marine tex removal

[little black 243]

I just finished doing a bedding job on my savage f class rifle. I tried to use a couple new products instead of my usual materials, I was using johnson floor wax as a release agent and marine tex as the bedding agent. After I had set the barreled action in the stock with the bedding material I used q-tips and dentured alcohol to clean up the excess. Well the alcohol must have removed the wax and now I have very thin bedding material on my action I cant get off. Does anyone have any pointers on how I could get this off? and still keep the blueing on? any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

[MagMan]

Try lifting it off with some tape (the stickier the better), you never know it might just work.

[EddieHarren]

Heat! (Is there an echo in here?)

[Coyboy]

a plastic razor blade, you can make one out of a credit card.

[msalm]

I always used a wooden scraper (popsicle stick) or just a fingernail.

[Jim Oliver]

If there was any release coating between the metal and the epoxy, the above mentioned techniques should work.

If there are stubborn spots, try a drop or two of MEK or CA adhesive debonder on the stubborn places------let it set for 15 to 30 minutes, should soften the epoxy and/or creep under it enough to allow removal.

Jim

[Rustystud]

Acetone and elbo grease...

Nat Lambeth