Re-Rubberizing palettes

[inkman996]

As the title states. I am removing and replacing the rubber on our youth palettes.

Anyone have any advice, tips tricks? I pulled the rubber off of two already and it sucked. I had to cut the rubber first into 2 inch strips, grab with pliers and put in a work out. I tried heat and it did nothing to help.

After removing the rubber there is still a layer of adhesive and old rubber left, any tricks to remove that. Is it necessary even? I order the peel and stick rubber from Action.

[Zelko-4-EVA]

As the title states. I am removing and replacing the rubber on our youth palettes.

Anyone have any advice, tips tricks? I pulled the rubber off of two already and it sucked. I had to cut the rubber first into 2 inch strips, grab with pliers and put in a work out. I tried heat and it did nothing to help.

After removing the rubber there is still a layer of adhesive and old rubber left, any tricks to remove that. Is it necessary even? I order the peel and stick rubber from Action.

i heard someone used a wire brush on a drill to remove the old adhesive and rubber.  i havent tried but i would assume that it might work.

i used chemical adhesive removers and it wasnt easy. 

[Pangea]

Aircraft stripper might work. Definitely wear a respirator, get the fans going and don't get an open flame near it.

[BP]

screen opener will remove the adhesive.

[mooseman]

this stuff is the best and it is not hot (hydrocarbon)
wet it down, let it soak for several minutes and scrape with a putty knife.
I love this stuff eats contact cement for breakfast.
https://store.techsupportsps.com/products/tb-ar-orange
mooseman

[Mr Tees!!]

Franmar Bean-E-Doo is what you want here. It was initially made as a mastic remover for the flooring industry, but has been dual-purposed for our industry as well.

Heat up all the old rubber REAL hot, to the point of it bubbling a bit before peeling it off. It will stink a bit, but will peel easier.

After peeling the old rubber, let the aluminum board cool, then spray it down liberally with bean-e-doo. Cover the top with a single layer of paper towels, and soak them thru with more chemical. Then, place another board (rubber stripped off),  flipped over, on top of the first one, so that the soaked paper towels are "sandwiched" between the two boards. Let sit overnight, and the adhesive should scrap off easily the next day. Bean-e-doo leaves an oily-ish residue, so I usually rinse them in my washout sink with a degreaser like Simple Green and let it dry before applying new rubber.

This method also works great to remove old pallet tape or caked-on spray adhesive from rubber-topped pallets.

[mooseman]

We use Bean E Doo also and now that Tees mentioned it i cant see why it would not work as well or better than TB  Orange.
His method is the method ESPECIALLY the part of getting the pallet very hot. And yes there is a greasy remainder that you will need to solvent clean. Big messy job but it works and new rubber is nice.
mooseman

[inkman996]

Thanks Moose and Tees. Sounds like a really good plant to try out.

I tried goo gone, it did nothing. I tried Turpentine and it was doing something but not enough. I was going to see if I could get some MEK from a friend but I prefer not to mess with that super hot solvent.

I will give your guys ideas a try

[Du Manchu]

Crazy as this sounds.... take them to the wash booth, hit with xylene, wait two
Minutes and blast it.  It works wonders. 

[inkman996]

Crazy as this sounds.... take them to the wash booth, hit with xylene, wait two
Minutes and blast it.  It works wonders.

Well fortunately I did not have to go the route of Xylene. I bought a mastic remover from the big orange store, did what was suggested above with the sandwich the palettes together with the remover applied, et sit over night and the stuff just peeled off by hand in the morning. Now I have bare aluminum palettes waiting on Actions peel and stick to arrive.