it's sticky), then spraying the whole thing with a layer of goo gone gel. Let it sit then start with a pile of dry flour at one edge.

It works so much better than what he was showing. I didn't have to rub back and forth at all. It just pushed into a dough that rolled up on itself.

#6 11 years ago

KEH

pdxpinduck

Pinside member

Portland, OR

13y 35,150 301 3 11

Wow. I'll keep this in the quiver and potentially use it if I decide to take any Mylar off in the future. Thanks for posting!

#7 11 years ago

AJA

Drano

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Mississauga, ON

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Neat trick!
My FT with full playfield Mylar arrives at the end of the month. I've been agonising what methods to use for removal and cleanup. I really don't want to cause any damage on a pristine FT.

#8 11 years ago

AJD

the_pin_family

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Herndon, VA

12y 31,900 2,363 8

Love it! Thanks for posting.

#9 11 years ago

FRX

Frax

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Conyers, GA

12y 103K 16,662 2 9

I will probably be using this very shortly. I've got some mylars on my diamondplate Rollergames that were poorly placed and will be coming up. I pulled one already, it came right off, but left the adhesive behind.

#10 11 years ago

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Firebaall

Inactive member

http://googone.com/GG-Browse-Products/Goo-Gone-Spray-Gel-12oz

Be sure to use the gel version of goo gone, no alcohol or solvent is needed. I think this is what made my removal "dough up" so well, for a lack of a better term.

I kept thinking that I was cheating somehow, it so easy.

#11 11 years ago

SBC

castlesteve

CCA

Lexington, KY

11y 40,650 953 15 13

brilliant!

#12 11 years ago

GLM

ovfdfireman

Nifty.....

_{Post edited by ovfdfireman : Removed statement determined inappropriate in hind site, would want to hurt anyones feelings}

#13 11 years ago

LRP

lukerp

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12y 42,650 1,320

Hey,

Guess that answers the question of whether than R & B will still be kicking around when I get back from vacation... . Good luck with the score.

Luke

#14 11 years ago

SKY

Skypilot

Pirates Life Pinball Co

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Appreciate the post

#15 11 years ago

CMB

pin-tastic

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Quoted from ovfdfireman:
Nifty....

Seriously, what was the point of that comment ??

_{Post edited by absocountry2 : Quoted OP felt the post was wrong and changed it}

#16 11 years ago

SKY

Skypilot

Pirates Life Pinball Co

11y 155K 6,677 32 1

Quoted from ovfdfireman:
Nifty....

Technically you don't roll the pinball machine around in the flour

#17 11 years ago

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Firebaall

Inactive member

lol Luke,

I snapped it up as soon as it was listed for a fair market price. It's in awesome condition. The guy imported it from a pinball dealer in the states, which is why he was asking the crazy inital price (he was looking to get back what he paid last year for it).

#18 11 years ago

LRP

lukerp

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12y 42,650 1,320

Hey,

Glad it worked out for you. Need another pin like I need a hole in the head, but hey, I think everyone here is in the same boat...

Luke

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#20 11 years ago

GLM

ovfdfireman

Quoted from Skypilot:
Technically you don't roll the pinball machine around in the flour

I am glad you have a sense of humor, thats all it was....kidding around.

#21 11 years ago

ZPY

zippydapinhead

Inactive member

Albany, OR

12y 78,450 3,484 12 32

Sweet! Whenever I get to yanking the mylar on F-14, gonna have to try it. Been reluctant after doing my Magic as even with goo-gone and a magic eraser it took hours to get that crap all off. Now I might get motivated to do this. Thanks for the post!

#22 11 years ago

AJD

the_pin_family

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Herndon, VA

12y 31,900 2,363 8

Now we need to find out if flour is the best powder to use. Cornstarch? Baby power? Great idea BTW.

#23 11 years ago

GIR

girloveswaffles

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Norwalk, CA

11y 116K 8,151

lol Makes me think about using peanut butter / peanut oil to remove bubble gum. Sounds weird, but it works.

#24 11 years ago

JJZ

toyotaboy

RandOM Pinball

Allyn, WA

12y 184K 11,939 3 14

Wow! Wish I knew of this tip 2 months ago. I'm so using this when I tear my earthshaker apart!

#25 11 years ago

CMB

pin-tastic

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14y 35,150 713

Nifty

#26 11 years ago

SMK

TheLaw

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Ann Arbor, MI

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Quoted from pin-tastic:
I think I get the jist of it, otherwise would have not made the "Chubby Chaser" reference in my post, but thanks for the lesson.

You edited your post after I posted mine. If your original post had the Chubby chaser line to it I never would have responded to it.

IF we had to weed out all the "useless" posts on a pinside there wouldn't be a lot to do.

#27 11 years ago

JAY

Jgel

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12y 67,650 1,760 2 15

Quoted from TheLaw:
Becasue you can roll a fat girl around in flour to find the "wet spot." So you're not further confused, the "wet spot" is her vagina that one is most likely trying to find for sexual intercourse.

#28 11 years ago

JON

Kcpinballfan

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Kansas City, MO

11y 53,800 2,579 3

The trick to goo gone is leaving it on for about a half hour and the adhesive will just wipe away.

#29 11 years ago

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jwwhite15

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Quoted from Kcpinballfan:
The trick to goo gone is leaving it on for about a half hour and the adhesive will just wipe away.

There is some truth there but the time also depends on how long the mylar has been in place and the elements it was exposed to. I had one PF where I waited 3 hours and still had trouble getting the adhesive off...so I soaked a rag and laid it on top of the adhesive till the next day (24hrs) and it came off much easier. Wish I would have known about this...would have been worth a try. I will give it a shot on my FH here in the near future. Thanx again for the info Firebaall!

#30 11 years ago

GLM

ovfdfireman

Quoted from TheLaw:
You edited your post after I posted mine. If your original post had the Chubby chaser line to it I never would have responded to it.
IF we had to weed out all the "useless" posts on a pinside there wouldn't be a lot to do.

Yeah totally edited it later.....and yeah useless posts can make it fun, this is a place to socialize and hang with pinball friends.....right

#31 11 years ago

DAD

playernumber4

Pinside member

Macomb, MI

12y 68,550 2,438 5

Thank you very much for that tip. I've gotta do my brother's F14 and have been dreading starting on that project. Not worried about it much now!

#32 11 years ago

AAW

Firebaall

Inactive member

Oh yeah...

The victory shots:

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#33 11 years ago

WES

wesperron

Pinside member

Boston, MA

13y 53,900 1,360 9 56

Now you tell me...
I've got blisters on my fingers!!!!

I will try this trick

-6

#34 11 years ago

CMB

pin-tastic

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14y 35,150 713

Quoted from ovfdfireman:
Yeah totally edited it later.....and yeah useless posts can make it fun, this is a place to socialize and hang with pinball friends.....right

Thats what 99% of your posts are, "Useless" so thank goodness for the ignore feature

#35 11 years ago

GLM

ovfdfireman