Rubber cement removal?

[BoxCar Tom]

What's the best way to remove rubber cement from the 32 cowl vent channel?

Yup fat gasket!

Anyone know where to get the correct thickness gasket? Thanks,,,

[petehoovie]

Originally Posted by BoxCar Tom

What's the best way to remove rubber cement from the 32 cowl vent channel?

Yup fat gasket!

Anyone know where to get the correct thickness gasket? Thanks,,,

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[TerryS]

My experience with Goof Off pro strength on a side panel of a pontoon boat. I removed registration stickers from a dark grey panel and it considerably lightened the paint color. It may be good in a vent channel where the finish is not on an exposed surface that will pick up the reflection of the sun?
I had to cover my mistake with a vinyl stripping.
Terry S

[petehoovie]

Originally Posted by TerryS

My experience with Goof Off pro strength on a side panel of a pontoon boat. I removed registration stickers from a dark grey panel and it considerably lightened the paint color. It may be good in a vent channel where the finish is not on an exposed surface that will pick up the reflection of the sun?
I had to cover my mistake with a vinyl stripping.
Terry S

[Tim Ayers]

I wonder if a heat gun would help soften it enough to pull off.

[Flathead Fever]

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If you don't want to damage the paint, I would not use any kind of chemical. I would just scrap the thick stuff out of there with a narrow plastic putty knife and glue the gasket over the thin stuff that won't come off. If you don't care about the paint, a wire wheel will clean it down to the bare metal. I have some of those repro thick spongy gaskets that make the vent stick up above the cowl. I thought about just making my own gaskets out of something thinner.

[Willit Stop]

I removed some door seal rubbers from a truck that had a 30 year old paint job with wax and silicone remover. It's a solvent that weakens / dissolves the adhesive enough to make it gooey. Then I sprinkled sawdust on the weakened adhesive and rubbed it with a rag. The semi-dissolved adhesive would stick more to the sawdust than the paint and would roll up into a ball. It took quite a while but it did work and did not harm the paint.

[19Fordy]

Here's some good info.
https://www.bing.com/search?q=will+v...ANAB01&PC=HCTS

[fordor41]

autozone sells adhesive remover in a spray can. softens adhesive but does not effect paint.

[petehoovie]

Originally Posted by fordor41

autozone sells adhesive remover in a spray can. softens adhesive but does not effect paint.

[johndee138]

Why glue the gasket in anyway? Where's it gonna go? It can't get away. After my repaint, I just laid it in the channel. Cowl vent door closes on it and it hasn't ever moved when the vent is open. any water runs out the drain as designed. No glue goobing up my paint either.

[rich b]

Wonder how one of the rubber eraser wheels would work. Worked to remove stickers and their adhesive in the truck shop.

[corvette8n]

Be careful with the pro strength goof off, I’ve had it remove paint.

[BoxCar Tom]

Thanks for all the good suggestions, the car is already painted so at least now I know what to avoid. Thanks again.