Warm Vinegar

[Marsha]

Last weekend when I was cutting out those candy dishes, I had yet another issue with glue. On one of them the pattern started to lift, I could not find my glue stick (if you could see my little room you'd know why). So I grabbed a glue pen and used it to stick the pattern back down. Well, you quessed it, I couldn't get the pattern off. I was telling my niece about it yesterday, and she surfed the net and came up with warm vinegar. It worked just great. I warmed the vinegar in the microwave, wet a cloth with it and wiped away at the pattern, the pattern is gone and so is the glue residue. The wood is completely dry this morning and there dosen't seem to be any adverse effects. I don't know if the vinegar will work on other glues like carpenter's glue, but it's sure worth a try.
Too bad I didn't know about this before I threw Fred's ornaments in the garbage, it might of worked on that DS tape.

BTW, The only issue I had with the vinegar is, the smell of it made me want a plate of french fries.
Marsha

[CanadianScroller]

great tip Marsha!
What temp is the oil for the fries ;

[GrayBeard Phil]

Microwave'd vinegar? White vinegar I presume?

Yes, that's something worth trying.
Marsha, you done real good with that suggestion.

Thanks.

Phil

[Mick Walker]

I have seen articles about using warm vineger to soften old glue when removing it from old chairs or other furniture. Don't know if it makes a difference using the white or regular vinegar.

[workin for wood]

White is regular vinegar. But we don't really seem to serve that here. All I can ever find is the brown vinegar which is cider vinegar, and not as strong. Marsha is in Ontario, where they have the real vinegar and of course Poutine, which unfortunately isn't here either. I wouldn't recomend mixing those two together though.Ahhh..the memories. I want some Poutine.

[NMScroller]

Vinegar is great for dissolving stuff like water-soluble wood. It is the preferred hardwood floor cleaner by most floor installers (seale floors only). It's the acidic quality that makes it work well.

Brian

[BobD]

White vinegar is technically distilled vinegar...so it will be stronger.

Bob

[GrayBeard Phil]

My comment on white vinegar (which is really clear regular vinegar) was my suspicion that cider vinegar which in USA is made from apples, might contain tannin, specifically the condensed tannins that ties into the glucose molecules.

When heated, I suspect the amber color of the cider vinegar would interact with the project wood fibers in some way. Maybe even adding a warm mild amber tint to parts of the wood. My guess, this would end up splotchy and spotty since the summer and winter part of the rings would react slightly differently to the heated acidic glucose with the tinting tannin attached.

I may have to try it to see if cider vinegar will add some (very minor) color to the wood.

Phil

PS: go ahead say it four time out loud: "Tinting tannin attached"

[Woodbutcher68]

White vinegar is distilled from alcohol made from sugar. The type you buy in the store is 5% vinegar or 50 grain. I've got 55 gallons of 200 grain or 20% at work. Makes a great weed killer among other things. I know some airlines use it to clean stainless steel.

[Marsha]

I used ordinary Canadian white vinegar.

Jeff, next time you're in Ontario, you can have all my poutine, I think it's disgusting. Besides it originated in Quebec and as far as I'm concerned they can keep it.

Marsha