Anybody have any tips on removing attached rubber on a cat dish?
I got one from a dollar store that has a ring that just slips off. But I don't like the cheesy paw prints stamped in the sides. So I finally found another bowl but the rubber is melted right on, and it's on there good. I could see scraping this crud off taking an hour or more. Am I better off continuing my quest for the perfect bowl?
(And if anyone is wondering, I did see one available on the cb gItty store and it looks wonderful, but I'm cheap and don't like paying for shipping)
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Just for the sake of adding to the list of what "might work" would be a heat gun on low setting or a hair dryer on high to soften up the adhesive. this works for me taking off price tags and bar codes from stores who should know better than to put non-peel stickers on things, and to remove decorative pony & dinosaur stickers placed on thing that shouldn't have stickers by younglings that aren't old enough to know better.
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Thanks for the tips. I do have some acetone. And fortunately, as a Canadian, I know all about the magic of Orange Power. I scratched away at it last night for a few minutes in the shop(when I was supposed to be taking out the garbage) and it will come off. Just a pain in the butt.
I think I agree with Ron though. I hate when I realize I farted around on the internet for longer than it would've taken me to do things "the hard way", which is usually the only/right way to do it in the first place.
The stamps on the other bowl are quite visible from the back side. It also sounds "dead" when I flick it with my finger. The other bowl has a better ring to it (except for the rubber ring. That still sucks).
Of all the possible answers, this one makes the cut for best. (;-D)
And the cheesy paw prints stMped in the side of the first one will be down inside the box, anyway. Build one with that bowl, make your mistakes with that one, before you get a nicer dish, or even a real spun cone...
Soaking in Acetone would likely soften (melt) the plastic, but unless you have a can sitting around, that's another $8~$10 to buy a can. Maybe the quest for the perfect bowl is not over yet.....
Not sure you need to buy a whole can of acetone, a small bottle of nail polish remover would likely suffice, you don't want to dissolve the entire rubber ring just loosen the adhesive gripping it to the metal. I'd just dribble a little in around one of the edges and et it work its way in and maybe work it a little and let it soak in further as you peel it back from the metal lip? A small bottle of nail polish remover should only be a few dollars, probably less in the USA!
Don't know if you guys have Orange Power there in the states but it will loosen any adhesive or the rubber ? If not I'd try some of the old fashioned acetone Nail Polish Remover, try and squirt some around under the ring and let it soak for a few minutes, it shouldn't damage the chrome at all.......
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